The Milwaukee Brewers crushed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday and now lead the series 3-0. They’re one win from the first World Series title in franchise history, as first reported by ClutchPoints.
The whole night flipped on one hustle play. In the fifth inning, with two outs, Christian Yelich was ruled out at second on a force play that looked like it ended the inning. Milwaukee challenged, replay overturned the call, and the bases stayed loaded. Manager Pat Murphy called it “just a hustle play,” crediting Yelich’s big secondary lead.
What came next was history. Milwaukee strung together seven straight hits, a major league postseason record, and its eight two-out runs in the inning set a World Series record, per Deadspin. Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with two runs and an RBI, Brice Turang went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs, and Robert Gasser threw six scoreless innings, allowing one hit.
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This was a road game that didn’t feel like one. Brewers fans flooded Tropicana Field. “As soon as they opened the gate, it was all Brewers fans,” Jacob Misiorowski said. Murphy added, “Players respect it, you know what I mean?”
That’s the culture side of sports we always talk about. A small-market fan base traveling deep to watch history, and a team that plays like it doesn’t want to let them down. If you missed how they got here, look back at the comeback that put Milwaukee up 2-0.
Game 4 is tonight at Tropicana Field at 8 p.m. ET, per TMJ4’s schedule. Do the Brewers finish the sweep tonight, or do the Rays steal one at home?
Sources: ClutchPoints | Deadspin | TMJ4
