ST. PETERSBURG — The World Series returned to Tropicana Field on Monday night. By the end of the fifth inning, the Rays were down 10 runs and staring at a 3–0 series deficit. Milwaukee won Game 3, 10–1, and moved within a game of its first title.
The fifth started with the Brewers up 2–0. They scored eight runs after two outs, with starter Freddy Peralta unable to finish the inning. Cooper Pratt and Sal Frelick delivered run-scoring doubles, and Jackson Chourio added another before Tampa Bay recorded the final out. According to MLB, it was the first eight-run, two-out inning in World Series history.
The Rays had little chance to answer against Robert Gasser. The Milwaukee left-hander allowed one hit in six scoreless innings. Tampa Bay had lost each of the first two games by one run, but this time its offense never brought the potential tying run to the plate after the Brewers broke the game open.
The Rays will face elimination at home Tuesday. A win would force a fifth game Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
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