Aaron Ashby delivers historic playoff run to aid Brewers’ World Series

ST. PETERSBURG — The phone didn’t ring for Aaron Ashby in the ninth inning of Wednesday’s Game 5 of the World Series, but the Brewers’ star reliever made sure that he was ready to pitch anyway, cradling a ball in his glove as the last out was recorded.

Down in Milwaukee’s bullpen, the motto all year has been to link arms and “hold the line” once the game enters their hands. For…