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Jake Bauers capped an 11-pitch at-bat with a go-ahead homer to put Milwaukee a win away from reaching the World Series for the first time since 1982. The Crew hit three HRs off Blake Snell, who had allowed zero all year entering Game 3. 

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Tampa Bay drafted or signed (on the international market) just four of the players on its ALCS roster. The rest arrived via trade, free agency or the Rule 5 Draft. 

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Welcome to The Pregame Lineup, a weekday newsletter that gets you up to speed on everything you need to know, brought to you by David Adler. Today, the Brewers can sweep out the reigning champs — in a very un-Brewers-like way? — and the Guardians take control of the ALCS.

The Small Ball Brewers are on the verge of sweeping out the Big Bad Dodgers. 

Except, here’s the thing: They’re not ACTUALLY playing small ball. 

The Dodgers’ three-peat quest is on the brink, but NOT because the Brewers are bunting and hitting-and-running and slapping singles all over the place, which is the picture you might get in your head when you think about the Brew Crew. It’s the exact opposite. The Brewers have turned the tables on the back-to-back champs by … belting clutch home run after clutch home run.

There was Brice Turang’s game-tying oppo taco off Tarik Skubal in Game 1. William Contreras’ 436-foot moonshot in Game 2. And, last night in Game 3, Jackson Chourio’s leadoff shot and Jake Bauers and Garrett Mitchell’s back-to-back homers off Blake Snell.

With all those blasts — and nary a bloop to be found — the Brew Crew has taken a commanding three-games-to-none lead on the Dodgers. Tonight, Milwaukee can win the pennant and make it to the World Series for the first time since 1982. 

Mike Petriello dug up a crazy-but-true fact about how the Brewers are winning this NLCS. Of the 228 different teams to play in a League Championship Series, the 2026 Brew Crew has the single HIGHEST “three true outcome”percentage of them all.

Baseball’s three true outcomes are home runs, walks and strikeouts — they get their name because they’re the things that come down purely to the battle of pitcher vs. batter, without batted-ball luck or the defense getting involved. A lot of the time, when we think of the three true outcomes, we think about all-or-nothing power hitters. It’s the last thing you would associate with a team like the Brewers. 

And yet: Nearly half of Milwaukee’s plate appearances in this series have ended with a home run, a walk or a K. That would be the highest in LCS history. And it’s working — mainly because of, well, all the homers. The Brewers are outhomering the Dodgers 5-0 in the NLCS. 

Teams with highest three true outcome percentage in LCS

The Brewers weren’t just baseball’s best team this season because they put the ball in play and create chaos on the bases. They can do that — their reputation for playing a fun, throwback style of baseball is well earned. But this Brewers team can also outslug the big boys like the Dodgers. Right now, they’re the Big Bad Brewers. 

 

GUARDIANS TAKE CONTROL OF ALCS

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Thanks to a big home run — and an even bigger bat flip — the Guardians are back in the driver’s seat in the American League Championship Series.

Cleveland took down the Rays, 3-2, in Game 3 of the ALCS this afternoon, giving them a two-games-to-one series lead. 

Petey Halpin delivered the go-ahead homer in the fifth inning … and again, you have to watch that bat flip. It might even make the list of the very best ones we’ve seen.

The top-seeded Rays now have their work cut out for them, with two more games still to come in Cleveland before they can force the ALCS back to The Trop.

Game 4 of the ALCS is scheduled for tomorrow, with the start time depending on the results of tonight’s NLCS Game 4 between the Dodgers and Brewers.

Rays-Guardians would be at 6 p.m. ET if the Dodgers force a Game 5, or at 8 p.m. ET if the Brewers complete the sweep tonight. 

EVERYTHING TO KNOW FOR NLCS GAME 4

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Will the Brewers complete the sweep and move on to the Fall Classic? Can the Dodgers — who are moving Shohei Ohtani back into the leadoff spot with their season on the line — stay alive for at least one more day? Here’s what you need to know for NLCS Game 4 tonight. 

Brewers at Dodgers (Brewers lead series 3-0)

8 p.m. ET/7 CT/5 PT on FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One

The series so far: 

The Brewers are dominating. They’ve beaten three of the Dodgers’ four aces in Tarik Skubal, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Blake Snell. They’re one win away from the Fall Classic, and a comeback now by the Dodgers would have to be historic. The 2004 Red Sox are still the only team ever to rally to win a postseason series after being down 3-0. Of course, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts knows that well.

