The Milwaukee Brewers Win At Everything

In the top of the fifth inning of Monday's Game 3 of the World Series, Milwaukee captain Christian Yelich hustled into second base off a ground ball hit by William Contreras. He was called out on the field, ending the half-inning. The play looked well worth a challenge, but with two outs, I still decided that it would be a good time to take a shower. When I came out of the shower, the Brewers had scored eight two-out runs, extending their lead to 10-0. It went like this: single, single, double, double, single, double, flyout. And then the Rays just had to play through the rest of the game to get to the next one, where they will be fending off a sweep. https://youtu.be/y_06drhyWDI The first two games of the series showcased the Brewers' historic skillset as pesky fighters who never go away. Neither of their starters, Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson, were at their best; Game 1 featured some uncharacteristic wobbles in the fundamentals from both teams, and Henderson gave up four runs in the first inning of Game 2. Each game featured some ninth-inning weirdness, with Game 1 ending after a video review and smoke on the field from some overeager celebratory fireworks, and Game 2 ending on an unreviewable checked-swing call with the top of the Tampa Bay lineup up to bat.

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