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The Milwaukee Brewers moved within one victory of their first championship in franchise history following a dominant 10-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the World Series on Monday at Tropicana Field. Twenty-two-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio led the charge with a four-hit performance, helping Milwaukee take a commanding 3-0 series lead in front of a sellout crowd of 40,388 fans.
Chourio Makes World Series History
By collecting four hits, Chourio became the youngest player to accomplish the feat in a World Series game since 20-year-old St. Louis Cardinals catcher Joe Garagiola in 1946. Chourio reached base against four different pitch types throughout the night, beginning with a first-inning single off Tampa Bay starter Freddy Peralta’s 97.5-mph fastball.
He singled again off a curveball from Peralta in the third frame before scoring on a Christian Yelich base hit, followed by another single against a low changeup in the fifth. Later in that eight-run fifth inning, Chourio doubled off reliever Cole Sulser to drive in a run. He fell just short of joining Albert Pujols and Paul Molitor as the only players with a five-hit World Series game after striking out on a check swing against Garrett Cleavinger in the seventh inning.
Teammates praised the young leadoff hitter’s poise on baseball’s biggest stage. Designated hitter Andrew Vaughn spoke about Chourio’s rare skill set, noting, “Some of the best hands I’ve ever seen in the batter’s box. Maybe one of the best right-handed swings I’ve ever seen. I mean, I compare it to Pujols, Miggy — he’s special, and he’s so young. He’s 22 years old, going out there having at-bats like he does, leading off in the World Series like it’s nobody’s business.”
Hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach highlighted Chourio’s youthful mindset, stating, “He’s just so talented. I think people forget how young he is — he could be playing college baseball right now. He works so hard. But he’s just such a good kid. He’s the right kid. He doesn’t care about getting the accolades. We’re playing a sim game before getting ready for the World Series, and he’s cheering like a little kid for his teammates, and that’s what makes him so special. He just plays so relaxed every day.”
Record-Setting Fifth Inning Breaks Game Open
The game turned decisively during the fifth inning, when Milwaukee scored eight runs, setting a World Series record for the most runs scored with two outs in a single inning. After Jake Bauers flied out for the second out, seven consecutive Brewers batters reached base safely, chasing Peralta from the mound and extending Milwaukee’s advantage to 9-0 prior to Chourio’s RBI double.
The offensive outbreak supported a commanding start on the mound from rookie pitcher Robert Gasser. Gasser allowed just one hit—a game-opening single to Yandy Díaz—across six scoreless innings, needing only 25 total pitches to complete the second, third, and fourth frames combined.
Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski recalled recognizing Chourio’s talent earlier in their development. “That’s what I’ve been witnessing my whole career,” Misiorowski said. “I’ve watched him forever, it feels like. I think I realized he was different whenever we were in Double-A. … It wasn’t just me. Everyone in our organization was like, ‘Holy cow, this dude’s different.’ He’s special.”
Pitching Depth and Postseason Context
In the ninth inning, veteran pitcher Brandon Woodruff made a memorable appearance just three months removed from the second shoulder surgery of his career. Although Díaz hit a two-out RBI double for Tampa Bay’s lone run of the game, Woodruff closed out the frame to secure the win.
Woodruff shared an anecdote about facing Chourio during team workouts, recalling, “You hear about him, and it’s like, ah, he’s just a little 18-year-old. I see him on the backfield in spring training, I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’d probably dominate him, whatever.’ So I got to face him in the scrimmage game the other day, and I always talk a lot of crap to him. Like, ‘You don’t know what it was like before the shoulder thing, dude — I would own you’ … knowing in the back of my mind, like, this kid, he’s pretty good. … I got him two strikes, and then he singled off of me.”
Chourio, who signed with Milwaukee out of Venezuela as a 16-year-old in 2021 for a $1.8 million bonus and later inked an eight-year, $82 million extension before his major league debut, has delivered pivotal plays throughout the postseason. His October run includes a game-tying two-run home run off Robbie Ray and a walk-off single against Mason Miller in the NLDS, along with a leadoff home run against Blake Snell in Game 3 of the NLCS.
Manager Pat Murphy emphasized that the young outfielder’s achievements come as no surprise to the organization. “Nobody’s surprised that Jack Jack’s doing this,” Murphy stated after the game. “He’s understanding what it takes, the discipline that it takes. He’s coming into his own. Nobody’s shocked.” The Brewers enter Game 4 with an opportunity to sweep the series.
