ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jackson Chourio and Brice Turang sparked Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning, and the Brewers routed the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 on Monday night to move within one victory of their first World Series title.
Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser pitched one-hit ball and faced the minimum through six innings as Milwaukee rolled to a 3-0 lead in the Series. Game 4 is Tuesday night at Tropicana Field, where many Brewers fans showed up Monday and cheered from behind the visitors’ dugout.
Gasser allowed a line-drive single to Yandy Díaz leading off the bottom of the first and then retired 14 straight before Victor Mesa Jr. walked to start Tampa Bay’s sixth. Gasser became the first left-hander to face the minimum 18 batters through six innings of a World Series game since Sandy Koufax did it for the Dodgers in 1965.
Chourio went 4 for 5, William Contreras was 3 for 5 and Milwaukee racked up 16 hits off “Fastball Freddy” Peralta and five relievers to win its eighth straight postseason game and fourth in a row on the road.
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What a damn game, y’all. Cooper Flagg willed the Dallas Mavericks (2-2) to a 113-109 win over the Heat (0-4) on Monday at the Kaseya Center, giving Miami its worst start to a season in the Erik Spoelstra era.
Walter Clayton Jr. was super efficient in his minutes off the bench, and PJ Washington continued his stretch of quality play to start the season in an effort that helped offset a huge triple-double from Heat superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo, who led all scorers with 29 points, pulled down 15 rebounds and dished 11 assists in the loss.
The arrow is pointing emphatically upward at this early juncture in the 2026-27 season. It’s exciting, and it’s fun to watch the Mavericks play basketball at the moment. Savor it.
Cooper Flagg: A+
29 PTS / 6 REB / 11 AST / 5 STL / 3 BLK / 40 MIN
Flagg dropped two early dimes to get Irving going, including an incredible lob find for the star guard’s first bucket of the game. He delivered four assists before the game was four minutes old and five in the first quarter. He connected on a fancy finish of his own on an up-and-under dipsy-do in close after Daniel Gafford’s offensive rebound with 7:10 left in the first.
Flagg took a steal on a drive by Giannis Antetokounmpo with seven minutes left in the first half and delivered his sixth assist to PJ Washington on the ensuing break as Dallas tried to remain within shouting distance of a Heat team playing with more urgency. His first 3-pointer of the game came with just over a minute left in the half and tied the game, 50-50, during a 17-5 Dallas run.
He was quiet in the third quarter, but hit what might have been the biggest shot of the game to that point in the clutch, an and-one turnaround jumper through the foul of Pelle Larson with five minutes left as part of an 18-7 Dallas run that gave Flagg 22 points for the game. He one-upped himself with two minutes left to play though, raising up for his second 3-pointer of the game, which put the Mavs in front 111-105. His defense was sensational throughout, and he took over in the fourth, scoring 12 of his 29 points to will the Mavs to their second win of the season. Just an amazing performance.
Kyrie Irving: B-
18 PTS / 6 REB / 6 AST / 2 STL / 33 MIN
Irving sprinted out of the gates for seven points in the game’s first five minutes, serving as the primary engine for the Mavs’ offense. As it all fell apart late in the first and early in the second for the Mavs’ offense, he steadied the ship with a nifty little leaner in the lane to pull Dallas to within 41-32.
He connected on a slashing bucket through the defense of Andrew Wiggins early in the third. His 3-pointer midway through the third was an important one to keep the Mavs connected, down 74-67 at the time. He found a cutting Zaccharie Risacher along the baseline late in the third for a pretty assist that busted Risacher’s offensive slump and pulled Dallas to within 83-78. Irving then pulled up with just a second left on the third-quarter clock, hung in the air to let the defender pass him by, and cashed in the bucket that made it an 84-83 game headed to the fourth. It was good to see Irving push past the 30-minute mark in the win, but he shot just 2-of-10 from 3-point land in the win.
Max Christie: C+
11 PTS / 5 REB / 3 AST / 26 MIN
Corner Christie drained his first 3-point attempt on Flagg’s third assist of the game, which put the Mavs up 7-4 early on. He hit a second, this time from the top of the key, early in the second to pull Dallas to within 27-26. He does not do much else, though, which sometimes makes Christie a liability.
Risacher sucked the life out of the Mavericks’ offense on his first possession on the floor with five minutes left in the first, suffocating the last 10 seconds of the shot clock before trying to turn around for a desperation heave over Bam Adebayo, which was, predictably, blocked. He then missed a wide open bunny after an offensive rebound, then hustled for a blocked shot and bricked his first 3-point attempt in a helter-skelter exchange late in the first. He turned the ball over when the ancient Bobby Portis knocked the ball out of his hands on a baseline drive with 1:57 left in the first.
He was not a contributor for much of the game, but nailed a wide open 3-pointer at last, early in the fourth, to pull Dallas to within 90-89, before making 1-of-2 at the free-throw line to tie it at 90-90 seconds later. His grade is boosted here due to the number of plays he made on the defensive end, including a huge fourth-quarter block of Antetokounmpo.
P.J. Washington: A-
20 PTS / 9 REB / 2 AST / 2 STL / 1 BLK / 41 MIN
Washington continued his run of form to start the year throughout the first half. he canned a couple of 3-pointers, including one on Flagg’s eighth assist of the half to give the Mavs a 53-52 lead at the half, took away a pair of steals and was part of the defensive effort that at least limited Antetokounmpo’s game-wrecking ability.
Early in the third, though, Antetokounmpo beat Washington on a drive on a play where Washington overcommitted on an inbound play, leaving Gafford to receive a flying knee below the belt as he rose up, but not high enough, in help defense. He would later atone with his fourth 3-ball of the game to pull Dallas to within 83-81 with less than a minute left in the frame. Washington played winning basketball again. This is becoming a welcome trend.
