Brewers Blow Out Rays in World Series Game 3 Behind Historic Inning

Milwaukee scored eight runs in the fifth inning, all with two outs, en route to a 10–1 victory against Tampa Bay that extends a dominant 3–0 series lead.

Sal Frelick was one of eight consecutive Brewers to reach base in the fifth inning with two outs. | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

As the 2026 World Series shifted to Tampa on Monday night for the first time in 18 years, the Rays faced a must-win Game 3 being down 2–0 in the series. With a loss, they’d face a deficit no team has ever overcome in the World Series, and the Brewers would have four chances to win one last game and sew up their first-ever title.

With that sort of motivation, you’d think the Rays would come out strong. Instead, they folded in a 10–1 loss that featured just one hit and zero runs by the home team before the ninth inning, and an eighth-run fifth inning by the Brewers that made history and put the game well out of reach.

Eight consecutive Brewers reached with two outs in the fifth inning to score as many runs, setting a two-out scoring record for a World Series inning. All in all, Milwaukee outhit Tampa Bay 16–3. Jackson Chourio led the way with four hits, while William Contreras and Brice Turang had three apiece. Not a single Brewer homered during the game, epitomizing the team’s contact-first approach.

Brewers starter Robert Gasser allowed just one hit over six innings, the longest outing by any Milwaukee pitcher in these playoffs, to continue the rookie’s stellar postseason breakout.

Milwaukee has won eight games in a row and hasn’t lost in 20 days, when it fell 4–3 to the Padres in Game 3 of the NLDS. The Brewers have since gone on to close out San Diego, sweep Los Angeles and take a 3–0 lead over Tampa Bay to move to within one win of their first World Series title.

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