Former greats David Warner and Mark Waugh have questioned the make-up of Australia’s Test team, after Pat Cummins confirmed a whopping four changes at the toss in Cape Town.
Joe Mazzulla joined Derrick White on White Noise Podcast
On Monday, the White Noise Podcast hosted by Derrick White and Alex Welsh had Joe Mazzulla on the pod for the first time.
“My point guard knocks, I open the door so happy to be here” is how Mazzulla opened the podcast. He kicked off the podcast by saying how much he doesn’t like to be called “Coach” and Walsh recounted the time he called Mazzulla “Coach” and how Joe got upset.
They started off the conversation about how Joe spent his summer traveling around the world to spend time with the players and how Mazzulla went to Colorado to visit White last summer. He talked about how smart Derrick’s son Hendrix is, which got into how the team learns from different sports and how they can learn from it.
They then got into when White and Walsh went to the J. Cole concert and Joe told White to learn Cole’s breathing techniques from it.
“[J. Cole] said that he doesn’t have a breathing route, just being conscious of finding the time to take the breath,” White said. “As [Mazzulla] was talking about, sometimes we forgot to take the breath… Just finding the time to take that deep breath.”
They then got into their Division 2 beginnings and all the wild stories behind that— for example, how they used to share the bus with the women’s team and how they would fly out to games on game day, no matter how far it was.
Joe then proceeded to point out that on days he doesn’t want to practice, White won’t wear his leggings or tie his shoes in warmups. “We can’t get anything accomplished today cause this guy doesn’t want to tie his shoes. He’s too lazy to put his leggings on so we can’t go live cause you need your leggings.”
When he was asked for stories about D-White, Mazzulla jokingly said that Derrick has “zero self-control at team events” and “brings it no matter where he is.” Joe then talked about how Derrick lights up and room and helps him keep perspective during games.
They then talked about Joe’s Joker tattoo and Mazzulla had an interesting perspective on it: “I don’t think he was as bad as people made him out to be. I don’t think Batman was as good as we made him out to be.”
They then finished up with a game of ‘Are you smarter than at 5th grader’ and the results were very funny.
You can listen to the whole podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Yankees news: What can the Bombers do to return to the Fall Classic?
The Athletic | Chris Kirschner: The Yankees haven’t won the World Series since 2009. They only time they’ve even reached it since then was the near-sweep in 2024—two years ago—but the 2025 and 2026 campaigns brought early postseason exits with them. Kirschner details 10 specific steps the Bombers need to take to return to the Fall Classic in 2027.
We won’t be giving it all away because it’s a very worthwhile read, but some of the recommendations include extending David Bednar a qualifying offer, trying Luis García Jr. in other infield positions, and bringing in a right-handed-hitting catcher. Oh, and also acquiring a certain Cleveland Guardians outfielder: Steven Kwan.
SNY | Phillip Martínez: Speaking of players the Yankees should trade for this offseason, Martínez offered a list of five, with the respective reasoning for each one of them. There’s a little bit of everything: established stars, veterans past their primes but with a chance to contribute, power guys, and more. The five listed options are all position players.
MLB.com | Brendan Samson: Yankees infield prospect Dax Kilby was one of the best players of the past week in the Arizona Fall League. He played four games in Week 3 of the AFL and went 7-for-18 with four runs, two doubles, a triple, a homer, a couple of RBI, and three stolen bases.
The homer was his second of the 2026 AFL campaign and it left his bat at 107.1 mph, traveling 419 feet. The 19-year-old middle infielder has hit a robust .311/.353/.622 through 11 contests for Salt River so far. As an aside, be sure to check out my colleague Michael’s weekly recaps of Yankees prospect AFL action!
"I Feel Like A Kid": Red Wings' Michal Postava Beaming After 1st Career NHL Win
The Detroit Red Wings wrapped up their four-game road trip Monday night against the Edmonton Oilers by giving Michal Postava the start in net after calling him up from the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins due to an injury to Daniil Tarasov.
It was proven to be the correct choice.
Making his first NHL start, Postava turned aside 25 shots in both regulation and overtime before staring down Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins in the shootout, denying all three and securing a 4-3 comeback victory for his club.
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In doing so, he became the third goaltender over the last 25 years of Red Wings history to win his first NHL start, joining Jimmy Howard and Petr Mrazek.
Following the game, it felt as though he was a youngster again.
"It's amazing, I feel like a kid," Postava said afterward. "I just watch all the NHL games when I was young. I just, I don't expect that one day, I'd be one day in the net and win the game. I'm just so happy."
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Speaking in a heavy Czech accent reminiscent of former Red Wings goaltender and fellow Czech native Dominik Hasek, Postava said his main goal was to enjoy the experience and help his teammates.
"Just go to enjoy the game and help the guys, make some saves," he said.
Former Oilers head coach Todd McLellan, who gave Postava the starting responsibilities against the high-powered Edmonton offense, said that the performance of the young goaltender was indicitive of how he's played with the American Hockey League affiliate Grand Rapids Griffins.
"We had a pretty good idea that Postava was what we saw tonight, and he was outstanding last year; the start to the season was really good," he said.
Of course, the preseason schedule for 2026-27 shrunk to just four games, meaning that a young player like Postava wouldn't have as much of a chance to show what he could do at the NHL level.
Dylan Larkin Scores Late, Michal Postava Backstops Red Wings To Comeback S/O Win Over Oilers In his first NHL start, Detroit Red Wings goaltender Michal Postava turned in an impressive performance, stopping all three Edmonton Oilers shootout attempts and helping his club secure a 4-3 shootout win. But that hasn't stopped the Red Wings from expressing confidence in his abiliites, which he's already put on full display in Grand Rapids and now has done so in the NHL.
"Unfortunately, the way the exhibition schedule is set up now, these goaltenders don't get a lot of runway, which I think sucks for them - but yeah, we've liked him all along, and he's continued to work," McLellan continued. "The goaltending coaches are very confident in him. So are the players."
The Red Wings got goals in regulation from Viktor Arvidsson, Emmitt Finnie, and the game-tying marker from Dylan Larkin with 1:17 left while Postava was pulled for an extra attacker.
They'll return home to face the visiting Chicago Blackhawks, who now have former Red Wings forward Patrick Kane back in the fold, at Little Caesars Arena on Thursday evening.