Daniel Gafford: B
8 PTS / 8 REB / 3 AST / 1 STL / 3 BLK / 26 MIN
Gafford made some awkward plays on both ends in the first quarter, but did come up with a nice blocked shot on Portis’ baseline drive in the frame’s final minute. His coach put him in a bad spot with the defensive assignment against Antetokounmpo in the second quarter, and when he hacked Antetokounmpo on the way to the bucket, Portis took exception, and a scrum ensued, resulting in a flagrant-1 for Gafford and double technicals for Gafford and Portis, both former Arkansas Razorbacks. Later in the second, Gafford made good by meeting Antetokounmpo at the rim for his second blocked shot of the first half.
He stepped up in help defense as Antetokounmpo barreled down the lane early in the third and received a knee to the groin for his troubles. He came back in just minutes later, which was good to see, and cleaned up Flagg’s miss to bring Dallas to within 70-64. He fouled out with just over four minutes left to play in the win. It was a solid effort, with a slight bonus for the violence perpetrated against his midsection.
Marcus Sasser: C-
0 PTS / 1 REB / 8 MIN
Sasser was not a factor in his eight minutes on the floor. He was supplanted in the rotation by the red-hot Walter Clayton Jr. He was 0-for-3 from the floor and missed badly on a pair of 3-point attempts.
Sergio De Larrea: INC
0 PTS / 1 REB / 6 MIN
De Larrea played just six minutes in the first half, didn’t have much of an impact on the proceedings, then left the game with what the team called a left knee strain after bumping (getting shoved by?) former Maverick Tim Hardaway Jr.
Morez Johnson Jr.: C
6 PTS / 2 REB / 1 AST / 15 MIN
Johnson picked up his first two fouls in his first 20 seconds on the floor against the Heat, so, yea, that’s about how things are going right now for the rookie. He looks like a rookie. He showed some nice touch, however, early in the second quarter on a short turn-around jumper, but lost Portis on defense on three consecutive possessions, resulting in Portis 3-pointers on three straight possesions, extending the Miami lead to 39-30 early in the second.
He left Sasser out to dry late in the shot clock with 8:45 left in the first half on a possession that ended in a shot clock violation. Johnson just couldn’t get out of his own way, committing his fourth foul after just eight minutes on the floor, barely more than three minutes into the second half. Johnson put back a big bucket off a missed 3-pointer by Washington with 3:40 left to play to give the Mavericks a 108-103 lead. He battled, whether it was against himself or against the Miami bigs.
Walter Clayton Jr.: A
15 PTS / 4 REB / 4 AST / 1 BLK / 17 MIN
Mavs Walter Clayton Jr. 15 PTS (6-7 FG, 2-2 3P), 4 AST, 4 REB, 1 BLK, team-high +22 in 17 minutes vs. Heat
Clayton came in 18 minutes into the game and immediately hit a little leaner in the lane, played the two-man game with a cutting Flagg to perfection for a pretty reverse bucket, then nailed a corner 3-ball with 3:44 left in the first half to pull Dallas to within five, down 50-45. He was one of the engines behind the Mavs’ 17-5 run late in the second.
He hit another big 3-pointer in response to a hot stretch by Miami that kept Dallas within 79-72, putting Clayton at eight points in his first seven minutes on the floor. Talk about efficiency. But he wasn’t done putting his fingerprints all over this game. He drove for a tough score to pull Dallas to within 93-92 with 8:27 left to play, then converted an even tougher drive through a Portis foul on the fast break the next time down. He completed the three-point play to give him 13 points in 13 minutes and put the Mavs ahead 95-93. He shot 6-of-7 from the field in what we may look back on as his breakout game.
Freddy Peralta’s turnaround with the Rays may be coming to a disappointing end after the right-hander had a rough exit in Tampa Bay’s 10-1 Game 3 loss to the Brewers.
Peralta gave up two runs in the third inning, but the wheels really fell off in the fifth inning when the Brewers scored eight runs.
In the third, the former Brewer and Met pitcher gave up a hit and a walk before Christian Yelich hit a bloop single to left field to score Jackson Chourio from second to give Milwaukee a 1-0 lead.
Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta (51) looks on from the dugout after a pitching change against the Milwaukee Brewers during the fifth inning in Game 3 of the World Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectTampa Bay Rays pitcher Freddy Peralta leaves the game during the fifth inning of Game 3 of baseball’s World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays, Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026, in St. Petersburg, Fla. AP Photo/Ashley Landis
William Contreras singled in the next at-bat to score Jake Bauers from second and extend the Brewers’ lead to two. Peralta got Brice Turang to ground out to end the inning, but he once again found himself in trouble in the top of the fifth.
After Peralta loaded the bases with two outs, Rays skipper Kevin Cash made the decision to take Peralta out of the game and hand things over to Cam Booser. Brice Turang immediately hit a single and drove in two more runs.
Peralta was charged with five runs on seven hits over 4 ⅔ innings with four strikeouts and three walks.
“I was analyzing, like trying to see, and the key for them was that they weren’t trying to do too much,” Peralta said, according to MLB.com. “They weren’t trying to hit homers or all that. What I saw tonight [is] they were just waiting for a good pitch and just tried to hit the ball.”
It was a disappointing end for what has been a huge turnaround for Peralta since he was dealt by the Mets to the Rays at the trade deadline.
The World Series showdown between the Rays and Brewers had a special feeling for Peralta, who spent the first eight seasons of his major league career in Milwaukee.
The Brewers are up 3 games to 0, and don’t be surprised if the entire state of Wisconsin jumps on flights Tuesday, turning Tropicana Field into their own personal playground to watch them win their first World Series championship history.
The Brewers, who tied a postseason record with eight consecutive victories, now have a chance to go where only the 1976 Cincinnati Reds “Big Red Machine,"1 has ever gone, sweeping a League Championship Series and a World Series.
In a series that was expected to be riveting with these two small-market teams, has turned into a massacre.
