Rays' comeback extra-innings victory in World Series Game 4 gives team kernel of hope, history shows

The Tampa Bay Rays entered Tuesday night in the worst position in sports – down 3-0 in the World Series with a nearly impossible hill to climb to achieve the improbable.

The Rays took care of business in Game 4, topping the Milwaukee Brewers in extra innings to pick up their first win of the series. Only one team in MLB history has come back to win a series being down 3-0 – the 2004 Boston Red Sox in the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees. The Red Sox went on...