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Aussies in extraordinary escape as Starc blitz sparks wild comeback from toss disaster
Mitchell Starc’s six-wicket haul capped off a much-needed Australian fightback on day one after a horror start to the deciding third Test in Cape Town.
Blackhawks take on the Kings on losing streak
Los Angeles Kings (3-5-2, in the Pacific Division) vs. Chicago Blackhawks (3-8, in the Central Division)
Chicago; Tuesday, 8 p.m. EDT
LINE: Kings -123, Blackhawks +101; over/under is 6
BOTTOM LINE: The Chicago Blackhawks take on the Los Angeles Kings after losing three in a row.
Chicago is 3-4-0 at home and 3-8 overall. The Blackhawks have gone 1-3-0 in games they have more penalties than their opponent.
Los Angeles has a 2-2-2 record in road games and a 3-5-2 record overall. The Kings have gone 1-1-2 in one-goal games.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
INJURIES: Blackhawks: Ryan Ellis: out for season (back), Bowen Byram: day to day (upper-body).
Kings: Jakub Dvorak: out (upper-body), Quinton Byfield: day to day (upper body), Mats Zuccarello: out (upper-body), Kevin Fiala: out (leg), Jan Jenik: out (undisclosed), Alex Turcotte: out (undisclosed).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Warriors vs. Nuggets player grades: Steph Curry and Yaxel Lendeborg are unstoppable, baby
The Golden State Warriors collected their first win of the 2026-27 NBA season on Monday, and it wasn’t a cheap one. Playing on the road, against a team with championship aspirations, the Dubs dismantled the Denver Nuggets, winning 134-114, and looking excellent along the way.
Through three games, the red pen had gotten some serious wear and tear, so I’m pleased to announce that it can get a rest day today. Load management! Grades will be mostly positive, because that’s what is deserved with such an impressive win.
As always, grades are based on my expectations for each player, with a “B” grade representing the average performance for that individual.
Note: True-shooting percentage (TS) is a scoring efficiency metric that accounts for threes and free throws. League-average TS was 58.1% last year.
Yaxel Lendeborg
31 minutes, 31 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 block, 3 turnovers, 2 fouls, 9-for-19 shooting, 1-for-8 threes, 12-for-13 free throws, 62.7% TS, +25
Let me repeat that line really quickly: 31 points and 12 rebounds on 62.7% true shooting. And now let me remind you of something really quickly: this was his fourth career game.
It is abundantly clear that Lendeborg is a good player; a really good player, even. How good he can become is a different question for a different day, because the reality is, that right now, he’s a really good NBA player.
Lendeborg became just the fifth Warriors rookie since the turn of the century to have 30 points and 10 rebounds in a game (joining Steph Curry, Eric Paschall, Anthony Morrow, and Marc Jackson), and the history doesn’t stop there.
Again: this was his fourth game. It’s not like he’s figuring things out in March. He just got here.
Lendeborg was the team’s go-to option when Curry was on the bench … and often when Curry was on the court, too. He broke down the defense repeatedly, and got to the rim with ease, where he finished with absurd efficiency: he shot 8-for-11 from inside the arc, with 13 free throws. Occasionally he opted not to score after penetrating the defense, and instead dished to an open teammate en route to six dimes.
He has an uncanny combination of aggression and patience. You don’t see many rookies (let alone ones in their first week) who have the ability to score 30 points but still make the right reads and decisions, and play within the system (just ask Draymond Green about Darius Acuff Jr. for further proof of this!).
And my goodness can the dude rebound. Remember when Andrew Wiggins had a great rebounding series in the NBA Finals and claimed it was because he realized that rebounding was as simple as just deciding to get rebounds? Well, Lendeborg decides to get rebounds. He’s snagged 37 boards in four games, and is almost single-handedly making people forget that the Warriors are hilariously short on centers.
He’s the real deal, folks.
Grade: A+
Post-game bonus: Led the team in points and rebounds.
Gui Santos
28 minutes, 13 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal, 4 fouls, 5-for-6 shooting, 1-for-2 threes, 2-for-2 free throws, 94.5% TS, +16
It’s been an up and down start to the season for Santos, but this game was far and away his best. Even if Santos hadn’t done much else, you’re going to always look good scoring 13 points on just seven shooting possessions; that’s elite efficiency, and in a high-octane offensive game like this one, a player scoring like that can make the difference.
But Santos also did a lot more. His defense is a little inconsistent, which isn’t surprising for a player of his age and experience level, but this was definitely a strong game on that end of the court. We’ve seen the potential he has on D, and he really materialized it in this contest. He also had a lot of hustle plays — the three rebounds in the box score don’t do justice to the impact he had on 50-50 balls.
Grade: A-
Draymond Green
27 minutes, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 turnovers, 2 fouls, 1-for-2 shooting, 1-for-2 threes, 75.0% TS, +7
It sure makes it easier to start Green at the five when Lendeborg punches so much above his weight. Yaxel grabbing 12 rebounds, and even successfully taking some turn defending Nikola Jokić, gave Steve Kerr the luxury of playing small, with Green at center.
It certainly worked at times, and Green was the primary reason why Jokić had a relatively quiet night by his superstar standards (19 points on 8-for-18 shooting).
Dray didn’t play well on offense. He was a non-factor scoring (though he wasn’t forcing anything), and had a lot of turnovers, though he had some dimes as well. He’s still rounding into form, but his defense was big in this one.
Grade: B-
Post-game bonus: Led the team in assists.
Brandin Podziemski
33 minutes, 18 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal, 2 fouls, 7-for-14 shooting, 3-for-7 threes, 1-for-1 free throws, 62.3% TS, +35
We heard all camp that Podziemski was better than ever before. We had to wait to see it, given that he missed Wednesday’s and Saturday’s games with back soreness. But this was a data point. And this was a strong data point.
Setting aside the stats and the impact for a second, Podz looked, to me, more athletic than ever before. He was flying all over the court, which we’ve come to expect of him, but he looked stronger and more explosive. He’s always had great defensive instincts, but now he looks more prepared for the contact on any given play. He’s ripping rebounds out of the air, colliding with players for blocks and coming out on top, and working through contact easily. He just looks like a better athlete than he used to be.
More importantly, he just played a fantastic game. He was creative on offense, both in getting his own shot and in setting up his teammates. The fourth-year guard was a menace on the glass and on defense, in the half court and in transition.