The Brewers nearly came within one out of joining Don Larsen as the only pitcher to throw a perfect game in the World Series. It just so happened to be the first hitter of the game with Yandy Diaz’s single.
It was the Rays’ last baserunner until the ninth inning.
It was so ugly this night that by the sixth inning, the Brewers had 18 baserunners. The Rays had one.
Brewers left fielder Jackson Chourio had four hits by the fifth inning, becoming the youngest player to produce four hits in a World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946. The Rays, of all ages, had one.
It was so comical that the Rays made Brewers starter Robert Gasser look like Sandy Koufax, not producing a single hit after Victor Diaz’s leadoff single. Gaasser not only became the first Brewer to complete six innings this entire postseason, but tying a postseason record by winning all four of his games on the road.
By the time the game ended, the joint was half-empty, with the only ones remaining from the sellout crowd of 40,388 being Brewers’ fans who turned Tropicana Field into their own brewery.
“Our fans are a huge part of this whole thing," Brewers manager Pat Murphy said. “The whole city of Milwaukee, the whole state of Wisconsin, they're a big part of this. Our guys are aware of that responsibility and how much that state, that city, loves the Brewers and supports the Brewers.
“So I'm not surprised."
The game actually was close until the fifth innings, with the Brewers clinging to a 2-and-0 lead, and having former Brewers ace Freddy Peralta on the ropes.
Then, came the play that turned the game completely upside down.
Brewers catcher William Contreras, with runners on first and second, hit a sharp bouncer to third baseman Junior Caminero that spun him around. He could have easily thrown out Contreras at first base, but opted instead to make the short throw to second base.
He underestimated the fact that veteran Christian Yelich was hustling on the play, and although second baseman Dan Bellino called him out, the replay showed he slid in safely. The inning was still alive. The bases were loaded. And Rays manager Kevin Cash called on left-hander Cam Booser to face Brice Turang.
Turang, with two strikes, hit a 106-mph fastball that shortstop Taylor Wells smothered, but the ball caromed off his glove into shallow center field, allowing two runs to score for a 4-0 lead.
Garrett Mitchell followed with a run-scoring single to left field. 5-0.
Cooper Pratt, on the first pitch, lined a double that deflected off Caminero’s glove into the left-field corner. Two more runs. 7-0.
Sal Frelick, who homered in Game 2, followed with another double to left field. 8-0.
Just like that, Booser, who had given up only two hits with runners in scoring position the entire season, while yielding a .100 batting average with men on base, gave up three consecutive run-scoring hits.
Out went Booser, in came Cole Sluser, and it made no difference.
David Hamilton greeted him with a run-scoring single. 9-0.
Chourio, producing his second hit of the inning, hit a double into right field for another run. 10-0.
Jake Bauers, the only Brewers’ player who didn’t have at least one hit, one RBI and one run by the fifth inning, flied out for the final out.
The Brewers’ faithful wildly cheered. The Rays’ fans gave them the Bronx cheer.
The game was over, with Freddy Peralta becoming the latest ace to be knocked around by the Brewers, giving up more runs in 4 ⅔ innings this night than he had in his previous seven starts at Tropicana Field.
The remainder of the game looked like a spring-training game with everyone freely substituting and getting their work in.
The Brewers, who clinched the NL Division Series on the road in San Diego, the NLCS on the road in Los Angeles, will now clinch the World Series on the road in St. Petersburg, Fla.
No World Series team in history has ever blown a 3-games-to-0 lead.
And there’s zero chance that the Brewers being the first.
It’s over, and after 113 victories, the Brewers need just one more to get ready for that downtown parade in Milwaukee.
Just what has made this team so special, so powerful, so utterly ridiculous?
“I think the buy-in from top to bottom on what we're trying to do,’’ Bauers said, “which is ultimately win a World Series. And I don't just mean the players. I mean the coaching staff, the scouts, down to the ushers working the aisles at the stadium.
“I think the entire city wants a World Series. The organization knows that, and everybody within the organization is working towards a common goal.’’
It soon will be spectacularly fulfilled with a celebration that will be forever remembered in Wisconsin.
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The Tampa Bay Rays were hoping a change of scenery would jumpstart their struggling offense, however it was the Milwaukee Brewers that made a statement. The Brewers have been the better team this entire series and that was never more apparent than Game 3 where they rode an eight-run inning to a 10-1 win.
The Rays turned to ALCS MVP Freddy Peralta in Game 3 in hopes that he could hold Milwaukee’s offense in check. He worked out of a jam in the first inning and put up another zero in the second thanks to a great play by Chandler Simpson in left field on a deep drive by Sal Frelick.
The Brewers broke through in the third on RBI singles by Christian Yelich and William Contreras to take a 2-0 lead. Peralta held them in check in the fourth and then came within an eyelash of getting through the fifth.
Peralta retired David Hamilton to start the inning but then allowed a single to Jackson Chourio. Jake Bauers flew out for the second out but then walked Yelich to put runners at first and second. Contreras then sent a grounder into the hole that Junior Caminero fielded and fired to second for what appeared to be a force out. However, the play was overturned after the Brewers challenged and replay showed that Yelich beat the throw to second.
Rays manager Kevin Cash would go to his bullpen for lefty Cam Booser and that is where things completely unraveled. Milwaukee opened the floodgates with seven straight hits with two outs. By the time the dust had cleared, eight runs had scored and the score was 10-0. The Brewers sent 12 men to the plate in the inning and scored the eight runs without a home run.
It wasn’t just the offense for the Brewers. Game 3 starter Robert Gasser allowed a leadoff single to Yandi Diaz in the first inning. He allowed a walk in the sixth inning that was erased on a double play. He faced the minimum through six innings on just 75 pitches. Gasser has made three starts during the postseason at San Diego, at Los Angeles and then in Game 3 in Tampa and has allowed just one run over 15 innings.