Today’s pitching matchup: Shane Drohan (Brewers) vs. Tyler Glasnow (Dodgers)

Glasnow is the Dodgers’ last hope. If the Dodgers can pull out a win behind their fourth ace tonight, they at least can turn their rotation back over to Skubal and Yamamoto — neither of whom are expected to be available out of the bullpen in Game 4. The Dodgers simply have to win too many games in a row to burn their aces in relief here. 

Key storyline: Is this the night Brewers fans have been waiting for? 

Forty-four years is a long time to wait for a World Series appearance. The last time the Brewers were in the Fall Classic, Robin Yount and Paul Molitor were still leading the team. And despite Milwaukee’s eight postseason appearances in the last nine years, they have yet to win a pennant. That could all change in a few hours. 

THESE ROOKIES COULD WIN GOLD GLOVES

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We’ve seen an uptick in rookies winning Gold Gloves over the last five years or so, and there are some good candidates this season, too.

Five rookies are among the 2026 Gold Glove Award finalists, which were announced yesterday. 

Max Ralph takes a look at those newcomersand their likelihood of taking home the hardware. The ones we personally think have the best chance? The Mets’ Carson Benge (NL right field), and the Cardinals’ JJ Wetherholt (NL second base). But you can check out all five and see who has the most convincing case. 

 

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Sunday’s stream was so much fun. The rain moved us inside, so Keith and I played at the grand piano, Omar ran the sound, and for a couple of hours it felt like we were playing right in your living room.

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2026 Gold Glove Award finalists

Welcome to The Pregame Lineup, a weekday newsletter that gets you up to speed on everything you need to know, brought to you by David Adler. Today we have the Gold Glove finalists, a crazy trade tree that produced tonight’s starting NLCS battery and more.

Get ready to be shocked: Pete Crow-Armstrong is a Gold Glove finalist. 

We know you were on the edge of your seat about that. Now let’s take a look at some of the other guys. 

The 2026 Gold Glove Award nominees were announced today, and while we feel pretty safe about penciling in PCA for the National League center field trophy, there’s plenty of intrigue at other positions. 

Here are three of the more interesting Gold Glove races: 

AL shortstop: Andrés Giménez (Blue Jays), Taylor Walls (Rays), Bobby Witt Jr. (Royals) 

Witt and Giménez are both multi-time Gold Glove winners, and they’re neck-and-neck at the top of Statcast’s Fielding Run Value leaderboard for shortstops. But the most interesting name here is Walls, who’s very polarizing depending on which defensive stats you use. Defensive Runs Saved loves him (+21, best among MLB shortstops). Statcast’s defensive metrics … don’t (-2 Fielding Run Value).

AL utility: José Caballero (Yankees), Ezequiel Duran (Rangers), Zach McKinstry (Tigers)

Duran (+13 Fielding Run Value) and McKinstry (+12) both managed to rank among the top 10 most valuable fielders in the AL while basically doing everything except catching. The level of defense they provided at so many different positions is exactly why Rawlings added the “utility player” Gold Glove Award in 2022.

NL right field: Carson Benge (Mets), Corbin Carroll (D-backs), Seiya Suzuki (Cubs) 

The Cubs have the chance to become the first team ever to sweep the three outfield Gold Glove Awards. Crow-Armstrong is a lock, so it’s going to come down to the corner outfield races. We’re highlighting the right field race because it’s a tight one among Suzuki, the Mets’ star rookie Benge and the D-backs’ sparkplug Carroll.

See the full list of 2026 Gold Glove Award finalists >> 

 

NEW START TIMES FOR TOMORROW’S GAMES

2026 NLCS and ALCS

We’ve got a couple of changes to tomorrow’s playoff schedule. Both LCS game times have been moved up.

The big change is that Game 3 of the ALCS between the Rays and Guardians will now start at 1 p.m. ET, instead of the initially scheduled time of 6 p.m. ET, due to bad weather coming in Cleveland. The series is tied, 1-1.

