Rays Fall Behind Dodgers After 4-2 Loss In Game 5 Of World Series

ARLINGTON, TX —The Tampa Bay Rays couldn't claw their way to a win in Game 5 of the World Series Sunday night as they lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-2. That gives LA a 3-2 lead in the best of seven series.

Tampa Bay Rays chanced tying the game when Manuel Margot suddenly broke away from third as Kevin Kiermaier was at bat, but it didn't work in the Rays' favor as Dodgers' pitcher Clayton Kershaw threw to catcher Austin Barnes who tagged Margot, ending the fourth inning.

Stealing home plate is a rare occasion in the World Series as the last time a player attempted to steal home was Brad Fullmer in Game 2 of the series in 2002, reported CBS Sports. The only difference is Fullmer was successful with his steal. The last time a player had the same matching bad luck as Margot with stealing home in a World Series game was Shane Mack in Game 4 in 1991.

The Rays trailed behind the Dodgers starting in the bottom of the third inning when Yandy Diaz hit a RBI triple that brought Kiermaier home scoring the first run for the Rays. Tampa Bay scored their second run when rookie star Arozarena had his 27th hit for the postseason and Diaz scored.

The score remained 3-2 until in the fifth inning when Dodgers' Max Muncy smashed a solo home run to right after pitcher Tyler Glasnow was just before giving his team a mini-turnaround after he retired eight players.

Monday is a night off for the Rays and Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are one win away from being crowned World Series champions after Sunday's win.

Game 6 of the World Series will be on Tuesday at 8 p.m. on FOX.

Game 5 Predictions:

The Tampa Bay Rays had a miraculous comeback victory in Game 4 when Brett Phillips won the game with a walk-off single that evened the World Series 2-2. But can they notch another win Sunday?

Phillips made a base hit off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Kenley Jansen at the bottom of the ninth inning with two outs and two strikes, Kevin Kiermaier tied the game 7-7, and a slip and fall by Randy Arozarena on his way from third threw Dodgers' catcher Will Smith's timing off. He spun around too soon expecting to tag Arozarena at home plate, but instead the fall delayed the Rays' player arrival, and Smith lost the ball. Arozarena took advantage of the situation and scored the eighth game-ending run for the Rays, winning 8-7.

Can the Rays pull off another win in Game 5 on Sunday? Predictions for Game 4 were in favor of the Dodgers, but since the Rays' quirky win Saturday night, some sports experts believe in the "underdog" team.

The Dodgers' starting pitcher is Clayton Kershaw, who led his team to an 8-3 win in Game 1 of the World Series. Tyler Glasnow is the starting pitcher for the Rays, who didn't touch Kershaw's pitching excellence in the first game. Glasnow allowed six walks in Game 1, which is among the record numbers of most walks allowed in a World Series game.

Saturday night's victory for the Rays made some people believe that the Tampa Bay team, which is only playing in its second World Series in franchise history, has what it takes to dominate the Dodgers.

"Did you see what happened last night," ESPN reporter Dan Mullen wrote. "How is anyone supposed to pick against the Rays after that display of just-won't-go-away magic? Throw in the fact that, as Dave writes today, the second time around in a postseason series has been the real issue for Clayton Kershaw in October, and I'm going to pick Tampa Bay to take a 3-2 series lead and send Dodgers fans into even more despair heading into another 'travel' day. Rays 5, Dodgers 4."

For the full ESPN Game 5 predictions, visit ESPN.

Game 5 starts at 8 p.m. on FOX. Patch will keep you updated on end game results.