The Warriors are a confusing team. I have no idea how good or how bad they might be. But if Podziemski and Lendeborg play like this, and Curry stays healthy, well … I’m excited to see just how good they can be.
Grade: A
Post-game bonus: Best plus/minus on the team.
Steph Curry
27 minutes, 24 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals, 3 turnovers, 1 foul, 8-for-8 shooting, 3-for-3 threes, 5-for-5 free throws, 117.7% TS, +7
For just the second time in his storied career, Chef Curry went an entire game without missing a shot. And if you want to know how rare his feat was, there were only three instances all last year where a player scored at least 20 points without missing a field goal or a free threw … and none of the players who did it were guards.
It was also a masterclass in picking your spots. Curry took just one shot in the first half, happy to defer as his younger teammates took over (Lendeborg led both teams with 15 points at the break). And then, when the team needed him, he took over, scoring 17 of his points in the third quarter before taking his regularly-scheduled break.
Just a brilliant display of offensive wizardry from one of the best to ever do it. And hopefully Podz and Lendeborg can keep playing big enough roles that Curry can pace himself like this.
Grade: A+
Gary Payton II
12 minutes, 7 points, 2 rebounds, 1 steal, 1 foul, 3-for-7 shooting, 1-for-3 threes, 50.0% TS, -5
Payton’s just kind of been hanging around to start the season. He hasn’t been doing too much notable, but he hasn’t been playing poorly, either. His athleticism was firmly on display in this game, and it’s nice seeing him share the court with Lendeborg … suddenly the Dubs don’t look so unathletic! He didn’t have a very efficient scoring game, but good things happened because he cut to the rim repeatedly.
Grade: B
Georges Niang
18 minutes, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1 turnover, 3 fouls, 3-for-7 shooting, 3-for-6 threes, 64.3% TS, -8
Niang’s strong three-point shooting showed up for the first time this year, and it was very timely: he drained back-to-back triples in the first minute of the second quarter, giving Golden State the lead and a whole bunch of momentum that they would not relinquish.
He fits the system well, and makes smart plays on both ends of the court. When he’s making his shots, it all comes together oh so nicely … not unlike with Al Horford.
Grade: B+
Post-game bonus: Worst plus/minus on the team.
De’Anthony Melton
19 minutes, 3 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 fouls, 1-for-6 shooting, 1-for-5 threes, 25.0% TS, +1
Not the best offensive game for Melton (though three assists and no turnovers is always a great ratio), but I loved what he did on defense. This was a game where he made things happen through sheer effort. Even the national broadcasters mentioned how there were multiple plays where Melton disrupted Denver simply by wanting the ball more than any of the Nuggets did.
That’s a critical mentality to be getting from one of your veterans. And it makes the ship run very nicely. There will be days where the Warriors will need more out of his offensive game — which he showed on Saturday he’s capable of — but in this game they needed quarterbacking, leadership, and defense, and he brought all three.
Grade: B-
Al Horford
19 minutes, 11 points, 3 rebounds, 4-for-5 shooting, 3-for-3 threes, 110.0% TS, +14
Like I said when I compared Niang to Horford … when the threes fall, the total package looks damn nice, doesn’t it?
Horford was awesome in this game. His floor-stretching ability was critical, and a huge part of why the Warriors scored 134 points. And his defense on both Jokić and the other Nuggets players was massive. There’s a reason that Kerr trusts Horford so much that Graham Ike and Charles Bassey only got garbage time; and that trust was rewarded.
One funny thing: Niang, Horford, and Melton all finished with playing time totals within 22 seconds of each other. It seems like Kerr has found the sweet spot for his trusted vets!
Grade: A
Brandon Williams
15 minutes, 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 block, 4 turnovers, 2 fouls, 2-for-6 shooting, 2-for-2 threes, 50.0% TS, +14
This was kind of a rookie game for Williams who, it goes without saying, is not a rookie. He showed off his immense potential, but it also looked fairly raw. He really just did such a great job breaking down the defense and making things happen for the offense, especially at the end of the third quarter, when the Dubs were in the midst of turning a close game into a blowout. But at the same time, given Golden State’s history with ball security, you just cannot turn the ball over four times in 15 minutes of action.
One thing to monitor: Williams said that he dedicated much of his offseason to working on his jump shot, after shooting just 28.0% from three-point range in his first four seasons. So far this year he’s 5-for-11 … a very small sample, but an encouraging trend worth keeping an eye on.
Grade: C
LJ Cryer
3 minutes, 6 points, 2 assists, 1 foul, 2-for-3 shooting, 2-for-2 threes, 100.0% TS, -1
Just a little dose of garbage time for Cryer, but my goodness did he make the most of it. Six points and two assists in less than three minutes of action? That’s fun, and had to be a nice tonic for the youngster after struggling on Saturday.
Grade: Incomplete
Malevy Leons
3 minutes, 0 points, 1 rebound, 1 foul, -1
A few minutes of garbage time for Leons, who hasn’t seen the court much so far this year.
Grade: Incomplete
Graham Ike
3 minutes, 3 points, 1 assist, 1 turnover, 1-for-1 shooting, 1-for-1 threes, 150.0% TS, -1
I thought there was a chance Ike would get some run tonight, after starting on Friday and Saturday and playing fairly well. But instead, he just got some garbage time. He made another triple though, and the center is now a perfect 4-for-4 from deep to open his career!
Grade: Incomplete
Will Richard
3 minutes, 0 points, -1
It seems like Richard is, for now, out of the rotation. But there will be plenty of opportunities when other players aren’t available.
Grade: Incomplete
Charles Bassey
2 minutes, 0 points, 1 rebound, 1 foul, 0-for-1 shooting, 0.0% TS, -2
I was a little surprised that Bassey wasn’t part of the rotation in this game, but with Lendeborg playing as well as he is, and able to play up a size, there just might not be too many minutes for Bassey on the games that Horford plays.
Grade: Incomplete
Monday’s inactives: Jimmy Butler III, Moses Moody, Kristaps Porziņģis
Game Preview: San Antonio Spurs vs. Sacramento Kings
Following a disconcerting pair of opening losses, the Spurs are getting a couple of ‘get right’ games thrown at them on their way back to .500 and beyond.
After pulling themselves out of the winless column against the already banged-up Dallas Mavericks, the basketball gods are serving them up another meatball of a matchup in the Sacramento Kings.
