The Brewers lead the Rays 2-0 as the World Series reaches Tropicana Field for Game 3 on Monday night, a 7 p.m. CT start. Yahoo Sports' lineup piece has Robert Gasser starting for Milwaukee and Freddy Peralta for Tampa Bay, and it calls Peralta the ALCS MVP. One Yahoo thread puts the stakes plainly: "Tampa Bay needs to win tonight." Another says Milwaukee "looks to go up 3-0 in Tampa." A third calls this the Rays' first World Series home game against the Brewers.

BenchScout's game record shows the game was in the bottom of the first inning when we last checked, with no score. Milwaukee had two hits and left five runners on, and Peralta had thrown 22 pitches. Jackson Chourio and Christian Yelich had the hits. Brice Turang then grounded out to shortstop Taylor Walls, who threw to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Peralta did not give up a run in that inning, but the pitch count is high for an opening frame. The game is indoors at Tropicana Field, which our record lists as a dome at 70 degrees. Nic Lentz is behind the plate.

The pitching matchup favors Milwaukee on this year's numbers. Gasser has a 3.87 ERA over 109.1 innings in 21 games, with 5 wins, 5 losses and 103 strikeouts. Peralta has a 4.42 ERA over 169.0 innings in 32 games, with 10 wins, 11 losses and 156 strikeouts. Peralta carries more innings and the ALCS MVP award, and Gasser has the better ERA.

Milwaukee's record is 103-59, first in the NL Central, and the team has won five straight. Its last result was a 5-4 win over Tampa Bay on Saturday, Oct. 24, and before that it won 6-4 and 6-2 at the Dodgers on Oct. 15 and 14. Tampa Bay was 98-64 and won the AL East. The Rays lost that 5-4 game and their only recent wins in our data are two 7-3 results against Cleveland, on Oct. 17 and 19. They head into Game 3 on a one-game losing streak.

The Yahoo pieces call the series "strong" so far, and the Saturday score of 5-4 supports that. The reporting we have is only previews and game threads. It does not mention injuries or any lineup changes beyond the starters.

The series stays at Tropicana Field for Game 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 27. Game 5 is listed there on Oct. 28. A Rays loss tonight would leave them one defeat from elimination in their own ballpark.