ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are one victory from the first championship in franchise history after an eight-run fifth inning powered a 10-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday night, The Associated Press reported via KTAR News.
Jackson Chourio went 4-for-5 with a double and had two hits in the big fifth, which began with a two-out, two-run single by Brice Turang. Chourio now has eight hits in three Series games. Turang and William Contreras each added three hits as Milwaukee piled up 16 against Freddy Peralta and five relievers.
Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser allowed one hit and faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings, helped by a caught stealing and a double play. He is the first World Series starter to do that since Arizona’s Curt Schilling in 2001 and the first lefty since Sandy Koufax in 1965.
The Brewers have won eight straight postseason games and lead the series 3-0. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.
Sources: Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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