Aaron Ashby broke Andrew Miller's mark by pitching scoreless innings in Game 4 of the World Series, extending his streak to 17 2/3 innings without allowing a run.
Aaron Ashby quietly rewrote the postseason record book on Tuesday night. The Brewers left-hander worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning in Game 4 of the World Series, breaking Andrew Miller's record for scoreless innings by a reliever in a single postseason.
Ashby didn't stop there. He came back out for a scoreless 10th as the game stretched into extras, pushing his October ledger to 17 2/3 innings without allowing a run across nine postseason appearances.
The record had belonged to Miller, another left-handed reliever who built his postseason reputation on exactly this kind of shutdown bullpen work. Ashby has been doing it since the start of the month, inning after inning, without a crack in the armor.
For a Brewers team trying to win a World Series, having a reliever this reliable in high-leverage spots is the kind of thing that quietly decides games. Ashby has turned into the arm Milwaukee trusts when the inning absolutely cannot go sideways, and so far this postseason, it hasn't.