In the recent past, the Kings were briefly getting the better of San Antonio teams for the first time since the turn of the millennium, kept at the edges of the postseason picture by a point-happy offense that made up for defensive flaws.
They were a playoff/play-in team, free from the shackles of the lengthy playoff drought they’d finally quenched.
Not so any longer.
Tired of a slowly and steadily declining win total, the Kings have opted to tear it all down. Or, at least, that’s what I think they’re doing. It’s just so hard to tell sometimes.
Either way (sample size disclaimers attached), the Kings are looking *really* bad.
Through three games, the Kings are: last in Player Impact Estimate, Blocks, and Assists, 29th in +/- and Net Rating, 28th in Points Scored and Points Allowed, 27th in Defensive Rating, and 26th in Opponent Field Goals Made.
Yeah, it’s just three games. But the teams that torched them were the Trailblazers (understandable) and the recently gutted Clippers and Grizzlies (uh-oh).
My guess is that if the Kings and Spurs had swapped schedules, the Spurs would be undefeated, and the Kings would be last in every category.
So, if you’re hoping for a competitive spectacle, you should probably watch something else. In fact, if there’s a game you’d like to be able to skip out on, I highly recommend this one.
If, on the other hand, you’ve had a rough week already and you could really use a blowout win, this will probably serve as a spectacular little sweet treat.
Especially if De’Aaron Fox goes off on his former team — which seems likely against a Sacramento backcourt that is very thin on guard talent for the first time in years.
In any case, here’s hoping that this game ends up being the ‘closer to .500’ treat that we all hope it is, as opposed to the ‘Spurs didn’t take them seriously’ trick that it very well could be, on the first leg of San Antonio’s 2nd back-to-back of the season.
Enjoy as approved by responsible adults, and don’t forget to check for needles in your apples! (I’ve really got to chill with the metaphors)
Sacramento Kings (0-3) at San Antonio Spurs (1-2)
October 27, 2026 | 7 p.m. CT
Watch: DAZN | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Injuries: Tobias Harris: Day-to-Day (Calf), Jayden Quaintance – Out (Knee)
Kings Injuries: Keegan Murray: Day-to-Day (Ankle), Ben Simmons: Out (Achilles), Dylan Cardwell – Out (Calf), Maxime Raynaud – Out (Knee)
Yaxel Lendeborg scores career-high 31 points in Warriors first win
The Golden State Warriors got their first win of the season on the road against the Denver Nuggets in a 134-114 victory behind a career night from rookie Yaxel Lendeborg.
Lendeborg led all scorers in a game that featured Stephen Curry, Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic. The Warriors' 24-year-old rookie put up a double-double, giving Golden State 31 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and a block.
The No. 11 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft shot relatively well from everywhere on the court, except from deep.
Lendeborg shot 9-of-19, including 1-of-8 on 3-point field goals. He's continued to adapt to the NBA game, staying aggressive and getting easy opportunities at the free throw line. The rookie finished 12-of-13 from the charity stripe.
Warriors head coach Steve Kerr pointed out that the rookie has things that he still needs to recognize and learn, but he's overall impressed by his rookie early on by the things that he's been able to come in and immediately do to contribute to the team.
"The ability to do what Jimmy (Butler) does, slow the game down, get fouled, create shots for himself, or others, it's a game changer for us. And so now we've got to take advantage of this momentum for the night," Kerr said. "Obviously tough to start 0-3, but long, long season, and we feel like we've got a good team, and we can win a lot of games."
Kerr is excited by Lendeborg's ability. He's coming off of a 26-point performance against the Phoenix Suns on Oct. 24. Lendeborg is adapting to the league, rather swiftly. The rookie averages 21.8 points, 9.2 rebounds and 4.8 assists through his first four career games.
"I think that's the exciting part, is where this can go," Kerr said. "There's still probably 10 plays that I could pull up on tape where he made mistakes, either defensively, or offensively. Not recognizing something that he needs to recognize. Despite all that, he just dominated the game and took over. At 24, in his fourth game ... pretty impressive. We're gonna keep coaching him, and keep trying to get him to learn the NBA game, and make the most of that enormous potential he's got."
It wasn't just Lendeborg. After all, he still plays on a team with No. 30. Curry was perfect from the field in the win. He scored 24 points on 8-for-8 shooting, 3-for-3 on 3-pointers and 5-for-5 from the free throw line.
Curry was all positive when asked about Lendeborg. There's a common excitement about what he brings to the table.
"Yaxel played amazing, we were flying around on defense, that's how we got to win," Curry said in a postgame interview with Peacock. When asked the most impressive thing about the rook, Curry noted his composure.
"He just came off of NCAA championship run," Curry said. "He's just got composure and feel. ...His size on the court, he's a matchup problem, but he's never really in a hurry and he's starting to see the pictures really well. (He's) distributing and being aggressive getting the free throw line, offensive rebound. Kind of a full package, so we want him to still continue to play aggressive."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Yaxel Lendeborg scores career-high 31 points in Warriors first win
Brewers have Wisconsin ready to explode after unbelievable World Series rally
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — You want to know why the Milwaukee Brewers have won 113 games this year?
Why they have nearly run the table this postseason, going 10-1 with eight consecutive wins to tie an MLB record?
You wonder why they are going to win the World Series, perhaps on Tuesday night by sweeping the Tampa Bay Rays into 2027?
Well, all you had to do was watch the fifth inning of their 10-1 rout over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night, turning Tropicana Field into a Milwaukee suburb, with about 10,00 Brewer fans screaming and cheering late into the evening until stadium security ordered them to leave.
But, oh, they’ll be back. Louder, crazier, and more raucous than ever before.
They are about to make history, becoming the first Brewers team to win the World Series in franchise history, and all of Wisconsin wants to be on hand to witness it.
“I heard they would be a lot of Brewers fans coming down here," Brewers captain Christian Yelich said, “but I never through it would be like this, man. I was doing interviews on the field, and not one of them was left. They were really loving this.
“It’s crazy."
Well, not as crazy as one of the wildest innings ever seen in World Series history – scoring a World Series record eight two-out runs, with a postseason record seven consecutive two-out hits – but one that simply defined Brewer baseball.
It will be an inning that will live forever in Brewer lore, with the Brewers living it, but still trying to wrap their minds around what just happened after the game, as if it were an out-of-body experience.
They were just one strike away from a harmless, innocuous inning, clinging to a 2-0 lead in the fifth.
