The Milwaukee Brewers have settled on Robert Gasser as their Game 3 starter for the World Series, setting up a left-handed option when the series shifts to the Tropicana Dome.
Milwaukee will make that move with the chance to carry a 2-0 lead into the road portion of the matchup. The Brewers opened the World Series with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays at American Family Field in Milwaukee, and that game was far from routine. Tampa Bay pushed across a run in the top of the ninth, then put two runners on base with two outs before Trevor Megill punched out Jonny DeLuca to finish it off.
Before anyone gets to Game 3, though, the teams still have Game 2 to play Saturday night in Milwaukee. The Brewers will hand the ball to Logan Henderson as they try to build that early series cushion. The Rays will counter with staff ace Drew Rasmussen as they try to even the World Series before the venue changes.
Tampa Bay will also line up former Brewers hurler Freddy Peralta for the Game 3 start.
Milwaukee reached the World Series by sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, a run that has clearly left the club with plenty of confidence as it chases its first title. The Rays arrived here with the same goal in mind. They swept the New York Yankees in the American League Division Series, then took down the Cleveland Guardians in five games in the ALCS.
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