The Milwaukee Brewers are one win away from their first World Series championship after crushing the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 on Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
The Brewers lead the series 3-0, and no team in history has ever won a World Series after falling behind 3-0. Milwaukee, which is 10-1 this postseason, can clinch its first title on Tuesday night in Game 4.
A fifth inning for the history books
The game turned on a historic eight-run fifth inning — all of it with two outs. The Tampa Bay Rays were one strike away from escaping the inning down just two runs when Brice Turang scorched a 106-mph two-run single off reliever Cam Booser, and the floodgates opened.
Seven consecutive Milwaukee batters got a hit in the inning, the first time that has ever happened in a postseason game. Garrett Mitchell added an RBI single, Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick hit RBI doubles, David Hamilton singled home a run, and Jackson Chourio capped it with an RBI double — his second hit of the inning. It was the first time in World Series history that a team had seven two-out hits and scored eight two-out runs in a single inning.
The rally chased former Brewer Freddy Peralta, who allowed five earned runs on seven hits in 4.2 innings. Cam Booser faced four batters without recording an out, giving up four runs on 12 pitches.
Jackson Chourio, the star of the night
Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with an RBI and a stolen base to pace Milwaukee's 16-hit attack. The 22-year-old is making a strong push for World Series MVP, with eight hits, four runs scored and three stolen bases through the first three games.
Jackson Chourio became the first player to register four hits and one stolen base in a World Series game since Roberto Alomar in 1993.
Robert Gasser, nearly perfect
Robert Gasser threw six shutout innings for the win, allowing just one hit with one walk and three strikeouts. The 27-year-old left-hander is the first left-hander to face the minimum through six innings in a World Series game since Sandy Koufax in 1965.
Tampa Bay's only run came in the bottom of the ninth, long after the game was decided.
One win away from history
Neither the Milwaukee Brewers nor the Tampa Bay Rays have ever won a World Series. The Brewers won the first two games at home, 3-2 and 5-4, and now stand one victory from ending a lifetime of waiting for their fans.
Game 4 is Tuesday night at 8 p.m. ET in St. Petersburg. If the Rays survive, Game 5 would be Wednesday, also in St. Petersburg.
Sources: theScore, 27 Oct 2026; Sportradar, 26 Oct 2026; USA TODAY, 26 Oct 2026; Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Oct 2026.