“It’s almost like it was a ticking time-bomb waiting to happen," said Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff, who pitched an emotional ninth inning, his first appearance in four months. “We are able to put so much pressure on teams the way we control the zone as a hitting group. Our guys create that, and if you keep hitting it, hitting it, hitting it, eventually it just busts.
“Busts wide open."
Woodruff, the Brewers’ longest-tenured player, then thought back to the quote that Brewers manager Pat Murphy loves to say.
“You’re an inch from the top and an inch from the bottom," Woodruff said. “That’s a perfect example, how it can turn right there. A two-nothing game turns into a 10-nothing just like that."
Inning over.
Game over.
World Series over.
The Brewers, who won more games than any team in baseball in the regular season are about to be thrown into a debate on the most dominant champions in the division era beginning in 1969.
They are that good.
And they put it all on display for the world to see in that fifth inning.
It began with two outs, two strikes, and a runner on second base, when Yelich drew a walk when down 1-and-2 in the count to former teammate Freddy Peralta.
Catcher William Contreras stepped to the plate, and hit a bouncer that third baseman Junior Caminero fielded, spun around, but instead of throwing to first base to get the slow-footed Contreras, he thew to second base. Second-base umpire Dan Bellino called Bellinger, ending the inning, only for the replay to reveal that Bellinger beat the throw.
“I’m looking down there trying to see," Brewers second baseman Brice Turang, “Dang, that’s close. I thought he was safe right away, but your eyes may lie to you sometimes. And then, obviously, the replay."
The inning was still alive. The bases were loaded. And Rays manager Kevin Cash called on left-hander Cam Booser to face Turang.
Then, it happened.
Turang, with two strikes, hit a 106-mph chopper that shortstop Taylor Wells was unable to smother with the ball caroming off his glove into shallow center field, allowing two runs to score. It was 4-0.
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 for two more runs. 7-0.
Sal Frelick followed with another double to left field. 8-0.
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 Sulser, but the momentum continued.
David Hamilton hit a run-scoring single. 9-0.
Chourio, producing his second hit of the inning, and becoming the youngest player since Joe Garagiola in the 1946 World Series to have a four-hit game, hit a double into right field for another run. 10-0.
“That’s how we play the game,’’ Turang said, “you’re just moving the chain. You just keep going. So the mentality is to just keep going, keep putting pressure on them, and stacking hits. I mean, these guys in here are unbelievable at what they do, and that's why they're here."
It was Yelich’s huge secondary lead off first base, his hustle to second base, and his baseball acumen to be safe at second.
If not for him, the inning is over.
Who knows what then would have happened?
“Just to see him do that, get a good secondary, run as hard as he could, and beat that out," Frelick said, “that’s what allowed us to be able to have that big inning. We work on those things in spring. He's the guy that's running the meeting saying, “This is important. It's his 14th season. He's been All-Star, Silver Slugger, MVP, and nobody cares about base running more than him.
“Little things like that, that's what makes our team great.’’
Certainly, there were plenty of heroes on the night. Robert Gasser, after giving up a leadoff hit single to Yandy Diaz, retired the next 17 batters in a row, becoming the first lefty to face the minimum batters through six innings in a World Series game since Sandy Koufax.
There was Chourio, 22, who not only became the fourth-youngest player to produce a four-hit game in the World Series, but only the second player under 23 to produce four hits with a stolen base, joining Hall of Famer Ty Cobb in Game 3 of the 1908 World Series. There was Contreras, who is hitting .500 with a double, homer and six RBI in his six-game hitting streak. And there were eight players in the Brewers lineup who had at least one hit, one RBI and one run scored by the fifth inning.
Yet, the man of the hour was Yelich, who will turn 35 in five weeks, not for his two hits or RBI, but for that hustle play running to second base.
“That’s where the game changed," said Turang, who had three hits and two RBIs. “That’s baseball IQ. I mean, getting that lead, getting a big enough lead, and then getting a good enough secondary, and a jump off the bat to go beat it.
“The little things matter in this game, and when you do the little things right, then good things happen. Props to him.
“Just a consummate team player."
Yelich, on a team that had three position players under the age of 23 make plate appearances – the most since in a World Series game since the Cincinnati Reds in 1970 – feels like an old man at times. He doesn’t run like he used to when he was one of the finest all-around player in the game.
But, he still plays the game hard, plays the game right, and is their first team captain.
“The whole game was changed when Yeli was safe at second," Murphy said. “That's just a hustle play. When your leader makes that play, that says it all."
Yelich knew that he could get a bigger lead with the right-handed hitting Contreras at the plate, while making sure that he didn’t wander off too hard, and busted it as hard as he could when the ball was hit. He didn’t know whether Caminero was going to throw the ball to second base or first base, but this is the World Series.
“I know I’m a little bit older now," Yelich said, “but I feel like I can still run a little bit. I don’t know about like when I was 21 with the Marlins, but I still feel like I’ve been able to run a little bit and hold my own."
Yelich then watched the Brewer Ball, with one two-out, run-scoring hit after another, blowing the game wide open.
“It's really just guys taking pride in having quality at-bats, executing game plans, staying within themselves, taking what the game gives them,’’ Yelich said, “and passing it to the next guy. Just going up there and having the will to compete, and find a way to help the boys.
“We've kind of taken it, you know, to that level, just playing a team game. We’ve been doing it all year. It's one of those baseball things that you can't explain, but it just kind of happens.’
Only this time, it happened in a World Series game, putting the Brewers on the brink of history.
“Yeah, pretty good time for it to happen," Yelich said.
Now, one more game, one more victory, and the Brewers will be forever cherished, capturing the hearts of people throughout Wisconsin, where not a single player will again have to buy a beer.
“We understand how much this team means to people,’’ Yelich said. “We understand how much this team and our performance affects people's happiness in Milwaukee. We understand that our performance as a team creates memories for people.
“This team doesn’t take that lightly, and that what makes this a really cool part of this whole ride.’’
One more night.
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brewers have Wisconsin ready to explode after unbelievable World Series rally
Yaxel Lendeborg couldn’t be stopped and Steph Curry couldn’t miss as Warriors routed Nuggets
It was easy to feel hopeless about the Golden State Warriors after the first three games of the season. There were injuries, blowouts, massive choke jobs, and a feud between a confident rookie and a massively-talented, massively-whiny superstar. Monday night in Denver, everything clicked for the Warriors and their confident rookie delivered against one of the Western Conference’s allegedly elite teams.
