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World Series Game 3: Brewers at Rays, Monday in Tampa Bay

Milwaukee leads Tampa Bay 2-0 as the World Series moves to Tropicana Field for Game 3 on Monday at 7:08 p.m. Central. The Brewers are two wins from their first title.

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World Series Game 3: Brewers at Rays, Monday in Tampa Bay

Key points

  • The World Series moves to Florida on Monday night.
  • Milwaukee won Game 1 at home, 3-2, and then Game 2 on Saturday night, 5-4, in front of 43,245 fans at American Family Field.
  • Tampa Bay did not score after the first inning in Game 2.

The World Series moves to Florida on Monday night. The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0, and Game 3 is Monday, October 26, at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay at 7:08 p.m. Central Time. Milwaukee needs two more wins for the first championship in club history. Tampa Bay needs to win at home to keep the series from ending this week.

Where the series stands

Milwaukee won Game 1 at home, 3-2, and then Game 2 on Saturday night, 5-4, in front of 43,245 fans at American Family Field. Game 2 turned in the first inning and the seventh. Tampa Bay scored four runs in the first, starting with Yandy Diaz reaching on an error and ending with a two run home run by Liam Hicks measured at 411 feet. Milwaukee answered with two, tied the game in the sixth, and took its first lead in the seventh, when Cooper Pratt, whose first inning error had opened the scoring, singled down the right field line to bring home the go-ahead run.

Tampa Bay did not score after the first inning in Game 2. Milwaukee outhit the Rays 11 to seven, and Aaron Ashby closed the ninth with two strikeouts after a leadoff double. The pattern across two games is clear: the Rays have scored in bursts, and the Brewers have scored late.

What Game 3 means

Games 3, 4 and 5 are scheduled in Tampa Bay from Monday through Wednesday. A Milwaukee win on Monday puts the Brewers one win from the title with two more chances in Florida. A Tampa Bay win cuts the lead to 2-1 and guarantees that the series returns to a real contest before any possible trip back to Milwaukee for Games 6 and 7 on October 30 and 31.

Neither club has won a World Series. Milwaukee lost its only previous appearance in seven games in 1982. Tampa Bay lost in 2008 and in 2020. That history is why a 2-0 lead still leaves both fan bases nervous: the Brewers have been close before and lost, and the Rays have reached this stage twice and left with nothing.

Monday night is the search moment for this series. Fans who watched the first two games in Milwaukee will look for the start time, the channel and whether Tampa Bay can score early again without giving the lead back late, which is the exact story of the first two games.

Key numbers

  • Series: Milwaukee leads Tampa Bay 2-0. Game 1: Brewers 3, Rays 2. Game 2: Brewers 5, Rays 4
  • Game 3: Monday, October 26, Tropicana Field, Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m. Central Time
  • Game 2 crowd: 43,245 at American Family Field
  • Titles: neither club has won a World Series. Milwaukee lost in 1982, Tampa Bay lost in 2008 and 2020

Timeline

  1. Oct 24, 2026Milwaukee wins Game 1 of the World Series against Tampa Bay, 3-2, at American Family Field.
  2. Oct 25, 2026Milwaukee wins Game 2, 5-4, after Tampa Bay scores four in the first inning, and takes a 2-0 series lead.
  3. Oct 26, 2026Game 3 at Tropicana Field in Tampa Bay at 7:08 p.m. Central Time, with Milwaukee two wins from the title.

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