Milwaukee still loves him, but Freddy Peralta will try beating the Brewers in World Series Game 3

Freddy Peralta spent his first eight major league seasons trying to help the Milwaukee Brewers earn the World Series berth that continually eluded them.Peralta is finally in the Fall Classic. So are the Brewers. Just on opposite sides.Even in a different uniform, Peralta has received cheers from the Milwaukee crowds as his Tampa Bay Rays try to prevent the Brewers from winning their first World Series title. Peralta will be Tampa Bay’s starting pitcher in Game 3 on Monday in St. Petersburg, Florida. Milwaukee leads the Series 2-0.“It is a little weird,” Peralta said Saturday. “I’ve been trying to focus on what I have to focus because even when I came out yesterday for practice, all the people, all the fans here (were) showing me some love, screaming my name. Also, when I went to the bullpen last night, they were telling me, ‘We still love you.’ It’s amazing.”Perhaps this strange situation is the most fitting way for Peralta’s roller-coaster season to conclude.Peralta went 5-9 with a 4.