Yaxel Lendeborg was the star of the show with 31 points, 12 rebounds, and six assists in the Warriors’ 134-114 road win over the Denver Nuggets. While the Nuggets understandably keyed on Steph Curry early, Lendeborg confidently ran the offense, scored in the paint, disrupted the Nuggets’ offense and drew fouls like a veteran, going 12-for-13 from the foul line.
Speaking of veterans, the Warriors showed they have a pretty solid rotation when their vets are available. Coach Steve Kerr leaned heavily on his reserves off the bench, and got rewarded by some very nice performances. Al Horford scored 11 points in 19 minutes and was a perfect 3-for-3 from distance.
The Warriors social media team was clearly sucking up to Will Richard with that caption.
Georges Niang also sank three triples and De’Anthony Melton overcame a tough shooting game (1-for-6) to finish +1 with four rebounds and three assists, including an excellent alley-oop to Lendeborg which may have broken the Nuggets’ spirits for good.
It was a very unique Curry game, who was content to pass out of double teams and facilitate for his teammates early. Curry took exactly one shot in the first half, and made it. More accurately, he made his first shot on a play where he was fouled before/while sinking a reverse layup, yet inexplicably didn’t get the continuation on it. Instead, the Warriors got a side-out, and Curry defiantly responded by sinking a three-pointer.
Most players hit big shots to shove it the face of their opponents. Curry delivered a three-point middle finger to the referees.
Then, in the third quarter, with the Nuggets defense perhaps lulled to sleep by Curry’s quiet first half, the Chef went off for 17 points, shooting 6-for-6 overall, 2-for-2 on threes, and 3-for-3 from the foul line.
He finished with 24 points on a perfect 8-for-8 shooting night, including 5-for-5 on free throws.
The Warriors took their first big lead with a 9-0 run midway through the third quarter, featuring a three-shot foul on Curry and Brandin Podziemski both scoring and assisting on two-pointers.
Who stopped the run? DeMar DeRozan, who was clearly energized by playing against a group of players who were also born before the fall of the Berlin Wall. He went on a personal 5-0 run, helped by a friendly bounce on a three-point attempt and an uncalled elbow to the face of Podziemski. Podz didn’t help himself by hooking Nikola Jokic’s arm and flailing while pretending to go around a screen a minute earlier.
Podziemski may have been inspired by playing against Christian Braun, AKA “Nuggetz Podz.” Braun himself signed a five-year, $125M extension that kicked in this season, perhaps laying the foundation for the five-year, $110M deal Podziemski signed before the season. Regardless of the reason, Podz played one of the best games of his career, finishing with 18 points, seven rebounds, five assists and a plus/minus of +33. He showed nice chemistry with Draymond on a give-and-go, one of the many times he got himself wide open Monday.
Also, was Podz always constantly playing with his mouthpiece and hanging it half out of his mouth before this season? I guess he truly wants to be a Warriors legend, he has to embrace one of the most disgusting habits in NBA history and put his stamp on the game by putting his saliva all over the basketball that everyone has to use.
Denver rallied to close the gap behind DeRozan’s foul drawing, cutting the Golden State lead to seven points. Then the young Dubs stepped up. Gui Santos scored inside, Yaxel scored six points on two free throws, a layup, and a dunk, and then Brandon Williams paid respect to his elders by finding Horford for a jumper and a 16-point lead heading into the final quarter.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokic had 19 points, 11 rebounds, and seven assists, but didn’t feel like the disruptive force he’s often been, even with three blocks, a steal, and only one turnover. Draymond Green still bothers the three-time MVP, who seemed like he often settled for outside shots (he was 1-for-6 on threes) simply because the Warriors defense was so annoying.
Jamal Murray had 19 points on 13 shots, adding eight assists, six rebounds, and three steals. DeRozan finished with 21 points off the bench but the rest of the reserves scored just 26, 14 of those points coming in garbage time with the game out of reach.
Aaron Gordon had a frustrating game, largely due to Gui Santos (13 points, +18) and Lendeborg. The veteran Denver forward finished with seven points and shot 2-for-10 before getting ejected after two quick technicals early in the 4th quarter.
It was an unusual ejection for a few reasons. First, Gordon was arguing a foul that wasn’t even called on him. He took issue with the foul called on Braun for what was a fairly blatant two-handed shove on Curry. The ejection was also unusual because Gordon was effectively ejected by all three officials, after Gordon cursed at one of them, and then pointed at the other two. Finally, Curry signaled for the ejection a second before he was actually tossed, the technical foul version of turning around before watching a three-point shot actually go in.
Curry did his patented turnaround after feeding The Minivan for a three early in the second.
He really did have a nice passing game, finding Podz for a long runout early.
But the real revelation was Lendeborg, who showed off a few previously unseen offensive moves to go with his devastating spin move. He showed off a deceleration move, pump-faked Gordon into a foul, and also simply outran every defender on a few buckets.
You could say that this victory wasn’t great because the Nuggets themselves aren’t that great. But it does seem like the full-strength Warriors, or the full-except-Moses-and-Jimmy-strength Warriors, are at least decent. And decent might well be enough for this team to tread water until the reinforcements come in 2027. There’s still going to be ugly games when many of these veterans are hurt, or sitting out, or secretly hiding out in Latvia, but after a brutal start to the season, it seems clear that this team is completely capable of being a B-minus team in the West.
And not that we would encourage any of our readers to wager on sports, but Yaxel is now second in the odds to win Rookie of the Year, behind his Summer League nemesis Cam Boozer. The future looks very bright for Golden State’s rookie, as long as he isn’t goaded into punching Luka Doncic on Friday.
Brewers dominance by the numbers: Historic postseason for Milwaukee
They have been making history all month. Yet it seems like the Milwaukee Brewers re-wrote several chapters of the record books with their 10-1 rout of the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the World Series Monday, Oct. 27 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
Milwaukee can sweep away the Rays and win its first championship in franchise history in Game 4 on Tuesday. There's at least nine more innings of baseball to pad statistics, re-set standards and get everybody's ring sizes.
But until then, a look at the Game 3 rout and the Brewers' epic October run, by the numbers:
8: Brewers' postgame winning streak
They haven't lost since Game 3 of the National League Division Series at San Diego, which seems like a lifetime ago. Now, the Brewers are shoulder-to-shoulder with the hottest October runs in this era of expanded playoffs.
