Rays Call on Pitcher Griffin Jax to Save Season in World Series Game 4
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The Tampa Bay Rays faced the Milwaukee Brewers in Game 4 of the 2026 World Series on October 27.
The Rays entered the game trailing in the series, making it an elimination game. A loss would have ended their season immediately.
To try to stay alive, Tampa Bay turned to Griffin Jax as their starting pitcher. Jax normally works as a relief pitcher, but the Rays used him to start this crucial game.
During his outing, Jax allowed two runs to the Brewers. In baseball, a run is scored when a player crosses home plate.
The World Series is a best-of-seven series between the top teams from each league. The first team to win four games becomes the champion.
Both the Rays and the Brewers battled hard throughout the game, knowing how much was at stake for Tampa Bay's chances of continuing their season.
Decisions like starting a relief pitcher in a big game are often called a strategic gamble, since they are unusual but sometimes necessary when a team is desperate for a win.
Vocabulary9 words
- Game 4
- the fourth game in a series of games
- World Series
- the championship series in professional baseball
- elimination game
- a game that ends a team's season if they lose
- Griffin Jax
- a baseball player who pitches for the Rays
- relief pitcher
- a pitcher who usually enters the game after the starter
- runs
- points scored by a team in baseball
- series
- a set of games played between two teams
- champion
- the winner of a major competition
- strategic gamble
- a risky plan made to try to win
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1. An elimination game 2. He is normally a relief pitcher, not a starter 3. True
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The Tampa Bay Rays faced the Milwaukee Brewers in _____ of the 2026 World Series.
The Rays entered the game trailing in the series, making it an _____ game.
A loss would have ended their _____ immediately.
To try to stay alive, Tampa Bay turned to _____ as their starting pitcher.
Jax normally works as a _____ pitcher.
During his outing, Jax allowed two _____ to the Brewers.
The World Series is a best-of-seven _____ between the top teams.
The first team to win four games becomes the _____.
Decisions like starting a relief pitcher are often called a _____.
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