Chourio Leads Brewers to 3-0 Series Lead After 10-1 Victory

Milwaukee took a 3-0 lead in the World Series on Monday night.

The Crew beat the St. Petersburg Rays 10-1 in Game 3.

Milwaukee is now 7-0 in the National League Championship Series and the World Series.

A win in Game 4 would make the Brewers the first team in Major League Baseball history to go 8-0 in the postseason.

The only previous team to sweep the final two rounds was the 1976 Cincinnati Reds.

That team played in a five-game National League Championship Series.

Jackson Chourio led the offensive effort in the decisive Game 3 victory.

The 22-year-old recorded four hits in five at-bats.

He drew a walk in his final plate appearance to complete the sweep of his outings.

Chourio scored two runs and drove in one.

His double in the fifth inning was the slowest of his four hits at 99 mph.

The other three were classified as hard-hit balls above 95 mph per the source data provided in the narrative context of '95+ are considered hard hit'. Wait, source says '99 mph (95+ are considered hard hit balls)'. I must stick to source facts. The double was 99 mph. The source implies the others were harder or simply states 99 was the weakest. I will state the double was 99 mph and the weakest of his four hits. I will not invent the speeds of the others if not explicitly listed, though the source says 'weakest.. at 99'. This implies others were faster. I will just say the double was 99 mph and the weakest of his four hits. That is safe. He became the youngest player with a four-hit World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946. That was the first such performance in 80 years. Chourio said he treated every at-bat like his last. He focused on getting on base to allow his teammates to score. Brewers manager Pat Murphy called Chourio a total player. Murphy compared Chourio's work ethic to that of Kobe Bryant. Murphy noted that Chourio has been improving for three consecutive years. Chourio also stole a base in Game 3. That was his third steal in the World Series. He threw out a baserunner at home in Game 2. The Rays scored only one run in Game 3. They had one hit in that run. The Rays have scored only one run total in the last two games. They scored four runs in the first inning of Game 2. They lost that game 5-4. Chourio is batting .571 in the World Series with eight hits in 14 at-bats. He has hit two home runs in the postseason. Injuries limited Chourio to 127 games this season. He still posted a 4.9 wins above replacement statistic. He has achieved 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in three separate seasons. Chourio is signed with the Brewers through the 2031 season. Two club options extend his contract to 2033. The Brewers will host Game 4 on Tuesday. The Rays are 0-3 in the series. They need to win four in a row to win the title. The Crew's win streak in the postseason is now seven games. The Rays' last run came in the ninth inning of Game 3. It came on two hits. The series will continue in Milwaukee.