Brewers hammer Rays 10-1 in World Series Game 3 — NL Central roundup

The Milwaukee Brewers sent a loud message Monday night. On the road in St. Petersburg, they routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 in World Series Game 3, following up the two one-run home wins CBS Sports had highlighted beforehand and moving out to a 3-0 series lead.

Brewers dominate behind Gasser and Chourio

La Presse reports that Milwaukee’s lineup broke the game open early and never let up, finishing with 16 hits in the 10-1 victory. On the mound, Robert Gasser was described as “almost perfect,” smothering the Rays’ bats while the Brewers built a 10-0 cushion through six innings.

Jackson Chourio continued his October breakout. According to CBS Sports, in Game 3 he became the youngest player with a four-hit World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946. CBS Sports frames Chourio as the emerging face of the franchise at the exact moment Milwaukee edges closer to a championship.

Before first pitch, MLB Trade Rumors had underlined the contrast in Game 3: Tampa Bay entered with the majors’ best home record in the regular season (55 wins), while Milwaukee was one of baseball’s best road teams with 48 victories, trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers. That same preview piece noted Gasser as the Game 3 starter, a decision that looked spot-on given the dominance later described by La Presse.

In the bigger NL Central picture, the Brewers’ 103-59 regular-season mark stands out even more now that they are controlling the World Series. The rest of the division — the Chicago Cubs (89-73), Pittsburgh Pirates (82-80), St. Louis Cardinals (77-85) and Cincinnati Reds (75-87) — is firmly in spectator mode this October.

Front-office buzz touches Milwaukee, coaching news around MLB

On the executive front, MLB Trade Rumors reports that the Houston Astros will interview longtime executive Mike Rizzo for their vacant general manager job. The same report notes that Brewers assistant GM Matt Kleine, already identified as a candidate, has already sat down with Houston’s brass.

In New York, MLB Trade Rumors adds that the Mets are set to add Mariano Duncan to their major league coaching staff. While his exact title was not specified, the report says his role will involve working with position players in various areas.

MLB Trade Rumors also revisits the six-player February trade between the Brewers and the Boston Red Sox that brought infielder Caleb Durbin to Boston. The site notes that what looked like a disastrous move for a couple of months ultimately came to be viewed, by season’s end, as a season-saving maneuver for the Red Sox, underscoring how quickly trade narratives can flip.