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Brewers' Game 4 Win Pushes World Series Lead 3-1

By Drooid · Oct 28, 2026, 14:34 UTC · How we work

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Milwaukee lost Game 4 to Tampa Bay 4-3 in extra innings.
Cooper Pratt’s 12th-inning solo homer gave a 3-2 lead before Joey Ortiz’s error tied it.
Ben Williamson hit the walk-off RBI single that drove in Nick Fortes.
Jacob Misiorowski will start Game 5 on four days’ rest, manager Pat Murphy said.
Brewers lead the series 3-1, chase their first World Series title, and have a postseason bullpen ERA under 1.50.

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Aaron Ashby set a postseason record with 18 consecutive scoreless innings (in a season after his 2023 injury), surpassing Andrew Miller’s 16.
He signed a five-year, $20.5 million contract in summer 2022 after alternating between starting and relief roles.
Ashby missed the entire 2023 season after arthroscopic shoulder surgery performed in April 2023.
Manager Pat Murphy repeatedly used Ashby for multi-inning relief, recalling him in the ninth after an eighth-inning finish.

History

The 1994 Major League Baseball strike, which began on August 12, 1994, forced the cancellation of the World Series and reshaped roster strategies. MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the Players Association negotiated a 232-day work stoppage that eliminated 938 scheduled games. Today, the Milwaukee Brewers rely on reliever Aaron Ashby and manager Pat Murphy to deploy multi-inning relief, echoing the post-strike emphasis on bullpen depth. That shift has produced sub-1.50 postseason bullpen ERAs and record-setting streaks, suggesting teams will continue prioritizing versatile arms.

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Historical Context

The 1994 Major League Baseball strike, which began on August 12, 1994, forced the cancellation of the World Series and reshaped roster strategies. MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the Players Association negotiated a 232-day work stoppage that eliminated 938 scheduled games. Today, the Milwaukee Brewers rely on reliever Aaron Ashby and manager Pat Murphy to deploy multi-inning relief, echoing the post-strike emphasis on bullpen depth. That shift has produced sub-1.50 postseason bullpen ERAs and record-setting streaks, suggesting teams will continue prioritizing versatile arms.

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