Brewers Rout Rays 10-1 in World Series Game 3, One Win From First Title

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Key Points

  • The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night at Tropicana Field and lead the World Series 3-0.
  • Milwaukee scored eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning, the most two-out runs in any World Series inning, according to MLB.com.
  • Robert Gasser allowed one hit in six scoreless innings, and Jackson Chourio had four hits.
  • Game 4 is Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET (5 a.m. PKT Wednesday) on FOX. Griffin Jax starts for the Rays; Milwaukee had not named its starter as of Tuesday morning.
  • No team has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit in the World Series.

World Series Game 3 turned into a rout. The Milwaukee Brewers scored eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning and beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milwaukee, which has never won a World Series, leads the best-of-seven series 3-0.

What happened

The Brewers went ahead 2-0 in the third inning against Freddy Peralta, the former Milwaukee starter now pitching for Tampa Bay. Christian Yelich singled home Jackson Chourio, and William Contreras followed with a run-scoring single to right, according to the MLB Stats API play-by-play.

An eight-run fifth

With two outs and runners on first and second in the fifth, Contreras hit a chopper to third baseman Junior Caminero, who threw to second for what was first ruled an inning-ending forceout. A Brewers challenge showed Yelich beat the throw, loading the bases.

That ended Peralta’s night. Against left-hander Cam Booser, Brice Turang hit a two-run single that deflected off the glove of shortstop Taylor Walls. Garrett Mitchell singled home a run, Cooper Pratt hit a two-run double that ticked off Caminero’s glove, and Sal Frelick doubled in another. Facing Cole Sulser, David Hamilton singled in a run, and Chourio doubled home Hamilton to make it 10-0.

Eight straight Brewers reached base. MLB.com’s account of the inning said the eight two-out runs are the most in any World Series inning and the second most in any postseason inning. Citing OptaSTATS, it added that no team in postseason history had previously had seven consecutive batters get a hit.

Gasser shuts down the Rays

Starter Robert Gasser allowed one hit and one walk over six scoreless innings and struck out three. He faced the minimum 18 batters, and SI noted it was the longest outing by a Milwaukee pitcher in these playoffs.

Antonio Senzatela added two scoreless innings. Brandon Woodruff, making his first appearance in nearly four months according to MLB.com, pitched the ninth and allowed the Rays’ only run when Yandy Díaz doubled home Cedric Mullins.

Milwaukee outhit Tampa Bay 16-3 without a home run. Chourio went 4-for-5 with a double, an RBI and a stolen base, while Contreras and Turang had three hits each. MLB.com said it was only the 16th time a team scored 10 or more runs in a World Series game without homering, and the first since 2014. Peralta was charged with five runs in 4 2/3 innings and took the loss.

Latest development

“It’s definitely deflating,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said after the game, according to MLB.com. “How could it not be?”

Walls described the fifth inning as a “knife in the chest,” MLB.com reported. “Nobody’s expecting you to win at this point,” he said.

As of Tuesday morning ET, MLB.com lists Griffin Jax as Tampa Bay’s Game 4 starter, while Milwaukee had not announced its starter. MLB.com reported that Woodruff had been preparing to start Game 4 before the Brewers asked him late Monday whether he wanted the ninth inning. NBC Sports noted Jax last started Game 3 of the ALCS, allowing three runs over four innings.

How to watch World Series Game 4

  • Matchup: Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Milwaukee leads 3-0)
  • Date and time: Tuesday, Oct. 27, 8 p.m. ET (5 a.m. PKT Wednesday, Oct. 28)
  • Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida
  • TV: FOX and FOX Deportes
  • Streaming: FOX One

Why it matters

No team has come back from a 3-0 deficit in the World Series. The 2004 Boston Red Sox, in the ALCS, remain the only team to overcome one in any best-of-seven postseason series, MLB.com noted.

Milwaukee has won eight straight games since a 4-3 loss to San Diego in Game 3 of the NLDS, SI reported. One more win would make the Brewers the second club, after the 1976 Cincinnati Reds, to sweep the LCS and the World Series back to back, according to MLB.com. Milwaukee reached this stage after sweeping the Dodgers in the NLCS for its first pennant since 1982.

The Brewers won Game 1 by 3-2 at home and rallied from 4-0 down to win Game 2 by 5-4. The Rays, who beat Cleveland for the American League pennant after a 98-64 regular season, have scored seven runs in three games.

What happens next

A Milwaukee win in Game 4 on Tuesday night would end the series. If needed, Game 5 would be at Tropicana Field on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with Games 6 and 7 in Milwaukee on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31, according to the MLB schedule. All start at 8 p.m. ET, or 5 a.m. PKT the next day.

The full Game 3 story is in MLB.com’s game recap.

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