Chourio entered the series MVP chat with four hits and two runs scored. He is 8-for-14 in the series with four runs scored, two RBIs and three stolen bases. Contreras added three more hits of his own and is 7-for-14 at the plate in the series and was perfect on four ABS challenges. All nine Brewers in the starting lineup scored at least one run and eight of the nine finished with at least one hit. Diaz accounted for the Rays’ only run with a run-scoring double in the ninth.
The win pushes the Brewers to the brink of their first-ever championship. Neither team has announced a starter for Tuesday’s Game 4 but Monday’s blowout allowed Milwaukee to give their top relievers another day of rest. No team in World Series history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit.
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s first World Series game at Tropicana Field in 18 years turned into a record-setter: for Milwaukee Brewers batters and Rays pitchers.
Milwaukee became the first team to score eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning, taking a 10-0 lead in the fifth on Monday night and moving toward taking a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Brewers batters strung together a postseason-record seven straight two-out hits against starter Freddy Peralta and relievers Cam Booser and Cole Sulser.
Brice Turang, Garrett Mitchell and Cooper Pratt combined to drive in five runs in a three-pitch span, opening a 7-0 lead, and Jackson Chourio had two hits in the inning, giving him four in the game. Milwaukee had three doubles and four singles.
The previous high of seven runs with two outs was set by Boston in the fifth inning of the 2007 opener against Colorado and matched three years later by San Francisco in the eighth inning of Game 2 against Texas, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
Of 43 teams to trail 0-3 in a best-of-seven postseason series, only the Red Sox against the New York Yankees in the 2004 AL Championship Series rebounded to win. Of 25 falling into a 0-3 World Series deficit, 21 were swept and four extended the Series to a fifth game before losing.
Coming off a pair of one-run wins at American Family Field, the Brewers took a 2-0 lead in the third when Christian Yelich and William Contreras hit opposite-field, one-out RBI singles on consecutive pitches.
Chourio singled with one out in the fifth and Christian Yelich walked with two outs. Contreras grounded to third and Junior Caminero threw to second as umpire Dan Bellino signaled a forceout. But the call was reversed in the New York replay operations center, giving Contreras an infield single that loaded the bases.
Left-hander Cam Booser relieved and Turang’s 106 mph one-hop grounder bounced off the glove of shortstop Taylor Walls, who dropped to a knee and tumbled as the ball bounced into short center field and two runs scored. Booser spun his neck to watch the ball as the Brewers broke open the game with a 4-0 lead.
One pitch later, Mitchell grounded an opposite-field RBI single through the shortstop hole vacated with Walls shifted toward second for the left-handed batter. Pratt followed with a smash off the glove of diving Caminero that rolled into the left-field corner for a two-run double.
Sal Frelick sliced an opposite-field double that hit the wall on a hop in the left-field corner, scoring Pratt and chasing Booser.
David Hamilton greeted Sulser by lining a shoulder-high fastball into center for a run-scoring single and a 9-0 lead. Chourio then lofted an opposite-field RBI double that hit just in front of the warning track. Jake Bauers followed with an inning-ending flyout.
The Los Angeles Dodgers were the only prior team with eight two-out runs in any postseason inning, scoring 10 with two outs in the first inning of Game 3 against the Brewers in the 2020 NL Championship Series, according to MLB.
It's been 14 years since there a was a sweep in the World Series with the most recent four-game championship won by the San Francisco Giants in 2012. It's currently the longest drought between sweeps in World Series history.
The Milwaukee Brewers have a 3-0 lead in the 2026 World Series over the Tampa Bay Rays and can secure the franchise's first-ever championship with a win in Game 4 on Tuesday at Tropicana Field.
There have been 19 clean sweeps in World Series history with two more – 1907 and 1922 – ending 4-0 with a tie. There was a stretch from 1998-2005 where it happened four times in eight years.
Hers's a look back at the sweeps in Major League Baseball's Fall Classic:
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The Hawks looked to rebound from their first loss of the season, this time in the Lone Star State against the Houston Rockets.
Atlanta kept their usual starting lineup whereas the Rockets welcomed back Fred VanVleet to their lineup after a one-game absence, joining Amen Thompson, Kevin Durant, Jabari Smith Jr., and Alperen Sengun.
Neither team took control of the game, and so the lead passed back and forth multiple times in the first quarter alone. The Hawks had trouble protecting the paint with the Rockets backcutting them to death at times.
But the Hawks hit a couple of transition threes off stops, including a big one from Onyeka Okongwu to hopefully break a cold spell:
The second quarter was more of the same, with a couple of extended runs from either side mixed in.
First, the Rockets went on a 14-3 scoring run. But the Hawks later countered with a 14-6 run of their own.
CJ McCollum got hot and provided some buckets when the offense went cold. And Aaron Wiggins continued his solid play off the bench, including coming in to finish the half when Nickeil Alexander-Walker picked up his third foul.
At halftime, the Hawks held a three-point advantage, 66-63. McCollum finished the first half with 15 points which led all scorers.
Early in the third quarter, ‘NAW’ picked up his fourth foul trying to stop Kevin Durant in transition, so it was another extended stretch for Wiggins.
But midway through the quarter, the Rockets went on a 10-0 run as the Hawks’ offense hit the skids. But Lu Dort of all people helped spark a 7-0 run in response to prevent the game from getting away:
After three quarters, the Rockets turned the tables with a 91-85 edge.
The Hawks continued to be plagued by poor three-point shooting, and after taking care of the ball for the majority of the night, they coughed the ball up after driving into the teeth of Houston’s aggressive defense over and over.
Atlanta fell without much of a late fight, 120-110. Alperen Sengun was the star with 29 points, nine rebounds and nine assists.
Wednesday, the Hawks return home to take on the reeling Miami Heat.
