Aaron Ashby Sets Postseason Record Before Brewers Fall
Milwaukee's closer threw 18 scoreless innings in October but could not prevent a Rays comeback in the 12th.
By Kevin Iyer ·
Aaron Ashby of the Milwaukee Brewers set a new postseason record on Tuesday night in St. Petersburg, Florida, by striking out the side in the ninth inning. The left-hander surpassed Andrew Miller's 2016 mark for the most consecutive scoreless relief innings in a single postseason. Ashby finished the game after throwing a perfect 10th inning and retiring the first batter of the 11th, leaving the mound with 18 scoreless innings across nine appearances.
The Brewers led 3-2 after rookie Cooper Pratt hit a solo home run to open the 12th inning. Antonio Senzatela took the mound for Milwaukee before making an error on a Joey Ortiz grounder from Junior Caminero. Shane Drohan entered next and allowed three consecutive singles to Liam Hicks, Jonny DeLuca, and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson. The Tampa Bay Rays scored twice to take a 4-3 victory and avoid elimination.
Ashby finished the regular season with a 13-3 record and a 3.12 earned run average in 71 relief appearances. His postseason performance stands in contrast to previous October outings where he allowed nine runs, eight of them earned, over 9 1/3 innings in 2021, 2024, and 2025. Miller held the previous benchmark with 16 scoreless innings during the 2016 postseason for Cleveland.
Including his regular season work, Ashby has now thrown a career-high 22 2/3 consecutive scoreless innings. He allowed five hits and three walks while striking out 20 batters in the current postseason. The Brewers' bullpen, which had been dominant all series, gave up three runs in the final two outs of the 11th and the first three outs of the 12th to lose the game.
