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Aaron Ashby Sets Postseason Relief Record With 18 Scoreless Innings
Ashby’s seven perfect outs in Game 4 extended his scoreless postseason run to 18 innings, surpassing Andrew Miller’s single-postseason relief mark.
Aaron Ashby extended his scoreless run to 18 innings during World Series Game 4, establishing the longest consecutive scoreless streak by a reliever within a single postseason. The Milwaukee left-hander recorded seven perfect outs before the Brewers eventually lost 4–3 to Tampa Bay in 12 innings Tuesday.
MLB.com, citing the Elias Sports Bureau, reported that Ashby passed Andrew Miller’s 16-inning run for Cleveland in 2016. The record is specifically a single-postseason relief mark, rather than the longest scoreless stretch of any kind across multiple October appearances and seasons.
Ashby entered a 2–2 game in the ninth and retired Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero and Liam Hicks. He then completed a scoreless 10th and recorded the first out of the 11th before manager Pat Murphy removed him.
The FOX Sports report listed nine postseason appearances for Ashby, with five hits allowed, three walks and 20 strikeouts. Those numbers illustrate how his October role has combined run prevention with repeated multi-out assignments.
Ashby went 13–3 with a 3.12 ERA across 71 relief appearances during the regular season. His current postseason performance also represents a sharp contrast with earlier playoff outings, when he allowed eight earned runs in 9⅓ innings across the 2021, 2024 and 2025 postseasons.
His effectiveness has already drawn attention during this World Series. Mariano Rivera discussed Ashby’s work earlier in the series, and the new milestone gives that conversation a measurable historical marker.
The achievement did not deliver Milwaukee a championship Tuesday. Tampa Bay scored twice in the bottom of the 12th after Ashby had departed, reducing the Brewers’ series lead to 3–1 and forcing Game 5.
His availability for the next game remains a separate matter from the record. Seven outs and 31 pitches represented a substantial workload, and Murphy noted a drop in fastball velocity before making the change. Ashby said he felt well afterward, but the Brewers still must assess recovery before deciding how to use him.
The streak remains active, leaving both a record and a potential further role available as Milwaukee pursues the final victory it needs.
