To say that the Tampa Bay Rays were shocked to see Aaron Ashby come out for the ninth inning would be an understatement.

Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy knew his guys had a full week off, but not even that could've prepared Ashby for what was about to go down in Game 2 of the 2026 World Series.

Ashby, fresh off throwing 20 pitches in Game 1, was asked to record five more outs the very next night.

This marked Ashby's sixth consecutive appearance where he was out there for more than one inning.

Ashby, the former starter, secured his third save of the playoffs while Brewers closer Trevor Megill was getting loose in the bullpen.

Murphy opted not to go with Megill, and it paid off in ways this team never thought was possible.

Milwaukee heads to Tropicana Field for Game 3 on Monday, Oct. 26, with a commanding 2-0 series lead.

The Brewers are a perfect 6-0 at home this postseason, and Ashby has pitched in all six of those games.

According to MLB.com's Sarah Langs, Ashby "is the first pitcher in postseason history to get at least 5 outs in six consecutive appearances and not allow a run in any of them."

This is a guy who's allowed just five hits in 15.2 innings. He's only walked three batters and has struck out 17.

For reference, Ashby had a K/BB ratio of 2.8 in his 75 games during the regular season. That number has never been higher than 3.3, but it's 5.7 here in the postseason.

Ashby has appeared in eight of the Brewers 10 playoff games, and he's a huge reason as to why this bullpen has been so successful.

At the end of the day, not even a leadoff double in the bottom of the ninth inning in a one-run game in the World Series was able to rattle him.

Ashby will greatly benefit from the day off, but then it'll be interesting to see how much Murphy uses him in Games 3-5, all of which take place on consecutive days.

Brewers broadcasters always referred to him as "everyday Aaron," and he's certainly living up to that name in the playoffs.

Officially, he's allowed just two runs in his last 15 appearances, dating back to Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The 28-year-old is one out away from matching Andrew Miller's mark as a reliever with the most consecutive scoreless innings pitched to start a postseason.