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Rays start former Brewer Freddy Peralta in game 3, Trail 2-0 in World series

Tampa Bay is starting former Milwaukee pitcher Freddy Peralta in Game 3 of the World Series at Tropicana Field. The Rays trail the Brewers 2-0 as the series moves to Tampa Bay.

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What happened

Key facts

  • Tampa Bay is starting Freddy Peralta in Game 3 of the World Series (per CBS Sports).
  • Game 3 is at Tropicana Field, where Tampa Bay hosts Milwaukee (per CBS Sports, Yahoo).
  • Peralta is a right-handed pitcher (per CBS Sports).
  • Peralta had not allowed more than one earned run in any outing since Aug. 26 (per CBS Sports).
  • Peralta faced the Brewers on July 20 while he was still with the Mets and allowed seven runs over 5.1 innings (per CBS Sports).
  • Game 3 was scheduled for an 8 ET start on Fox (per CBS Sports).

The brief

Tampa Bay will start Freddy Peralta in Game 3 of the World Series against the Milwaukee Brewers at Tropicana Field, with the Rays trailing 2-0. CBS Sports identifies Peralta as a former Milwaukee right-hander. The game was scheduled for an 8 ET start on Fox. The decision puts Peralta on the mound against a team he previously played for.

The series now shifts to Tampa Bay, where the Rays will try to close the gap against Milwaukee. Peralta’s former connection to the Brewers is central to the matchup, but he has faced them since leaving the club. CBS Sports reports that Peralta’s recent outings have been consistently low-scoring for opponents: since Aug.

26, he had not allowed more than one earned run in any appearance. That stretch is the outlet’s stated basis for its view that Tampa Bay may have a strong option for Game 3; it is a performance record, not a guarantee of what will happen in the game. His prior meeting with Milwaukee came on July 20, when he was still with the Mets.

CBS Sports says he gave up seven runs over 5.1 innings in that appearance. The outlet describes it as his second-to-last outing with the Mets, making it a contrasting result to the run of outings it cites since Aug. 26. CBS Sports also recounts that Milwaukee traded Peralta to the Mets on Jan. 21 in a deal involving prospects Jett Williams and Brandon Sproat.

That transaction preceded the July meeting and the current World Series matchup. Peralta’s former club is now the opponent he faces as Tampa Bay seeks to recover from its 2-0 series deficit. The series opened with Milwaukee winning 3-2, according to a BBC headline. CBS Sports reports that Game 2 ended 5-4 for the Brewers after Tampa Bay built a 4-0 lead in the first inning.

Those results leave the Rays needing a win in Game 3 to avoid falling further behind in the series. CBS Sports noted that the World Series had returned after a travel day and that there were no weather concerns at Tropicana Field. It also listed Tampa Bay as the money-line favorite at -120 and the total-runs line at 7.

The account’s focus is Peralta’s start and his recent pitching record as the Rays host the Brewers in a pivotal game.

Why it matters

  • Tampa Bay faces a 2-0 deficit, making Peralta’s Game 3 start a chance for the Rays to narrow Milwaukee’s series lead.
  • Peralta’s record since Aug. 26—no outing with more than one earned run—gives the Rays a documented recent performance trend to bring into the matchup.
  • His July 20 outing against the Brewers, when he allowed seven runs over 5.1 innings while with the Mets, is a contrasting prior result.

What to watch next

  • Whether Peralta carries his reported run of outings since Aug. 26 into Game 3 against Milwaukee.
  • Whether the Rays can reduce the Brewers’ 2-0 series lead at Tropicana Field.
  • How Peralta performs against his former club after allowing seven runs in their July 20 meeting.

How it's being covered

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Timeline

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  1. The modern World Series began in 1903 as a championship between the American and National League winners.
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  2. The Seattle Pilots began play as an American League expansion team.
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  3. The Seattle Pilots moved to Milwaukee and became the Brewers.
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  4. The Brewers won the American League pennant and reached their first World Series.
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  5. Tampa Bay entered the American League as the expansion Devil Rays.
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  6. Tampa Bay reached its first World Series and lost to the Philadelphia Phillies.
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  7. Freddy Peralta made his major-league debut with Milwaukee.
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  8. The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Tampa Bay in six games in the World Series.
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How we got here

Freddy Peralta made his major-league debut with Milwaukee on May 13, 2018, after the Brewers acquired him from Seattle in a July 2015 trade. His Milwaukee years preceded the move that made him a former Brewer and set up his later return to face the club.

The Rays and Brewers entered Major League Baseball by different routes: Tampa Bay began play as an expansion team in 1998, while Milwaukee’s franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Wisconsin in 1970. Tampa Bay reached its first World Series in 2008 and its second in 2020; Milwaukee’s only earlier World Series appearance came in 1982, when it lost to St.

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