World Series Game 3, Brewers (Gasser) vs Rays (Peralta): 10/26/26, 7:00pm

[Brock Beauchamp]

This is probably the most *interesting* pitching matchup in the series so far. On one side, you have Gasser, who is the biggest wild card the Brewers have pitched thus far. On the other side, the Rays have Freddy. This should be fun!

[wallus]

I can't see Freddy going past 5 innings. Then we should hopefully get a few on their bullpen guys I think 

[Playing Catch]

I just read another article citing his recent performances about Peralta being the best pitcher the Brewers have faced in the playoffs. Didn't we already hear that about King, Morejon, Miller, Skubal, Yamamoto, Glasnow, Snell, Martinez, and Rasmussen?

There's not many "best" pitchers left.

I wouldn't quibble with anyone talking about the Brewers 'pen as being the "reason" the Brewers have won their playoff games, but IMO, the reason is that the Brewers keep scoring more runs than the other team.

[torts]

[Outlander]

Vaughn had a great game against Peralta the last time they faced each other but don't think Murphy is taking out Yelich

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

Pretty nervous for this one. Something about the road games, and I expect Tampa to be able to reset and bring their best game, even if the crowd situation is more pro-Brewers than it's been in other series.

On paper, it looks like the Rays have the pitching edge, though by how much, who knows? Emotionally, it could go either way. There are factors that might give the Brewers an edge, but it would surprise no one if Freddy turns in a fantastic start.

The thing I do know is that the Rays need Freddy not just to be very good, but they need him to be in low-pressure situations. The higher it gets, the more they have to turn to a bullpen they've used more than they've wanted to. I know there's a lot of talk about the Brewers having relied heavily on Uribe and Ashby especially, but the Rays had to throw everyone (except for Jax, Baker, and Peralta), in two games where they only had to get a total of 48 outs. They also only have 12 pitchers to our 13, so it's not like their bullpen is fresh, and we know they trust it a lot less than we do ours.

Ideally, Cash wants to go Freddy to Booser and Baker. That requires at least 6 from Peralta, which is feasible. Again, first inning is big for us. Just keep dragging the starter the way we do. 

This is a full reset to the series. Forget about the 2-0 lead. I expect us to have the pitching edge in Game 4 (bullpen game) and Game 5 (Mis vs. Martinez, both on shorter rest), so a win tonight really goes a long way, especially since it maybe forces the Rays to throw Ras and Freddy out of the pen even if they do manage to get it back to MKE. 

I'm alternating between abject terror and calm, quiet confidence depending on the minute. I guess that's World Series gameday for you. 

Go Crew!

[OldSchoolSnapper]

The expectation that they'll come back from any deficit makes it hard for me to be really nervous until the inevitable 1-run lead in the 9th with 2 guys on base.

I feel pretty good. I think we are going to have the brooms out again, but even in the worst scenario where we drop 3 in a row I would still feel like we have a puncher's chance going back to MKE.

[Cool Hand Lucroy]

On the lineup front:

I'd like Yelich not to hit third. Other than that, I'm happy to stick with our lefty-heavy lineup. Freddy doesn't have crazy platoon splits, but he's definitely more prone to walking LHB over his career. 

Chourio, Bauers (showing great eye), Contreras, Turang, Yelich, Mitchell, Pratt, Frelick, Hamilton