The Milwaukee Brewers absolutely obliterated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night, taking a commanding 3-0 series lead in the World Series and putting them just one win away from the title. The Rays needed something, anything, to spark their series after dropping the first two games at home in St. Petersburg, Florida. Instead, the Brewers snuffed out every single flicker of hope Tampa Bay had.
Gasser’s Stunning World Series Debut
Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser was simply lights out for Milwaukee, delivering six stellar innings that completely shut down the Rays’ offense. This was Gasser’s longest outing of the postseason, and man, did he make it count on the biggest stage. After giving up a leadoff single to Yandy Diaz, Gasser didn’t allow another hit. That leadoff single turned out to be the *only* hit of the entire night for the Rays. Think about that, just one hit in a World Series game. Tampa Bay has only scored one run since the first inning of Game 2, and Gasser’s performance is a massive reason why. The Brewers’ pitching is just unreal right now.
Milwaukee’s Batting Onslaught
While Gasser was dominating on the mound, the Brewers’ bats were busy absolutely tearing up the Tropicana Field pitching staff. They piled up a ridiculous 16 hits for the game, but the real damage came in the fifth inning. After scoring two runs in the third, the Brewers exploded for eight more in the fifth, all fueled by a parade of two-out hits. Jake Bauer was retired for the second out, then Milwaukee rattled off a walk followed by seven straight hits. Get this: the first two of those hits didn’t even leave the infield! Jackson Chourio was a beast at the plate, going 4-for-5 and scoring two runs, continuing his incredible World Series run with multiple hits in every game so far. Even Brandon Woodruff, making his first appearance since July 4 due to a right shoulder injury, closed out the game, allowing a couple of hits and a run but still getting the job done. And don’t forget Sal Frelick with that incredible diving catch! This team is firing on all cylinders.
The Brewers have now won eight straight postseason games. They swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and have now won the first three games of the World Series. If they can close out the sweep on Tuesday night, they’d make history as the first team since the LCS became a best-of-seven series in 1985 to sweep both the LCS and the World Series. That’s a legacy-making run right there. Get ready, Tuesday night could be an absolute party.
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Originally reported by The Sporting News.
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