Brewers lead Rays 2-0 in World Series as Game 3 is set for Monday in Tampa

The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 in the best-of-seven 2026 World Series, with both games played in Milwaukee. Milwaukee won Saturday's game 5-4 after trailing and coming back. Game 3 is set for Monday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, with first pitch at 8 p.m. ET. Robert Gasser (5-5, 3.87 ERA) starts for Milwaukee against former Brewer Freddy Peralta (10-11, 4.42 ERA) for Tampa Bay, which is a -118 money-line favorite with an over/under of 7 runs. On Sunday, Brewers closer Trevor Megill criticized the Trop's roof for being the same color as the baseball, a complaint that a WISN 12 News reporter linked to harder fly balls and ricochets. Megill has allowed one run in 6 2/3 postseason innings.

The right-leaning New York Post leads with Megill's profane complaint about the roof, and it adds that the Brewers' own stadium roof helped them on a play against the Padres in the NLDS. The alternative sources cover different angles. Yahoo Sports leads with a sales record for Brewers NL champion locker room shirts, and CBS Sports publishes a Game 3 betting preview with odds, pitching matchups and model picks. The left-leaning source, NBC News, has not reported on this series at the time of writing; its article instead examines how top-heavy Major League Baseball is until the playoffs. Right and alternative outlets agree on the Brewers' lead and the Game 3 setup, but they differ on emphasis: the right focuses on the roof controversy, while the alternative outlets focus on merchandise and betting.