Brewers move one win from World Series sweep after 10-1 victory over Rays
Milwaukee leads Tampa Bay 3-0 after Monday’s Game 3 rout. A win on Tuesday would give the Brewers their first title and end the longest gap between World Series sweeps.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday, October 26, taking a 3-0 lead and moving one win from the first championship in franchise history. They can complete a four-game sweep in Game 4 on Tuesday at Tropicana Field. Such a result would end the longest gap between World Series sweeps, according to USA TODAY Sports.
How Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead
Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked an eight-run fifth inning for Milwaukee, the Associated Press reported. Chourio finished with four hits in five at-bats, William Contreras had three hits in five at-bats, and the Brewers collected 16 hits against Freddy Peralta and five relievers. The win was Milwaukee’s eighth straight in the postseason and its fourth consecutive road victory.
Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser allowed a leadoff single to Yandy Díaz, then retired 14 straight batters before Victor Mesa Jr. walked in the sixth. He gave up one hit and faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings. AP said he was the first left-hander to do that in a World Series game since Sandy Koufax in 1965.
How long has it been since a World Series sweep?
The San Francisco Giants’ four-game win over the Detroit Tigers in 2012 was the most recent World Series sweep. USA TODAY Sports puts the gap through 2026 at 14 years, the longest between sweeps in the competition’s history. It counts 19 clean sweeps, with two further series, in 1907 and 1922, finishing 4-0 after each included a tie.
Sweeps were more frequent in an earlier stretch: four World Series ended that way in the eight years from 1998 through 2005, USA TODAY Sports reported. Its list includes the Boston Red Sox in 2004 and 2007 and the Chicago White Sox in 2005. Milwaukee would join that group if it wins Tuesday; Tampa Bay needs a victory to extend the series.
What is at stake in Game 4?
Milwaukee reached its first World Series since 1982 by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League pennant, according to CBS Sports. Tampa Bay beat the Cleveland Guardians for the American League pennant and is making its third World Series appearance. Neither club has previously won the championship, so the series will produce a first-time winner regardless of whether it ends in four games.
CBS Sports lists Game 4 for Tuesday, October 27, at 8 p.m. Eastern, with the Brewers visiting the Rays at Tropicana Field. A Milwaukee win would settle both the championship and the sweep question that night; a Tampa Bay win would send the series to another game.
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Sources and context
- How many World Series sweeps have there been in MLB history?USA TODAY Sports, republished by Yahoo Sports; by Jesse Yomtov
- Ruthless Brewers eye World Series sweep after crushing Rays 10-1 in Game 3Associated Press, published by The Guardian
- 2026 MLB playoff bracket: Schedule and scores with Brewers one win away from first World Series titleCBS Sports
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