ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers scored a World Series-record eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning Monday night to rout the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 and seize a 3-0 series lead, moving within one victory of the franchise's first championship.

Rookie left-hander Robert Gasser limited the Rays to one hit over six scoreless innings while facing the minimum, and the Brewers collected 16 hits overall. Game 4 is scheduled for Tuesday night at Tropicana Field.

Milwaukee took a 2-0 lead in the third on RBI singles by Christian Yelich and William Contreras. The game broke open in the fifth against former Brewer Freddy Peralta and relievers. After two outs, the Brewers strung together seven consecutive hits, including a two-run single by Brice Turang that ticked off the glove of shortstop Taylor Walls, an RBI single by Garrett Mitchell, a two-run double by Cooper Pratt, a run-scoring double by Sal Frelick, an RBI single by David Hamilton and an RBI double by Jackson Chourio. All eight runs scored with two outs, a World Series first, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The seven straight two-out hits also set a postseason........

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