Their eight straight wins tie the 2019 Washington Nationals, 2014 Kansas City Royals, 2005 Chicago White Sox and 2004 Boston Red Sox for longest postseason win streaks. All but the Royals won World Series titles.
And by winning Game 4, the Brewers would become the first team to sweep both the LCS and World Series since the former was expanded to a best-of-seven format in 1985. The 1976 Cincinnati Reds are the last team to sweep their LCS and World Series, going 7-0.
8: Runs scored with two outs in the fifth inning
Sure, you might have seen this fun fact, a World Series record for runs scored with two outs. Seems unlikely we will see this again in our lifetimes. And let's loop the seven consecutive hits in here, too: That's only happened twice before in postseason history.
For posterity, here are your seven consecutive two-out Brewers hits. Folks in Wisconsin may want to make a poster out of it:
William Contreras, infield single (with an assist to replay review and a sliding Christian Yelich).
Brice Turang, two-run single.
Garrett Mitchell, RBI single.
Cooper Pratt, two-run double.
Sal Frelick, RBI double.
David Hamilton, RBI single.
Chourio, RBI double.
Take a picture. You might never see this again.
0: Home runs hit by the Brewers in Game 3
Milwaukee became the first team since the 2014 San Francisco Giants to score at least 10 runs in a World Series game without benefit of a home run. The Giants did it in an 11-4 Game 4 romp over Kansas City, getting three hits and three RBIs from Hunter Pence.
29: Postseason hits for Jackson Chourio
Hey, we all know postseason stats - single-season, career, etc. - are slightly bogus given how long the playoffs are. But these Brewers did not play a wild-card series. And as we discussed, they're sweeping everybody in sight.
Despite all that, Chourio has 29 knocks - a run that began with a game-tying, two-run shot off Padres lefty Robbie Ray in Game 1 of the NLDS. He just hasn't stopped, ambushing first pitches, shooting balls the opposite way down the line or off the right field wall.
And lest we forget: Just 22 years old.
18: Batters faced in six innings by Robert Gasser
Yes, you guessed it: The minimum.
Gasser gave up just one hit - to leadoff man Yandy Díaz - but that was eventually erased when Chandler Simpson overslid the bag at second base on a steal attempt. He also walked Victor Mesa Jr. - but Nick Fortes bounced into a double play.
And so Gasser became the first lefty to face the minimum through six innings in a World Series game since Sandy Koufax in 1965. Sure, a bit of an esoteric stat. But Gasser was very good, and any mention that puts a modern player in the same sentence as Koufax requires mandatory printing in the newspaper.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brewers dominance by the numbers: Historic postseason for Milwaukee
Rockets again pluck Hawks 120-110
This is the second time the Rockets have faced the Atlanta Hawks in the past three days. It’s almost certainly the last time the Rockets will face the Atlanta Hawks this season, barring a Final of some sort – NBA, or NBA Cup. I’m not sure I love these quick turnaround home and home series, as you don’t really get to see the evolution of a team throughout the season. What you do get to see is a team make adjustments from the last game, at least some. Normally such adjustments, or even planning for them, wouldn’t much matter to teams from opposite conferences, as by the time they made it to their second game, the information might not be terribly relevant.
This was not the case tonight and we did see some shifts and the game didn’t go exactly as the last one. For one, Fred VanVleet was back, and ready to play (though Steven Adams and Marcus Smart remained out with injuries).
Both teams had also gotten a bit of rest since the last game, where both teams were on the second night of a back to back. Would this mean more energy in the game? Better shooting from the Hawks? Better shooting from the Rockets? Actually, no. At least not 3pt shooting. The Hawks shot a pretty dismal 28% from three point range on 39 attempts. The Rockets weren’t much better at 30% on 27 attempts. Rebounds, though, significantly favored the Rockets, instead of being a dead heat. The Rockets outrebounded the Hawks 52-35, although offense rebounds very slightly favored Atlanta.
Well, perhaps the Rockets won the turnover battle? Not even close. The Rockets turned the ball over a fairly ghastly 25 times to the Hawks 13. Ok, but the Rockets won the game, how on earth did they do it? By being better at two point shooting, and getting to the rim. They also had a 10 free throw advantage, which might well have been produced by shooting fewer threes, and attacking inside more. Even so, Atlanta shot the ball 98 times to the Rockets 81, that is, they played at a faster pace. You wouldn’t really expect to win such a game going away, except the Rockets did.
First, they shot 53% overall to Atlanta’s 42%, and they made 26FTs out 0f 32, compared to 15 out of 21 for Atlanta.
The Rockets also had their team MVP of less than 5% of the season so far having a splendid game. That’s right Alperen Sengun had 29pts on 11-15 shooting, 6-8 FT, and 1-1 from 3pt range. He added 9rbs, 9ast, 6stl, and sadly only 1blk, so no chance of a 5×5 game. Sadly he did have 6 turnovers, but the Rockets were, again, utterly generous with turnovers tonight, with no one but the usual suspects Fred VanVleet, Reed Sheppard, and of course, Jabari Smith posting clean assist to turnover numbers. Steady Freddy didn’t just get his first turnover of the season, he got his second tonight, he was 5ast/2TO, which would be good for other guards, but not tidy enough for Fred.
Reed Sheppard provided a real spark off the bench, despite not have the same shooting night he did in Atlanta. He still scored 13pts in 24 minutes, and added 4ast to 1TO, along with 2stl. Tonight Sheppard’s impact was being a menace on defense, passing it well, and attacking close outs to score at the rim. He also had a fast break two handed slam off a steal. Ime even smiled and embraced Reed, after one particularly fine stretch of play tonight. It was both heartening, and slightly alarming. It feels like we’re in new territory here.
Jabari Smith had 16pts on 6-13 shooting, 2-6 3pt, 12rbs, 5ast to 1TO, 1stl, 1blk. I’ll say it again, I think he’s having a break out season. His attacks were decisive, his passes came quickly, (and with one amusing exception of a full court hit ahead to Sengun that somehow worked despite being a duck,) were also on target.
Amen Thompson had something of a blah game for him, and only played 28 minutes. So, too, with Kevin Durant, who only played 30 minutes, and was not in the closing lineup.
Tari Eason had one of his “magic wand” games where he was at times the best player on the floor. He went 13pts/9rbs/2ast/1To/3blk.
