The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from capturing their first championship in franchise history after routing the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 of the World Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. Monday night’s blowout not only put Milwaukee up three games to none in the series, but it also packed the record books with a flurry of historical feats that place this October run among the most dominant stretches in modern baseball history.
Chasing History on an Eight-Game Postseason Win Streak
Milwaukee has not lost a game since dropping Game 3 of the National League Division Series against San Diego. That eight-game postseason win streak matches some of the most memorable October tears in the era of expanded playoffs, tying the 2019 Washington Nationals, 2014 Kansas City Royals, 2005 Chicago White Sox, and 2004 Boston Red Sox.
If the Brewers finish off the sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday, they will secure more than just a trophy. They will become the first team to sweep both the League Championship Series and the World Series since the LCS expanded to a best-of-seven format in 1985. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds were the last club to accomplish a clean sweep through both rounds, finishing 7-0.
A Record-Breaking Fifth Inning in St. Petersburg
The defining moment of Game 3 arrived in the fifth frame, when the Brewers plated eight runs with two outs. It stands as a World Series record for runs scored with two outs in a single inning. Fueling that outburst was a string of seven consecutive two-out hits—a rarity that has only occurred twice before in postseason history.
Wisconsin fans looking to immortalize the sequence can trace an improbable line of execution:
- William Contreras hit an infield single, aided by a replay review and a sliding Christian Yelich.
- Brice Turang drove in two with a single.
- Garrett Mitchell poked an RBI single.
- Cooper Pratt doubled home two more runs.
- Sal Frelick laced an RBI double.
- David Hamilton followed with an RBI single.
- Jackson Chourio capped the onslaught with an RBI double.
Remarkably, the Brewers achieved their 10-run total without hitting a single home run. Milwaukee is the first team to score at least 10 runs in a World Series game without leaving the yard since the 2014 San Francisco Giants put up 11 against Kansas City in Game 4.
Robert Gasser Matches Sandy Koufax Record
On the mound, starting pitcher Robert Gasser turned in a gem that echoed baseball history. Gasser faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings of work, yielding just a single hit to leadoff man Yandy Díaz—which was erased when Chandler Simpson was thrown out oversliding second base on a steal attempt. He also walked Victor Mesa Jr., only to watch Nick Fortes bounce into an inning-ending double play.
That efficiency made Gasser the first left-handed pitcher to face the minimum through six innings in a World Series game since Sandy Koufax accomplished the feat in 1965.
At the plate, 22-year-old Jackson Chourio continued his stellar postseason by collecting his 29th hit of the playoffs. Chourio’s run began with a game-tying, two-run home run off Padres lefty Robbie Ray in Game 1 of the NLDS and has not slowed down since.
With Game 4 looming on Tuesday, the Brewers stand on the brink of ending decades of championship waiting. Nine more innings of baseball remain to determine whether Milwaukee closes the door or if the Rays can force a Game 5.
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