That statement acutely reflects the Rangers’ current predicament in goal after the recently signed veteran goalie James Reimer gave up three goals on eight shots to start a 6-3 thrashing by the Kings on Monday night that ended the Blueshirts’ undefeated streak at Madison Square Garden.
“Let’s just acknowledge we’re in a difficult circumstance when our top two goalies are injured,” head coach Mike Sullivan said after the loss. “We’re trying to find a way to shore this thing up as best we can. I think Dylan has given us some really good games. His workload is mounting. For Reims, to come in the way he has in short order and come into a game like this, it’s not an easy challenge.
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“It’s a tough challenge and I just felt like the way the game was going, I just felt like maybe Reims needs a little bit more preparation before we put him in that circumstance. I put him in a tough spot. That’s on me.”
Earlier in the day, Sullivan acknowledged how much the organization has asked of Dylan Garand in recent weeks.
Garand had started the previous seven games, appearing in eight in a row dating back to when the rookie netminder relieved Igor Shesterkin after the star goalie suffered his season-ending knee injury in Washington.
Signing Reimer, who was on a professional tryout with the Rangers’ AHL affiliate in Hartford, was meant to give Garand a reprieve.
And yet, there was Garand replacing Reimer at the start of the second period with the Rangers trailing 3-1.
The 38-year-old Reimer was slow to react in his first NHL game of the season, giving up goals on each of the first two shots he faced. And when the Rangers finally started to catch some momentum following J.T. Miller’s fourth goal of the season, Reimer couldn’t track a one-timer from Drew Doughty at the top of the zone and his team lost any push it had just as quickly as it started.
Pulling Reimer early and attempting to salvage the game fell on a Rangers team that was already reeling.
A cold Garand had to face a Kings power play almost immediately, and former Ranger Artemi Panarin was right there to deliver a 4-1 dagger. Garand ultimately gave up two goals on the 17 shots he faced in his fifth regulation loss of the season.
Los Angeles Kings right wing Adrian Kempe (9) reacts after the Kings score a goal in the first period of an NHL hockey game against the New York Rangers at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
Despite flashes of No. 1 goalie potential from Garand, the jury is still out on if he’s a seasonlong solution for the Rangers.
The fact that Korpisalo, who has been on injured reserve with a foot infection, as confirmed by The Post, is considered a potential saving grace is a telling sign of the current state of the Rangers goaltending depth.
Given a four-week timeline Oct. 10, Korpisalo is projected to return around Nov. 7 as the Rangers begin their four-game swing in Seattle and Western Canada. Sullivan said Korpisalo skated for the first couple of times in recent days and is “making progress.”
Still, the 32-year-old goalie hasn’t cracked a .900 save percentage in a single season since the 2022-23 campaign.
New York Rangers goaltender James Reimer reacts after allowing a goal in the first period during an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
The Rangers are naturally looking to see what Korpisalo can do when he’s ready, especially since president and general manager Chris Drury sent Kalle Vaisanen and a 2028 fourth-round pick to Boston to bring him to New York.
But for the first time in a long time, goaltending may be a big problem for the Blueshirts.
The five-day break in the game schedule couldn’t be coming at a better time. Not only will Garand be able to rest up, but the Rangers will be one week closer to getting another option in net.
“It’s been a lot of hockey for us players, I can’t imagine for a goalie being out there all 60 minutes,” Will Cuylle said. “Obviously, he’s stepped up big time. Kind of a whirlwind of emotions for him probably with the scenario, but he stepped up and he’s a hardworking kid. I think he’s doing great and we got tons of faith in him.”
The Los Angeles Kings celebrate a goal as New York Rangers goaltender Dylan Garand looks dejected during the second period of an NHL hockey game at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
While management dreamed of using the impending cap relief from Shesterkin’s eventual season-ending LTIR designation to bolster other areas of the lineup, goaltending may need to take precedence if it becomes a consistent issue.
Although the Rangers’ steadily deteriorating defensive structure isn’t inspiring much confidence at the moment that such a move would even be worth it.
The Rangers lost to a Kings team that won its first two games of the season just last week after going 0-4-2 to start.
In ex-Rangers coach Peter Laviolette’s first time back at MSG since taking over behind the Kings bench, Los Angeles jumped on the home team early.
New York Rangers goaltender James Reimer reacts on the bench during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Los Angeles Kings at Madison Square Garden in New York, Monday, Oct. 26, 2026. The Los Angeles Kings defeated the New York Rangers 6-3. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post
The Rangers’ effort wasn’t at the level it’s been for a majority of this season, but repeatedly being burned by saveable shots made finding any rhythm impossible. It resulted in the Blueshirts giving up five goals or more for a third consecutive contest as they fell to 7-6-1 on the season.
“When we’re disconnected, this is kind of what it looks like,” Mika Zibanejad said. “We’re late everywhere. We don’t close. It’s impossible to close, too, and get help when we’re that spread out. Now we have a bit of a break here, and we’ve just got to swallow this one and reset.”
MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 26: Cooper Flagg #32 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket during the game against the Miami Heat on October 26, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
The Dallas Mavericks (2-2) picked up their second win of the season Monday night, closing strong to beat the Miami Heat (0-4) 113-109 in a game that turned into a late showcase for Cooper Flagg. Flagg was the best player on the floor for Dallas, finishing with 29 points, 11 assists, six rebounds, four steals, and two blocks on 12-of-23 shooting while completely taking over in crunch time. P.J. Washington added 20 points and nine rebounds, Kyrie Irving finished with 18 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Walter Clayton Jr. gave Dallas a huge lift off the bench with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting. Giannis Antetokounmpo led Miami with a monster triple-double, finishing with 29 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, while Davion Mitchell added 21 points. Dallas trailed 84-83 entering the fourth, but Flagg and Clayton powered the Mavericks through the final period as the defense tightened and Dallas made just enough late plays to secure the 113-109 win.
