- Tampa Bay avoided elimination with Ben Williamson’s 12th-inning walk-off single, beating Milwaukee 4-3 and forcing a Game 5.
- Milwaukee still leads the World Series 3-1 and will start Jacob Misiorowski in the decisive game, with Pat Murphy urging the team to move on quickly.
- Both clubhouses — and Derek Jeter — say confidence and momentum are high heading into Wednesday’s winner-take-all game.
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- Rookie Cooper Pratt nearly ended the Rays’ season with a 396-foot, 12th-inning homer — and finished 4-for-5, suddenly a postseason sensation.
- Tampa Bay answered in the bottom of the 12th after a Brewers error and four straight singles to force a Game 5, becoming only the fifth team to extend a World Series after falling down 3-0.
- The Brewers’ lockdown bullpen got burned late, setting up a huge Game 5 pitching chess match (Misiorowski penciled in for Milwaukee; the Rays may turn to Rasmussen).
- Aaron Ashby set a new postseason reliever record with 17 2/3 scoreless innings, topping Andrew Miller’s mark after a 1-2-3 ninth and a scoreless 10th in Game 4.
- The Brewers lead the World Series 3-0 and were one win away from the franchise’s first title.
- Ashby has been dominant in October (19 Ks, five hits, three walks in the run) and Milwaukee’s bullpen has allowed just eight earned runs in 60 2/3 postseason innings.
- The Colts traded cornerstone veterans DeForest Buckner to the 49ers and Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks within hours, officially kicking off trade-deadline season.
- Buckner reunites with San Francisco to boost a struggling pass rush alongside Nick Bosa, while Indianapolis received a 2027 fourth-round pick.
- Seattle landed All-Pro guard Quenton Nelson to help protect Sam Darnold and improve the run game; the Colts got a 2027 third-rounder and a 2028 fifth-rounder, signaling a broader roster rebuild.
- J.J. McCarthy flashed jaw‑dropping deep throws in his first Giants start — exciting to watch, but his game is volatile and he still needs to show consistent short‑ and mid‑range accuracy.
- Daniel Jones has regressed badly since his Achilles injury (more interceptions than touchdowns); some think the Colts should bench him to protect his health and evaluate backups.
- A defensive trend — the “double A‑gap” blitz look — is booming around the league and is giving quarterbacks fits, making for an intriguing matchup storyline each week.
- Asked if a Brewers sweep would produce an MVP, Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and David Ortiz all ultimately picked William Contreras.
- They praised Contreras as an all‑around force — offense, defense, game‑calling, clutch hitting (he went 4‑for‑4) — calling him almost “like an A.I. robot” and nicknaming him “the Bazooka.”
- Jeter noted the Brewers play so cohesively it’s almost a team MVP, and Ortiz briefly considered others (Ashby, Chourio) before also choosing Contreras.
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