An eight-run fifth inning, built entirely on two-out hits, set a World Series record and put Milwaukee one win from its first title.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night in Game 3 of the World Series, and the game turned on one inning that broke new ground in the sport's long history. Milwaukee scored eight runs in the fifth, all of them coming after two outs, which is a World Series record. The rally included seven consecutive two-out hits, and notably, not a single one of them left the yard. It was a pure line-drive, ball-in-play assault rather than a power show.
The inning also got an assist from replay, which overturned what had initially been ruled an inning-ending out before Milwaukee kept the line moving.
With the win, the Brewers take a 3-0 lead in the Fall Classic and now need just one more victory to claim their first World Series championship in franchise history. They have four more chances to finish it off against Tampa Bay.