Dallas opened the game playing some of its best basketball when Cooper Flagg was involved. P.J. Washington got the Mavericks on the board at the line, and Flagg quickly took control as a playmaker, finding Kyrie Irving for a layup, Max Christie for a three, Daniel Gafford for a floater, and Morez Johnson Jr. for a jumper. He finished the first quarter with five assists, and Dallas looked fluid whenever the offense ran through him. Washington knocked down a three, Flagg turned a steal into a Kyrie three, and Gafford created extra possessions on the glass. The problem started when the bench came in. Ball movement disappeared, Zaccharie Risacher struggled badly, Marcus Sasser couldn’t get anything going, and Morez picked up two quick fouls. Risacher went 0-of-5 in the quarter, including a block by Bam Adebayo, while Dallas shot just 29.6 percent despite getting decent looks. Miami stayed ahead behind Giannis Antetokounmpo, Andrew Wiggins, and a late Tim Hardaway Jr. three, taking a 27-23 lead after one.
The second quarter started with a Christie three, but Bobby Portis Jr. immediately caught fire for Miami, hitting three threes in the opening minutes and helping push the Heat lead to nine. Morez had a nice stretch, including a strong pivot move and a smart pass to Kyrie on a backdoor cut, but Dallas’ offense stalled after Sergio de Larrea went down and walked off slowly. Kyrie struggled for much of the period before finally getting a shot to fall, while Giannis started taking over by attacking Washington and Morez. Things got heated when Gafford fouled Giannis hard, and Portis got in his face, earning a technical for Gafford. Walter Clayton Jr. then gave Dallas a much-needed spark, hitting a floater and later a three, while Flagg continued attacking and creating. Gafford delivered one of the half’s biggest plays by blocking Giannis at the rim, and Dallas slowly worked its way back into the game. Flagg hit a deep three, Washington knocked down another, and the Mavericks went into halftime trailing just 53-52. Flagg already had 13 points, eight assists and three steals at the break.
Flagg opened the third with a tough turnaround jumper, a shot he’s getting more comfortable with, but the quarter quickly became the Giannis show. Klay Thompson finally found his shot with back-to-back threes, then Giannis threw down an absurd dunk over Gafford before adding a three and an and-one. He had already reached a triple-double before the quarter ended and was doing everything he could to keep Miami in control. Dallas stalled offensively at times, but Kyrie, Flagg and Clayton kept them within striking distance. Clayton hit another three, while Washington continued making important defensive plays, including forcing a jump ball against Giannis. As Giannis slowed down late in the period, Dallas tightened defensively and pushed the pace. Risacher hit a floater, Washington knocked down a three, and Kyrie buried a jumper at the buzzer, turning what had looked like a potential double-digit deficit into an 84-83 game heading into the fourth.
The fourth quarter started unevenly. Dru Smith hit a three, Christie answered with one of his own, but Dallas struggled to find consistent offense. Risacher finally knocked down a three after an extremely rough shooting night, and then Clayton once again gave the Mavericks life. He attacked for a tough layup, stole the ball, and converted an and-one in transition to put Dallas back in front. After another ugly stretch, Flagg took over. He got to the rim for a tough finish, Clayton added another floater, and Dallas started playing some of its best defense of the night. Risacher got a huge block on Giannis, and Flagg turned another stop into a difficult and-one that gave the Mavericks a two-possession lead.
pretty remarkable to watch flagg vs giannis in the fourth quarter and how much easier it was for flagg to get to his spot compared to the former MVP.
Miami answered out of a timeout, but Flagg immediately responded with a floater and never really gave control back. From there, the game was his. He hit tough shots, created offense when Dallas desperately needed it, and was everywhere defensively. Flagg finished with 29 points, 11 assists, six rebounds, four steals, and two blocks on 12-of-23 shooting, completely taking over in crunch time to lead Dallas to a 113-109 win.
Flagg planted
It is hard to overstate how good Cooper Flagg was, considering he was just 72 hours removed from a shoulder strain.
Flagg finished with 29 points, 11 assists, six rebounds, four steals, and two blocks on 12-of-23 shooting, and the numbers still do not fully capture how much he controlled the game. He was impactful from the opening quarter, when Dallas played its best basketball through him as a passer, and that never changed. He consistently made the right read, got downhill, found shooters and cutters, and created transition opportunities with his defense.
Dallas needed someone to take over, and Flagg did. He got to the rim, hit difficult shots, created offense out of nothing, and made plays defensively when the game tightened. Miami kept answering, but Flagg never let the Mavericks lose control. Every time Dallas needed a bucket, a stop, or just something to calm the game down, he seemed to be involved.
That is what stood out most. This was not just a 29-point game. Flagg looked like the best player on the floor down the stretch and dictated how the final few minutes played out.
The Walter Clayton Jr. game
Walter Clayton Jr. finally got a real opportunity, and he absolutely made the most of it.
Clayton finished with 15 points, four rebounds, and four assists on 6-of-7 shooting, going 2-of-2 from three in just 17 minutes. More importantly, his minutes actually mattered. Dallas struggled to generate offense in stretches, especially in the third quarter, and Clayton became the guy who kept the Mavericks within striking distance.
He hit a three when Dallas needed one, got into the lane for floaters, and played with the kind of confidence you usually do not see from someone getting his first meaningful run. His biggest stretch came in the fourth, when he hit a tough driving layup, stole the ball, and then converted an and-one in transition to swing the game back toward Dallas.
MIAMI, FL – OCTOBER 26: Walter Clayton Jr. #1 of the Dallas Mavericks drives to the basket during the game against the Miami Heat on October 26, 2026 at Kaseya Center in Miami, Florida. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Issac Baldizon/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
It never felt forced, either. Clayton was not hijacking possessions or trying to prove something. He was just making plays within the offense, pushing when the opportunity was there and giving the Mavericks another real creator.
