Brewers beat Rays 10-1 to take 3-0 World Series lead

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Monday night, taking a 3-0 World Series lead. In reports published on October 27, an eight-run fifth inning and six scoreless innings from Robert Gasser were central to a victory that left Milwaukee needing one more win to take the series.¹²³⁴

Replay decision precedes eight-run inning

Milwaukee finished with 16 hits and its eighth successive postseason victory. MLB.com reported that all nine Milwaukee starters got on base, with only one failing to produce an RBI. The team reached double figures without hitting a home run, spreading its scoring contributions across the lineup.¹³⁴

The Brewers had taken a 2-0 lead in the second inning through run-scoring singles from Christian Yelich and William Contreras, MLB.com reported. The fifth-inning rally followed a successful Milwaukee challenge: a forceout decision against Yelich at second base was reversed after replay review, leaving the bases loaded.¹²³

Eight runs followed with two outs, in an inning that included seven consecutive hits. MLB.com identified Brice Turang, Garrett Mitchell, Cooper Pratt, Sal Frelick, David Hamilton and Jackson Chourio as driving in runs during the rally. Over 4 2/3 innings, Freddy Peralta surrendered seven hits and was responsible for five runs.¹²³⁴

Gasser limits Tampa Bay

Gasser allowed only one hit through six innings and faced 18 batters, the minimum possible. He became the first World Series starter to face that minimum through six innings since 2001. Across three postseason starts, all away from home, he had allowed one run in 15 innings.¹²³⁴

Chourio contributed four hits. The Durango Herald reported that he finished 4-for-5, including a double, while MLB.com said he had all four hits by the end of the fifth inning. He was also the second-youngest player in World Series history to steal a base while collecting four hits in the same game.¹²³⁴

Brandon Woodruff pitched the ninth inning, allowing one run and two hits, according to the Durango Herald. The outlet reported that it was his first appearance in three and a half months after a shoulder injury.²⁴

Rays face elimination

Game 4 was scheduled for Tuesday night at Tropicana Field. All 25 previous teams to take a 3-0 World Series lead won the championship: 21 completed a sweep and four won in five games. A Milwaukee victory would also make it the first team since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds to sweep both a League Championship Series and the World Series.¹²⁴

Tampa Bay has not won a World Series in its 29 seasons. After the defeat, Rays manager Kevin Cash focused on the next game rather than the series deficit: "Obviously the only thing we can do is win tomorrow."¹²⁴