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Rays face elimination in Game 5 of World Series at Tropicana Field

Marcus Chen
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Marcus Chen
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Marcus manages the day-to-day editorial workflow across all brands, coordinating coverage assignments and ensuring editorial standards are met. He previously served as city editor at the Pioneer Press and holds a degree in Political Science from Carleton College.

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Managing Editor · Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 10:52 PM · 1 min read
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Rays face elimination in Game 5 of World Series at Tropicana Field — Naples Sports news

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WWSB) - The Tampa Bay Rays play Game 5 of the World Series tonight at Tropicana Field. A win sends the series to Milwaukee for Game 6. A loss ends the Rays’ season.The Rays extended the series Tuesday with a walk-off win. First pitch is about two hours away as of this report, and the team held batting practice before the game.It will be the last game played at Tropicana Field, win or lose, John Serio reported.Third baseman Junior Kamenero is in the lineup, Xavier McKnight reported. Fans had concerns about Kamenero after he limped off the field in the 12th inning Tuesday. Cedric Mullins replaced him as a pinch runner.Kamenero had a foot injury before the game. He went from first to third in the bottom of the 12th inning before Mullins replaced him on base. Without Kamenero’s base running, the Rays may not be playing tonight, McKnight reported.“He’s fine, obviously, in the lineup today,” [NAME/TITLE] said. “Really impressive that he went 1st and 3rd right there. Ver

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