For a team that has spent the early part of the season searching for dependable guard play outside of Kyrie Irving, that performance matters.
This team just plays hard
More than anything, this game felt like a Dusty May win.
Dallas faced a veteran Miami team with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Bam Adebayo, Andrew Wiggins, and plenty of experience, but the Mavericks matched their physicality all night. They flew to loose balls, crashed the glass, rotated defensively, and made Miami work for everything.
The rebounding numbers tell part of the story. Dallas finished with 52 rebounds compared to Miami’s 61, but the Mavericks grabbed 13 offensive rebounds and kept creating second and third chances despite giving up plenty of size. Miami controlled the raw rebounding total, but Dallas never looked physically overwhelmed.
The defensive effort down the stretch was even more impressive.
May went to his zone, and it worked because the players executed it with incredible energy. Dallas was constantly rotating, closing gaps, helping at the rim, and recovering back to shooters. P.J. Washington was especially good defensively, Risacher made multiple plays around the basket despite his offensive struggles, and Flagg was everywhere.
The system only works if everyone is willing to move, communicate, and cover for each other, and Dallas did that late. Miami still had Giannis pressuring the defense, but the Mavericks made every possession difficult and forced enough mistakes to give themselves a chance.
There will be nights when the offense looks ugly. Some nights the shooting disappears. But if this team consistently plays with this level of effort, it will be hard to put away.
The most lopsided World Series game in history was Game 2 of the 1936 World Series, an 18-4 New York Yankees win against the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds. There have been two 13-run beatdowns through the years, most recently the Arizona Diamondbacks' 15-2 win to force Game 7 in 2001.
Here's a look at the biggest one-sided contests in World Series history:
HOUSTON, TEXAS - SEPTEMBER 30: Manager Joe Espada #21 of the Houston Astros looks on prior to game two of the American League Wild Card Series against the Chicago White Sox at Daikin Park on September 30, 2026 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images) | Getty Images
Kanzler and Espada have something in common: both served on the coaching staff of the 2022 World Champion Astros under Dusty Baker. They also both share playing experience at smaller colleges, with Kanzler coming out of SUNY-Buffalo and Espada the NAIA University of Mobile, although Espada was drafted in the second round; Espada played professionally about twice as long as Kanzler, although neither ever played in the big leagues.
Post-playing, their careers begin to diverge. After Espada’s playing career was done he went directly into coaching with the Marlins, building a coaching resume that saw him progress through the Marlins system, join the Yankees as a special assistant to the GM, and manage Team Puerto Rico in the WBC; he was added to the Astros’ big-league staff in 2017 and was promoted to manager in 2023.
Kanzler, on the other hand, took a while to settle into his coaching career, working first as a teacher in the Katy School District in Texas (where he won Rookie Teacher of the Year) while building his own performance training business. The Astros were his first big-league job; he came on in 2019 as a minor-league hitting coordinator and worked his way up to the big-league staff in 2022. His big leap forward came in 2024, when the Cubs hired him as director of player development.
Other than experience, the starkest difference between the two is in age: Espada is 51; Kanzler, just 36, which would make him the youngest manager in baseball other than the Nationals’ Blake Butera, who at 34 was the youngest manager in baseball last year by six years. That being said, Butera exceeded expectations in his first year of managing the Nationals, and his staff and players spoke positively about his tenure; on the other hand, one would hope the Seattle Mariners, one year removed from playing in the ALCS, are hopefully in a more secure spot than the current Washington Nationals.
It would behoove the Mariners to have someone in place as quickly as possible, in order that their chosen candidate can begin work on filling the vacancies left at the big-league level after the Mariners parted ways with the vast majority of their coaching staff after the season ended. There’s also a competition element at play here: two teams from within their own division are looking for new managers, and other teams are making their own coaching moves, especially on the hitting coach side. But what’s more important than any artificially self-imposed deadline is getting this choice right as the Mariners restructure essentially their entire big-league coaching staff, and attempt to reshape their organization into something with a more clear identity.
BOSTON, MA - OCTOBER 26: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket during the game against the Chicago Bulls on October 26, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
The Boston Celtics hosted the Chicago Bulls at TD Garden in their third game of the season Monday night. After dropping their first game, Boston has found it’s groove at home. The Celtics were paced early by Jayson Tatum who had 23 points in 27 minutes, but it was Payton Pritchard who broke the game open in the third quarter with a scoring outburst, he finished the night with 28 points, highlighted by seven triples. Boston roll at home with a 35-point win, 134-99.
Boston started the game with its regular lineup of Jordan Walsh, Derrick White, Jayson Tatum, Paul George, and Mitchell Robinson. For the Bulls, they started Josh Giddey, Norman Powell, Caleb Wilson, Matas Buzelis, and Jalen Smith.
Jayson Tatum drove on rookie Caleb Wilson and kicked it out to Paul George, who drained a three-pointer from the 45 for the games’ first score. In his second home game, Paul George drained a second triple as the C’s went up 6-2 to start the game.
Derrick White hit a catch-and-shoot trey as Boston reeled off three straight scores from beyond the arc. Jalen Smith hit a tough three-pointer over Mitchell Robinson in the corner and was fouled on a foul point play.
Mitchell Robinson and Jayson Tatum were showing nice chemistry to start the game, with Mitchell Robinson the beneficiary of some nice passing as Tatum was creating plenty of plays for others early.
Rookie Caleb Wilson skied for a huge chase-down block on Paul George, showing plenty of explosiveness. Wilson followed that up, blocking Jayson Tatum; he had 2 blocks in the first 6 minutes of the game. Norman Powell laced a triple for Chicago; the Celtics’ early lead was shrinking, and they were up by just 4 points, 17-13, midway through the quarter.
Hugo Gonzalez checked into the game and immediately hit the scoreboard, with his first points of the season, as he ducked into the lane to score. Tatum stayed in the contest as Mazzulla rolled with Neemias Queta, Sam Hauser, Hugo Gonzalez, and Payton Pritchard for their first stint of the game.
