Game 3 hit parade brings Brewers to within one win of first-ever World Series title

One more win. That's all that stands in the way of the Milwaukee Brewers' quest for their first World Series title in franchise history, and with a 3-0 series lead, they will have four opportunities to earn it. However, after their incredible blowout win in Game 3, the Brewers have all the momentum on their side, and consequently, Pat Murphy's squad has a World Series sweep on their mind.

It was a true team effort in the Brewers' 10-1 win over the Rays at Tropicana Field on Monday night. On the offensive side of things, Milwaukee collected 16 total hits, every single player in the Brewers' starting lineup scored a run, and Jackson Chourio had a four-hit game. On the pitching side of things, Robert Gasser faced the minimum in his six-inning start, which was the longest outing from a Brewers' starter in this year's postseason, and the duo of Antonio Senzatela and Brandon Woodruff, yes Brandon Woodruff, closed out the final three innings.

The inflection point in the game, however, was an incredible two-out rally from the Brewers' hitters in the top of the fifth inning. After scratching across two runs against Freddy Peralta in the first four innings, the Brewers' offense was building a threat against their former ace in the top of the fifth. Chourio singled and Yelich walked to give the Brewers had runners on first and second with two outs when William Contreras bounced a ball to the hole between shortstop and third base. Rays' third baseman Junior Caminero made a great play to snag the ball, but elected to throw to second where, after replay review, Yelich was called safe.

That replay proved to be pivotal as the Brewers went on to score a whopping eight runs with two outs in the inning.

Brewers' eight-run fifth inning leads to Game 3 victory, 3-0 series lead over Rays in 2026 World Series

Contreras' infield single led Rays' manager Kevin Cash to replace his starting pitcher with left-hander Cam Booser, who started his night with a matchup against Brice Turang with the bases loaded behind him. Turang got the best of the tough left-on-left matchup and laced a two-RBI single up the middle.

Garrett Mitchell followed Turang to the plate and also delivered an RBI single against Booser, who hadn't surrendered a single run in six postseason appearances this year before his appearance on Monday night. Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick followed with back-to-back doubles to give the Brewers an eight-run advantage.

Cash went back to his bullpen after Frelick's double and brought in the right-hander Cole Sulser, but it didn't slow the Brewers' momentum. David Hamilton quickly roped an RBI single to center field, and Chourio followed it with an RBI double to right field, giving the Brewers their seventh and eighth runs of the inning. According to ESPN insights, the Brewers' eight two-out runs in the fifth inning of Game 3 are, perhaps unsurprisingly, the most two-out runs in a single inning in World Series history.

What makes the Brewers' two-out rally in their emphatic Game 3 victory over the Rays on Monday night is the fact that Milwaukee completed the rally without the benefit of a walk -- the Brewers had seven consecutive base knocks. According to OptaSTATS, it's the first time a team has had seven consecutive base hits in a postseason game.

The Brewers are now one win away from a World Series title and head into Game 4 with a fully-stocked, well-rested bullpen as they go for the sweep. They would become the first team in MLB history to sweep both the League Championship Series and the World Series with a victory in Game 4. Given their dominant win in Game 3, there's a good reason to believe the Brewers can do it.

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