Game 4 of the NLCS between the Brewers and Dodgers in Los Angeles will also start earlier than originally scheduled, at 8 p.m. ET (it was originally 9 p.m. ET). We’ll see where that series stands after tonight — Milwaukee leads two games to none entering Game 3. 

CRAZY TRADE TREE LED TO NLCS BATTERY

Trade chain from J.J. Hardy to Robert Gasser and William Contreras

We love a good trade tree, and you should see how the Brewers’ starting battery for Game 3 of the NLCS got to Milwaukee. 

As the Brewers try to take a commanding three-games-to-none lead in the series over the Dodgers, Robert Gasser will be on the mound and William Contreras will be behind the plate. 

And those two players might never have come to the Brewers in the first place, if not for … J.J. Hardy. 

Wait, that J.J. Hardy? The one who last played for Milwaukee in 2009??

Yes. That J.J. Hardy. Let us explain. 

If you’re a little suspicious right now — don’t worry, so was Hardy himself. When our Brewers reporter Adam McCalvy called up the former All-Star shortstop to tell him about this, Hardy’s response was: “Wait a minute … How does that work?”

Here’s how it works. When the Brewers traded Hardy for Carlos Gómez in November of 2009, it set off a more than decade-long chain of transactions involving Gómez, Josh Hader, Esteury Ruiz and a bunch of other players. Those trades eventually brought Gasser and Contreras to the Brewers, and that brings us to tonight. 

Check out the whole Hardy trade tree here, it’s a fun read. 

EVERYTHING TO KNOW FOR NLCS GAME 3

William Contreras, Shohei Ohtani, Blake Snell and Christian Yelich

The Dodgers and Brewers are back at it tonight. Here’s all the info and key storylines for NLCS Game 3.

Brewers at Dodgers (Brewers lead series 2-0) 

8 p.m. ET/7 CT/5 PT on FS1/FOX Deportes/FOX One

The series so far: 

The Brewers have done a great job at flipping the script on last year’s NLCS. After being swept by the Dodgers last October, they’ve now taken the first two games from the reigning champs as the series moves to L.A. The Dodgers are scrambling to get back in this series.

Today’s pitching matchup: Robert Gasser (Brewers) vs. Blake Snell (Dodgers)

Key storylines: 

1) Will Shohei Ohtani factor into this series? 

Ohtani is not benched. The slumping superstar will remain in the Dodgers’ lineup for Game 3, but questions continue to swirl about his ability to play through his knee and biceps injuries. Ohtani said yesterday: “The symptoms shouldn’t be the reason why I can’t hit.” But the issues with his timing in the batter’s box are real. Can he solve them in time to save the Dodgers?

2) Will Blake Snell step up when the Dodgers need him most?

The Brewers already beat Tarik Skubal. They already beat Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Can they beat Snell, too? There are no easy wins against this L.A. rotation, but the Dodgers really need the two-time Cy Young winner to step up on the big stage and be their stopper tonight. 

THESE RAYS LEFT NO STONE UNTURNED

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The 2026 Rays are an incredible exercise in team building. They truly left no stone unturned.

Jake Rill has a cool story up today on how Tampa Bay constructed the roster that produced the best record in the American League this season and is now playing for the AL pennant. These guys came from literally everywhere.

Sparkplug Chandler Simpson was drafted and developed. Slugger Jonathan Aranda was an international signing. Superstar Junior Caminero was a steal of a trade acquisition. Starter Nick Martinez signed as a free agent. Lefty specialist Cam Booser came on a Minor League deal. Sidewinding reliever Kevin Kelly was a Rule 5 Draft pick. 

And those are just a few examples of how the Rays found the players they could turn into a championship contender — especially by swinging trade after trade for undervalued players. It’s amazing what you can do when you’re, well, a really smart team. 

Read more about the Rays’ roster construction here >> 

 

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‘Fastball Freddy’ delivers as Rays even ALCS

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Freddy Peralta

Freddy Peralta

29 pitches at 97+ mph, the most in any outing of his career

Chase DeLauter

Chase DeLauter

9-for-22 (.409) with 5 BB, 5 R, 4 RBI in past 6 playoff games

José Ramírez

José Ramírez

Now 2nd in franchise history with 49 postseason hits (Vizquel, 57)

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Bryan Baker

Has save in all 4 Rays postseason wins; 4 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 5 K’s

 

 

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