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Yandy Díaz stayed in World Series Game 5 after twisting his left knee in the third inning, drawing a walk but limping afterward. Kevin Cash: "We need his bat in there." Tampa Bay trails 3-1, with Caminero already nursing a sore foot. 🩹

Rays' Yandy Diaz stays in World Series game after injury delay

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Ken Rosenthal asked Taylor Walls if the Rays needed one win "to show you're on this level" after their Game 4 walk-off. Walls called it "disrespectful," saying Tampa Bay believes it can win the whole World Series, despite trailing 3-0 entering the game.

Ken Rosenthal gets called out for ‘disrespectful’ question to Rays

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Rays SS Taylor Walls bristled when Ken Rosenthal asked if Game 4's win showed they belong, calling it "disrespectful" and saying Tampa Bay can win four straight. Walls is hitting .111 this postseason, so the extra motivation can go straight to the bat. 😏

Rays SS Taylor Walls Shut Down Ken Rosenthal for 'Disrespectful' Question

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Rasmussen takes the ball on three days' rest in Game 5, with the Rays trailing the Brewers 3-1. Tom Verducci says to expect about 60 pitches, roughly four innings, then Nick Martinez for about two. Peralta and Jax are unavailable. ⏳

Insider reveals Rays' Drew Rasmussen Game 5 plan on short rest with season on the line

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The Brewers were three outs from their first title, but the Rays escaped elimination with a 4-3 walk-off in 12 innings and forced a Game 5. Milwaukee may have handed Tampa Bay the opening it needed. ⚾

THE BREWERS MAY HAVE JUST MADE A MASSIVE MISTAKE… DID THEY GIVE THE RAYS THE MOMENTUM TO PULL OFF THE IMPOSSIBLE?!

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Drew Rasmussen starts Game 5 on short rest, since it's the only guaranteed game left. Nick Martinez is available after two innings in Game 4, per Kevin Cash. Game 6 plans can wait. Survival first, rotation math later. ⏳

Rays name Drew Rasmussen Game 5 starter in all-hands-on-deck short rest decision

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Drew Rasmussen will start World Series Game 5 against the Brewers on three days' rest, after the Rays' 4-3 Game 4 win. Kevin Cash says he was "100 percent on board," and he wants to fix his Game 2 outing (3 runs in 3 2/3 innings). 🔥

Rays' Drew Rasmussen to start against Brewers in World Series Game 5

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Taylor Walls called a question from Ken Rosenthal "disrespectful" after the Rays' walk-off Game 4 win over the Brewers, which avoided a sweep. His answer: Tampa Bay believes it can win four straight and take the World Series. Confidence intact. 🔥

Rays' Taylor Walls calls out Ken Rosenthal for 'disrespectful' question after World Series Game 4 win

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Rays staved off a sweep with a Game 4 walk-off, the first in the World Series by a team trailing 3-0 since 1910. Now Drew Rasmussen faces Jacob Misiorowski in Game 5, with Tampa Bay aiming to be the first 0-3 team to force a Game 6. 🔥

How Rays can accomplish feat never seen before in World Series Game 5

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Rays avoided a sweep with a 4-3, 12-inning Game 4 win over Milwaukee after trailing 3-0 in the series. They erased Cooper Pratt's 12th-inning homer with a two-run rally. Past extra-inning escape teams all won the Series, but none were down 3-0. 😏

World Series History On Rays' Side After Historic Game 4 Comeback

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