Pritchard nailed a three-point step back, and Hugo ran the fast break to score another two-pointer as Boston stretched the lead, 24-18, with two minutes to go in the quarter.
Jasyon Tatum found his way into the Chicago key and sprayed a pass to the corner; Hugo swished home his first three-point attempt. Hugo finished the quarter with 7 points in just 5 minutes of action. Tatum had 8 points with 5 assists and 3 boards as he played the entire first quarter. Boston took a twelve-point lead into the second quarter, 33-21.
Baylor Scheierman got the nod to start the second quarter with Jayon Tatum finally getting a rest. Paul George and Mitchell Robinson were back in the game alongside Hauser and Pritchard to start the second. Sam Hauser scored 5 quick points, and Pritchard had 9 points in his first nine minutes for Boston as the bench was providing a scoring kick in the first half of the game.
Chicago was putting up plenty of three-point attempts to start the game, clearly a point of emphasis for new head coach Thiago Splitter. The Bulls outscored Boston to start the second quarter as things were getting sloppy for the home team with ten turnovers.
Jayson Tatum returned to the game to steady the C’s as Chicago cut the lead to just 6 points. Hugo Gonzalez found Neemias Queta for a loud alley-oop jam, the Spaniard peeling off a point and rolling with excellent court vision.
Jayson Tatum rose up for three-pointer over Jalen Smith for his fourteenth point of the game with just under a minute left in the half. Hugo Gonzalez had the defensive play of the first half, coming from behind on the taller Jalen Smith to block his two-handed dunk attempt.
Tatum laced a second three-pointer of the game as time expired in the first half, Boston up by 12 points, 66-54. JT had 19 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 assists in the first half, leading all scorers.
BOSTON, MA – OCTOBER 26: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics drives to the basket during the game against the Chicago Bulls on October 26, 2026 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images) | NBAE via Getty Images
Boston were scoreless in the first 2 and a half minutes of the second half, Mitchell Robinson the unlikely scorer, breaking the drought from the foul line splitting a pair. Payton Pritchard and Paul George scored back-to-back buckets for Boston on a pair of jumpers. The C’s would need to find play making outlet as Jayson Tatum drew his fourth foul and had to take an early seat on the bench.
Boston ratcheted up the pressure midway through the third quarter, with a full court trap, Jordan Walsh stole the ball to find Payton Pritchard, who was wide open on a three-pointer, his fifteenth point on the night.
The Celtics stay ready crew alongside Paul George were getting stops down one end and making buckets down the other. Boston extending the home lead to 19 points with Jayson Tatum on the bench.
In a wild stretch for Boston, they broke the game wide open. First, Sammy Hauser splashed a triple from the TD Garden logo, Payton Pritchard matched him with a pair of deep threes of his own, the C’s were rolling in the third quarter, up big time, 101-73.
Mike Conley got his first minutes for Boston to start the fourth quarter. The veteran journeyman would get an extended run with the bench unit to help finish things off. Conley would be joined by Luka Garza, Ron Harper Jr., Scheierman and Hugo Gonzalez as Joe Mazzulla was clearly mindful of tomorrow night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. No player would log greater than 27 minutes in this game for the home squad.
Gino Time was in effect at the Garden at the four-minute mark, Chris Cenac Jr. checked into the game and scored his first points in the NBA with a three-pointer.
The Brooklyn Nets visit the Garden to take on the Boston Celtics tomorrow night, tip-off is 7:30 pm EST.
CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 26: Donovan Mitchell #45 listens to head coach Kenny Atkinson of the Cleveland Cavaliers during the second quarter against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Rocket Arena on October 26, 2026 in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Cleveland Cavaliers won a 127-125 thriller over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Donovan Mitchell carried them home with a heroic performance in the fourth quarter and overtime.
This was always going to be a tough test for the Cavs. Minnesota entered tonight 3-0 with a revamped offense that’s spearheaded by one of the most electric backcourts in the league. LaMelo Ball showed his influence right away, delivering an alley-oop from above the three-point line to a cutting Jonathan Kuminga.
Rookie Meleek Thomas made his NBA debut and scored his first career points by leaking out for a layup after a Minnesota basket. He followed this up with a pair of catch-and-shoot triples and a strong defensive possession in which he forced LaMelo Ball into an awkward travel.
Thomas led the Cavs in scoring during the first half with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting. Donovan Mitchell was right behind him with 9 points.
Cleveland found themselves trailing by double digits at halftime as Anthony Edwards lit them up for 20 points.
It was a slow start for James Harden, who began the game 1-for-7 and couldn’t find his rhythym. But he snapped to life in the second half, fueling Cleveland’s comeback and putting them in the lead with an extra effort on the offensive glass.
Peyton Watson also found his stride as the Cavs made an effort to get him going as a creator in this game. He was bringing the ball up the court throughout the second and third quarters, seemingly shaking off his jitters and easing into a comfort zone.
The final quarter was a back-and-forth affair. Edwards continued to make big shots as the Cavs struggled to contain him in pin-down actions. Mitchell responded with buckets of his own, while Mobley buried multiple second-half three-pointers to keep the Cavs in the fight.
A clutch floater from Harden tied the game at 113, and a block from Watson on Edwards kept it that way to send the game into overtime.
Mobley opened the extra period with his third three-pointer of the game, while Jaden McDaniels fouled out and gifted the Cavs with a technical free throw along the way.
Mitchell then snaked around a pick-and-roll to convert a crafty layup over Rudy Gobert to extend Cleveland’s lead to three. Edwards erased that with a three-pointer, before Mitchell responded with a jumper of his own to regain the lead.
It was a masterful battle between two of the league’s best scorers. Edwards finished with 47 points while Mitchell scored 12 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter and overtime.
