Brewers seize 3-0 World Series lead with Game 3 rout

The Milwaukee Brewers scored eight runs in one inning Monday night at Tropicana Field to seize a commanding World Series lead. Read more: Brewers seize 3-0 World Series lead with Game 3 rout

They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3, taking a 3-0 lead, so Milwaukee is now one win from the franchise's first championship.

Milwaukee led 2-0 when the fifth inning started. Two outs. Then nothing went right for Tampa Bay.

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Eight runs, one inning

After two quick outs, the next eight Brewers to bat all reached base, one of the longest such stretches in postseason history. Christian Yelich walked to start it. It did not stay quiet for long.

William Contreras grounded to the infield next. Umpires initially called a forceout at second, but a replay review overturned it. The bases loaded instead, and the inning stayed alive.

Freddy Peralta had started for Tampa Bay and worked into the fifth. The Rays then turned to Cam Booser, who faced four hitters and retired none of them before he was pulled. Brice Turang and Garrett Mitchell both singled. Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick both doubled. David Hamilton added an RBI single, and Jackson Chourio finished the frame with his second hit of the inning, a double. Jake Bauers finally flied out to end it.

It was the first eight-run inning in World Series history. Milwaukee hit .471 on balls in play Monday; Tampa Bay hit .130. The Brewers also finished 9 for 18 with runners in scoring position.

The eight-run inning alone outscored the Rays' combined total from the first two games of the series by two runs. Milwaukee also piled up 16 hits in all, chasing six different Tampa Bay pitchers.

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Gasser silences the Rays

None of it would have mattered much without Robert Gasser on the mound first. He still went six innings, allowed one hit and no runs, and struck out three without needing the extra cushion.

No left-hander had thrown six shutout innings on the minimum number of hitters in a World Series since Sandy Koufax, and Gasser just did. Chourio also added four hits of his own. The win was Milwaukee's eighth straight in the postseason and its fourth in a row on the road.

Chourio became the youngest player with a four-hit game in a World Series since Joe Garagiola in 1946.

Game 2 went differently. The Brewers still won, 5-4, on Saturday at American Family Field, pushing their World Series lead to 2-0 before the series shifted to Tampa. Abner Uribe got the win in relief, and Aaron Ashby picked up the save. Tyler Wells took the loss for Tampa Bay.

Game 4 starts Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, 8 p.m. Eastern on FOX. Milwaukee needs one win. Tampa Bay still needs outs it couldn't find Monday.