Brewers Take 3-0 Series Lead Behind Chourio's Four Hits
Milwaukee's bats pounded out 16 hits in Game 3 while Jackson Chourio became the youngest player with a four-hit World Series game since 1946.
By Matthew Brooks ·
The Milwaukee Brewers are one win from the title.
Milwaukee built a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 10-1 win over Tampa Bay in Game 3 on Tuesday. The Brewers collected 16 hits to the Rays' three. Tampa Bay's lone run came in the ninth inning on two hits, with the game already decided. Milwaukee has now won seven straight games across the NLCS and World Series. A Game 4 victory would make it eight in a row, a first in Major League Baseball history; the 1976 Reds swept the last two rounds of that postseason, but their NLCS ran five games.
Jackson Chourio went 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. He singled to lead off the game, singled again in his next two at-bats, then doubled in the fifth inning as Milwaukee scored eight runs. That double left his bat at 99 mph, the softest of his four hits. Through five innings he had four hits, two runs and one RBI. The Rays had one hit and no runs through eight innings. At 22 years old, Chourio became the youngest player with a four-hit World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946.
"Yeah, I think that you could say this is one of my better games," Chourio said after the game. "Really, I was just taking every at-bat like it could be my last and trying to find any way I could to get on base."
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said the performance was no shock. "Nobody's surprised that Jack Jack's doing this. Nobody's surprised," Murphy said. "He's turning into a fine player. He's understanding what it takes, the discipline that it takes." Murphy also noted Chourio's defense and a stolen base in Game 3, and compared his work habits to Kobe Bryant's.
Chourio is batting .571 in the World Series, 8 for 14. He has two home runs in the postseason and three steals in the Fall Classic, plus a throw that cut down a Rays runner at the plate in Game 2. An injury limited him to 127 games this season, and he still posted 4.9 WAR. He has reached 20 home runs and 20 steals in each of three seasons. Milwaukee has him under contract through 2031, with club options that could run through 2033.
The Rays have not scored since a four-run first inning in Game 2, which Milwaukee won 5-4.
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Source: CBS Sports