The Rockets had long periods of slow, ineffective offense, of turnovers leading to easy Hawks points, and moments of brilliance where they scored, and shut Atlanta down. We are beginning to see the rudiments of actual, consistent offensive structure, and real plays. When the Rockets combine this with early clock attacks, they are very hard to stop so far this season.
There might be some complaints that the Hawks narrowed the Rockets lead late both games. The first time it felt slightly worrisome, tonight it didn’t, for what that’s worth. What’s more important, in a very swingy NBA, where we have already seen at 30 plus point late comeback, the cushion of the Rockets leads have declined but were never lost. That’s a good, if not the best possible, sigh.
The Rockets are 4-0, and you can’t ask for better than that.
Onward to the 1-3 Bucks in Milwaukee (possible WS champs by then) on Wednesday.
Robert Gasser, Jackson Chourio lift Brewers in rout: Winners and losers from Game 3
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Milwaukee Brewers are one win from the first World Series title in franchise history.
They needed one inning Monday night to get there.
Milwaukee scored eight runs with two outs in the fifth and beat the Tampa Bay Rays, 10-1, in Game 3 at Tropicana Field. No team had scored eight two-out runs in a World Series inning, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Seven Brewers in a row hit safely, a first in any postseason game, according to OptaSTATS.
The Brewers lead the series 3-0. Twenty-five teams have taken that lead in a World Series. Twenty-one finished the sweep.
None lost.
Game 4 is Tuesday night, in the same building.
Here’s who’s looking at great offseason memories and who will be reliving this series with regrets:
WINNERS
Robert Gasser, Brewers starter
Gasser threw 75 pitches in six innings. He faced 18 Rays, the minimum.
Three reached base against him. Yandy Díaz was forced out at second, Chandler Simpson was caught stealing and Victor Mesa Jr. was erased on a double play. Gasser allowed one hit, walked one and struck out three. His postseason ERA is 0.60 over three starts.
Jackson Chourio, Brewers left fielder
Chourio led off the game with a single. He finished 4-for-5 with a double, a stolen base and two runs. Two of the hits came in the fifth.
He has nine RBIs this postseason.
Brice Turang, Brewers second baseman
The fifth inning didn't break open until Turang worked a 2-2 count against left-hander Cam Booser and drove a two-run single. He finished 3-for-5 with two RBIs.
He did damage with the glove, too.
BRICE TURANG COMES THROUGH!
— Just Baseball (@JustBB_Media) October 27, 2026
HE DOUBLES MILWAUKEE’S LEAD IN THE FIFTH 💥 pic.twitter.com/DSLbBBqh56
William Contreras, Brewers catcher
Contreras had three hits. One of them was ruled the third out of the fifth inning, a force at second, until the Brewers challenged and replay reversed it.
He went 4-for-4 behind the plate, too. The automated ball-strike system lets catchers and hitters challenge a call, and Contreras challenged four balls. All four were changed to strikes.
LOSERS
Freddy Peralta, Rays starter
Peralta pitched eight seasons for Milwaukee. A week ago, he was the ALCS MVP.
He couldn't get out of the fifth against his old team. He gave up five runs on seven hits, walked three and left with the bases loaded. All three runners scored.
Cam Booser and the Rays bullpen
Booser faced four batters. All four got hits. He didn't get an out, and his postseason ERA is 6.00. Cole Sulser followed and gave up four hits in 1⅓ innings. His postseason ERA is 15.43.
Junior Caminero, Rays third baseman
Caminero had Contreras' grounder in the fifth and threw to second. Christian Yelich beat it.
Two batters later, Cooper Pratt's two-run double went off a diving Caminero's glove. He made a throwing error in the sixth and went hitless.
After further review, Christian Yelich was ruled safe at second base to load the bases with two outs in the 5th pic.twitter.com/OTsRHlPsZW
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) October 27, 2026
The Rays offense
Díaz singled in the first inning. The Rays didn't get another hit until the ninth, when Cedric Mullins singled and Díaz doubled him home off Brandon Woodruff.
Three hits. One run.
Rays fans at the Trop
The first World Series game at Tropicana Field since 2008 drew 40,388.
Getting in was cheap by World Series standards. The lowest resale price for Game 3 fell to $422 by Monday, down 45% from the day the Rays clinched the pennant, according to Front Office Sports. The get-in price for Game 1 in Milwaukee was $2,338, a resale record.
Thousands of Brewers fans did the math and made the trip.
Before first pitch, Rays fans drowned out a "Let's go Brewers" chant with boos and cowbells. After the fifth, the chant came back and bounced off the roof. By the late innings, seats were emptying along the first base side.
The Brewers fans stayed well after the game to sing and cheer.
The Rays, and history
No team has come back from an 0-3 deficit to win a World Series. The 2004 Boston Red Sox are the only team to do it in any postseason round, doing so in the American League Championship Series.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Robert Gasser, Jackson Chourio lift Brewers in rout: Winners and losers from Game 3
Raymond scores in shootout to lift Red Wings to 4-3 decision over Oilers
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Lucas Raymond scored the only goal of the shootout and had a pair of assists in regulation as the Detroit Red Wings beat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3 on Monday night.
Viktor Arvidsson, Emmitt Finnie and Dylan Larkin scored in regulation for the Red Wings, who went 2-1-1 on a four-game road trip.
Michal Postava made 25 stops in regulation and three more in the shootout to earn the win in his first career start. The 24-year-old undrafted netminder from Czechia was appearing in his second career game, after replacing John Gibson in the third period of a 5-2 win against Vancouver last Thursday.
Vasily Podkolzin, Isaac Howard and Colton Dach scored for the Oilers, who have lost two straight as well as forward Zach Hyman to what looked to be a concussion.
Tristan Jarry made 26 saves for Edmonton.
Connor McDavid had an assist to extend his season-starting points streak to 12 games, now with an NHL-best 34 points. He set a team record for most points before Nov. 1, and also matched the longest season-opening assist streak in NHL history, matching Sebastian Aho, Ken Linseman and Wayne Gretzky.
Detroit fell behind three times and tied the game for a third time with 1:17 remaining in the third and their goalie pulled as a bouncing puck came to Larkin in front and he shoveled in his second of the season.
Up next
Red Wings: Host the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday night.
Oilers: Host the Calgary Flames on Wednesday night.
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