The Rays win game 4 of the World Series on a WILD play, a breakdown

Oct 25, 2020 1.8M views 8:06

What Happened

In Game 4 of the 2020 World Series on October 24, the Dodgers led the Rays 7-6 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth and Kenley Jansen on the mound. Rookie Brett Phillips, making his first postseason at-bat after weeks without action, blooped a single into shallow right-center off Jansen. Chris Taylor bobbled the ball, allowing Kevin Kiermaier to score the tying run, then Randy Arozarena rounded third, stumbled and fell, but got up after catcher Will Smith whiffed on a tag and the throw skipped away. Arozarena scored the winning run for an 8-7 Rays walk-off that tied the series 2-2.

Why This Matters

This was one of the strangest walk-offs in World Series history, decided by two defensive miscues stacked on top of each other. Taylor bobbled the bloop, then his throw home pulled Smith off the plate, and Smith missed the swipe tag entirely as the ball ricocheted off the umpire's leg. Arozarena fell rounding third yet still scored because nobody could corral the ball. The win pushed the series to 2-2 and kept Tampa Bay alive. Arozarena was already the story of the postseason, and this game added to his legend. The Dodgers recovered, winning Games 5 and 6 to clinch their first title since 1988. For Phillips, a journeyman hitless for over a month, the 'baseball will find you' moment became his signature highlight and the airplane celebration around the outfield became iconic.

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Who / What Is Involved

Players: Kenley Jansen. Teams: Rays.

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last night we got one of the wildest

endings of a world series

you will see the dodgers are up seven to

six

three more outs they take a three to one