How Brewers made 3 kinds of MLB history with an eight-run fifth-inning in World Series

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The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 3 of the World Series, 10-1, and it was thanks to a now record-breaking fifth inning for the Brewers.

With old friend Freddy Peralta on the mound, the Brewers started off the inning with a lineout, a single, and a flyout. With a runner on first and two outs, this inning seemed close to over. But the Brewers put up eight runs in the inning.

That wild inning made a lot of MLB history, with Jayson Stark of The Athletic highlighting three kinds of history that the Brewers made in this inning, all with two outs, that might never be done again.

How Brewers made three kinds of MLB history with wild eight-run inning

"Seven straight two-out hits in a World Series game? As those hits kept coming, one after another, I couldn't wait to fire off this question to my friends at STATS Perform: Had any team ever done that before? Nope!" Stark shared.

After Christian Yelich walked, William Contreras hit an infield single, loading the bases with two outs.

The Rays changed pitchers to Cameron Booser, who allowed a single to Brice Turang, a single to Garrett Mitchell, a double to Cooper Pratt, and a double to Sal Frelick before being pulled for Cole Sulser.

But the hit parade didn't end, with David Hamilton hitting a single and Jackson Chourio hitting a double, before Jake Bauers flew out to mercifully end this inning.

Those seven straight hits with two outs are not just a World Series record; they're also a record for any round of the postseason, making the feat that much more impressive. But that's not all the history the Brewers made with this inning.

Stark revealed that an eight-run inning, all with two outs, has never been done before in the World Series. Despite over 100 World Series being played, the Brewers are the only team ever to score eight runs in an inning with two outs the entire time.

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Those statistics are all about the postseason, but what about just looking at these seven straight hits with two outs from a Brewers' franchise perspective?

"They've played more than 4,400 games, including the postseason, since 2000. Want to guess how many times they fired off seven two-out hits in a row? That would be none, according to STATS. Of course," Stark shared.

This is an impressive statistic for the Brewers in World Series and postseason history. But this added context shows that this is also an impressive performance even by regular-season standards, despite significantly more games to reach this record.

Since the start of 2000, the Brewers have never had seven hits in a row with two outs in an inning. That hit streak, and the eight-run inning with two outs is also something no team has ever done in the World Series, let alone the playoffs before.

This fifth inning for the Brewers was a one-of-a-kind inning that might never be replicated in MLB history again. It's happened once in 122 World Series, and with how rare it is, this Brewers' onslaught might stand the test of time.