Brewers Take Game 1 of World Series 3-2 Over Rays

Opening Lead

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday, October 23, 2026, at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This victory gives Milwaukee a 1-0 lead in the World Series. Attendance at the venue was 43,250 fans. The game featured a back-and-forth scoring sequence that stretched into the ninth inning before the home team secured the win.

Scoring Sequence

Tampa Bay took an early lead in the first inning. Yelich tripled to center, allowing Chourio to score, giving the Rays a 0-1 advantage. Contreras then singled to left, scoring Yelich and extending the away team's lead to 0-2. Milwaukee responded in the fourth inning when Hicks grounded out to first, enabling Aranda to score and Caminero to advance to third. This cut the Rays' lead to 1-2. In the seventh inning, Chourio singled to right, scoring Pratt and pushing the Brewers ahead 1-3. The final run came in the ninth inning. Hicks grounded out to second, scoring Mateo while Caminero moved to second and Simpson to third. Tampa Bay challenged the play, and the call on the field was overturned, resulting in a 2-3 final score in favor of Milwaukee.

Pitching Performance

Jacob Misiorowski earned the win for the Brewers. He pitched five innings, allowing four hits, one earned run, one walk, and striking out three batters. Abner Uribe pitched one and one-third innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs while striking out two batters. Aaron Ashby pitched one and two-thirds innings, allowing no hits, no earned runs, and striking out three batters. Trevor Megill recorded the save. He pitched one inning, allowing two hits, one earned run, one walk, and striking out one batter. For the Rays, Nick Martinez took the loss. He pitched five innings, allowing five hits, two earned runs, no walks, and striking out five batters. Steven Matz pitched one and two-thirds innings, allowing no hits, one earned run, three walks, and no strikeouts. Kevin Kelly pitched one-third of an inning, allowing three hits and no earned runs. Garrett Cleavinger pitched two-thirds of an inning, allowing no hits, no earned runs, one walk, and no strikeouts. Cole Sulser pitched one-third of an inning, allowing no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts.

Sources

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