Brewers Win 10-1 to Edge Closer

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night at Tropicana Field to take a 3-0 lead in the World Series. The victory puts the Brewers one win away from their first championship since 1982. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Milwaukee’s offense exploded in the fifth inning to decide the game. The team recorded a postseason record of seven consecutive hits with two outs. It was the first time in World Series history that a team scored eight two-out runs in a single inning. The rally turned a 1-1 score into an 8-1 advantage.

Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched six perfect-looking innings for Milwaukee. He allowed only one hit, a line-drive single to Yandy Diaz in the first inning. Gasser retired 14 straight batters before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start the sixth. He became the first starter to face the minimum 18 batters in six innings of a World Series game since Curt Schilling in 2001. He is also the first left-handed pitcher to achieve this feat since Sandy Koufax in 1965.

Jackson Chourio led the fifth-inning surge with a stolen base that set the stage for the run fest. He finished the game 4 for 5. William Contreras went 3 for 5. The Brewers collected 16 total hits against starter Freddy Peralta and five relievers. Peralta, who was the American League Championship Series MVP, allowed five runs and seven hits in 4 2/3 innings.

Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said the Rays felt out of sync. He noted that inconsistencies in the strike zone led to strong at-bats by the Brewers. Cash described the team’s mindset as a chip-on-the-shoulder approach. He said the team has a seat at the table and must win Tuesday’s game.

Brandon Woodruff closed out the game for Milwaukee in the ninth inning. He allowed one run and two hits in his first appearance in three and a half months. Woodruff had been sidelined by a shoulder injury that doctors initially thought would require surgery.

The Rays had led the American League with 98 regular-season wins. They swept the New York Yankees in the Division Series and defeated the Cleveland Guardians in six games in the ALCS. However, they made defensive and baserunning errors in the first two games in Milwaukee. They also faced a sellout crowd of 40,388 fans at Tropicana Field, a venue that underwent major renovations after Hurricane Milton damaged its roof in October 2024.

The Brewers led the majors with 103 wins this season. They beat the San Diego Padres in four games in the National League Division Series and swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS. A win in Game 4 would make them the first team to sweep both the LCS and the World Series since the 1976 Cincinnati Reds. Griffin Jax is scheduled to start for Tampa Bay in the next game.