22-Year-old Chourio’s Four-hit Night Powers Brewers in Game 3

WHO:

MLB.com - Jackson Chourio, the Brewers’ 22-year-old leadoff hitter, recorded four hits in Game 3; manager Pat Murphy said, “He’s just really, really good.”

Yahoo Sports - Chourio was the youngest player in 80 years to record four hits in a World Series game.

MLB.com - Brewers teammates and staff praised Chourio’s hitting: Daniel Vogelbach described his “lightning hands,” Sal Frelick said they were “the quickest hands I’ve ever seen,” and Andrew Vaughn called him special.

Yahoo Sports - Brewers starter Robert Gasser allowed one hit and no runs over six innings; Brandon Woodruff pitched the ninth inning.

MLB.com - The Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 and took a 3-0 World Series lead.

WHAT:

MLB.com - Chourio singled three times, doubled in a run, scored twice, and stole a base in Game 3. He finished with four hits, one short of the World Series single-game record held by Paul Molitor and Albert Pujols.

Yahoo Sports - Chourio’s four hits came against four different pitch types. His Game 3 performance included two hits during Milwaukee’s eight-run fifth inning.

MLB.com - The Brewers scored eight runs with two outs in the fifth, a World Series record, and recorded seven consecutive hits. The inning included 12 batters, eight hits, one walk and eight runs.

Yahoo Sports - The Brewers’ 10-1 win gave them eight consecutive postseason victories and a 3-0 World Series lead.

MLB.com - Through three World Series games, Chourio had eight hits, four runs, three stolen bases and two RBIs, and was batting .571.

WHERE:

MLB.com - Game 3 was played at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Yahoo Sports - The sellout crowd numbered 40,388; Milwaukee supporters made up a sizable portion of it.

WHEN:

Yahoo Sports - Chourio was 22 and five months from his 23rd birthday during the World Series.

MLB.com - At 22 years and 229 days old, Chourio became the youngest player to record four hits in a World Series game since Joe Garagiola in 1946.

WHY:

MLB.com - Chourio’s performance reflected the Brewers’ approach of wearing down pitchers. Frelick said, “Our offense is built to kind of chip away and wear on pitchers.”

HOW:

Yahoo Sports - Chourio opened the fifth-inning rally with a single off Freddy Peralta, then doubled against reliever Cole Sulser.

MLB.com - Milwaukee’s fifth-inning rally continued after a successful challenge overturned a call at second base on Christian Yelich’s advance.

Jackson Chourio collected four hits, scored twice, stole a base and drove in a run as the Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 10-1 to take a 3-0 World Series lead. At 22, Chourio became the youngest player in 80 years to record four hits in a World Series game, while Milwaukee set a Series record by scoring eight runs with two outs in the fifth inning. Robert Gasser allowed one hit over six scoreless innings, and the Brewers extended their postseason winning streak to eight games.