2026 World Series Game 3: Brewers Rout Rays 10-1 to Take 3-0 Lead

Updated October 27, 2026: The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-1, in World Series Game 3 at Tropicana Field on Monday, October 26. Milwaukee now leads the best-of-seven series 3-0 and is one win from its first World Series championship. The game turned on an eight-run fifth inning, while left-hander Robert Gasser held Tampa Bay to one hit over six scoreless innings. MLB’s final record for Game 849804 and its postgame recap confirm the result.

Brewers vs. Rays: Game 3 final

MLB scheduled the game for 8 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time in St. Petersburg on October 26. Florida was observing EDT, UTC-04:00, that evening; the same instant was 00:00 UTC on Tuesday, October 27. The official MLB Game 849804 box-score page records Milwaukee’s 10-1 win, and the MLB postseason schedule now lists the Brewers up 3-0.

Milwaukee breaks the game open in the fifth

The Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on RBI singles by Christian Yelich and William Contreras. Tampa Bay kept the deficit within reach until the top of the fifth, when a close play at second base gave Milwaukee another opportunity with two outs.

Jackson Chourio singled and stole second. Yelich then walked, and Contreras hit a ground ball to third. Junior Caminero’s throw to second was initially ruled a forceout that would have ended the inning. Milwaukee challenged the call, and replay review ruled Yelich safe because his foot reached the base before Ben Williamson caught the throw. The inning continued with the bases loaded and two outs.

After Contreras’s at-bat, the Rays brought in left-hander Cam Booser to face Milwaukee’s hitters. Brice Turang singled up the middle to drive in two runs, and Garrett Mitchell followed with an RBI single. Cooper Pratt’s double brought home two more, while Sal Frelick doubled in another run. Booser faced four batters and recorded no outs before Cole Sulser entered. David Hamilton singled in a run, then Chourio doubled to bring home the inning’s eighth run and give the Brewers a 10-0 lead.

MLB’s recap says Milwaukee scored all eight runs with two outs, using seven hits and a walk. The rally was the highest-scoring two-out inning in World Series history, and Milwaukee became the first club to record seven consecutive hits in a postseason game, according to OptaSTATS. The Brewers did it without a home run. Every Milwaukee starter reached base, and eight of the nine drove in at least one run.

Gasser quiets Tampa Bay; Chourio leads the offense

Gasser gave Milwaukee the kind of start needed to protect a lead that kept growing. He completed six scoreless innings, allowed one hit and one walk, and struck out three. MLB reported that he faced the minimum 18 batters through six innings. The left-hander handed the ball to the bullpen with a 10-run cushion, leaving Tampa Bay little room to mount a comeback.

Chourio was central to both the rally and the final margin. The Brewers’ leadoff hitter had four hits by the end of the fifth inning, including the double that capped the eight-run frame. MLB noted that he finished one hit short of tying the World Series single-game record. The lineup’s production was not confined to one star: the first four hitters combined for nine of Milwaukee’s 16 hits, and Contreras finished with three hits.

Peralta, the Rays’ starter and a former Brewer, could not complete the fifth inning. Tampa Bay had looked close to escaping the jam after the forceout call at second, but the replay reversal kept the inning alive. The sequence sharply changed the game’s shape: the Brewers went from a two-run advantage to a 10-run lead before the Rays could record the third out.

What the 3-0 lead means for the World Series

Game 3 was the first World Series game played at Tropicana Field since 2008. Milwaukee’s win moved the Brewers within one victory of the franchise’s first championship; the club’s only previous World Series appearance was in 1982. The Rays, who had entered the night trying to cut the deficit to 2-1, now face elimination in every remaining game.

A 3-0 deficit is difficult to overcome. MLB’s postgame coverage notes that the 2004 Boston Red Sox are the only team to rally from that position to win a best-of-seven MLB postseason series. That history does not decide the outcome, but it illustrates the task facing Tampa Bay: the Rays must win four straight games, beginning at home, while Milwaukee needs one more victory.

Game 4 schedule and how to watch

Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, at Tropicana Field, with first pitch listed for 8:00 p.m. EDT (UTC-04:00), or Wednesday, October 28, at 00:00 UTC. MLB lists FOX, FOX Deportes and FOX One for U.S. coverage. The date and time are the published schedule; fans should check MLB’s official postseason page for any change and use their local broadcaster’s listing outside the United States.

For the complete box score and play-by-play, visit MLB Gameday for Brewers at Rays, Game 849804. MLB’s Game 3 recap details Gasser’s outing, Chourio’s four-hit performance and Milwaukee’s historic fifth inning.