Watch the 2026 World Series: Brewers Host Rays in Game 1

WHO:

MLB.com - The Marlins finished with an 80-82 record, eight games outside the final National League Wild Card spot.

MLB.com - Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix said the organization was “angry,” “disappointed,” and “not satisfied,” despite progress, and identified making the playoffs, winning the division, going deep into October, and repeating that success as its goals.

FOX Sports - William Contreras said he has made a priority of speaking more sternly to pitchers to give them confidence; Aaron Ashby said Contreras’s mound visit was “a one-way conversation” in which Ashby listened.

FOX Sports - Brewers manager Pat Murphy called Contreras “the player of the game” and said he contributes on both sides of the ball, including in ways that are difficult to measure.

Yahoo Sports - Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Misiorowski “did great” and praised him for completing five innings against a Rays lineup that makes contact frequently.

Yahoo Sports - Reliever Aaron Ashby said Misiorowski’s ability to throw over 100 mph efficiently was impressive, especially given his workload.

MLB.com - Hall of Famer Robin Yount threw out the ceremonial first pitch wearing the late Bob Uecker’s sport coat and revealing a “Ueck” jersey bearing Yount’s No. 19.

MLB Trade Rumors - Brandon Woodruff made Milwaukee’s 26-man roster after working back from a shoulder injury; Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan filled out the back of the pitching staff.

MLB Trade Rumors - Garrett Cleavinger replaced Brody Hopkins on Tampa Bay’s roster.

MLB Trade Rumors - Milwaukee’s roster includes 13 pitchers and 13 position players; Tampa Bay’s includes 12 pitchers and 14 position players.

MLB Trade Rumors - Bryan Baker tied Cade Smith for the regular-season league lead with 41 saves.

Variety - The Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers are the two teams competing in the 2026 World Series.

Fox News - Jacob Misiorowski is slated to start for the Milwaukee Brewers.

Fox News - The Tampa Bay Rays are the Brewers’ World Series opponent.

TechRadar - The Brewers and Rays are competing to become champions for the first time.

WHAT:

MLB.com - Miami ranked 14th in fielding run value at nine and tied for 13th in Outs Above Average at 10. First base recorded -5 OAA and right field -8 OAA; seven players combined for the right-field total.

MLB.com - The Marlins had an MLB-high 20 pickoffs and 66 outs on the bases.

MLB.com - Milwaukee tied Baltimore for the most pitches per plate appearance at 3.97 and led MLB with a .341 on-base percentage and 10.6% walk rate. Its 154 home runs tied for the second-fewest; its .403 slugging percentage ranked 10th.

MLB.com - Tampa Bay averaged 3.75 pitches per plate appearance, compared with Miami’s 3.80; the Rays posted a .402 slugging percentage and .258 batting average.

MLB.com - Kyle Stowers and Griffin Conine were identified as players the Marlins hope will improve after gaining experience; Conine hit 19 home runs in 94 games and had a .353 on-base percentage.

FOX Sports - Contreras went 2-for-3 with a walk, reached base three times, hit a 108.4-mph line drive and recorded two caught-stealings and two successful ABS challenges, each of which led to a strikeout.

FOX Sports - Contreras’s two caught-stealings ended Tampa Bay’s perfect 11-for-11 stolen-base record; he had caught Victor Mesa Jr. stealing third and Jonathan Aranda stealing second.

FOX Sports - Contreras’s Game 1 hit raised his postseason batting line to .394/.487/.697; he led Milwaukee in October hits and home runs, with as many walks as strikeouts.

FOX Sports - Aaron Ashby had not allowed a run in 14 postseason innings.

FOX Sports - Milwaukee’s pitching staff had an 8-1 record and 2.03 ERA in the postseason; its bullpen had a 1.41 ERA and seven saves.

FOX Sports - Contreras had logged the second-most innings behind the plate among MLB catchers over the previous four years and the highest OPS among primary catchers with at least 500 games in that span.

MLB.com - The Rays loaded the bases against Trevor Megill in the ninth inning before a replay review overturned an out in a potential game-ending double play; the reversal allowed a run to score and left two runners in scoring position.

MLB.com - Milwaukee’s Game 1 win was its first World Series victory in 44 years.

Yahoo Sports - Misiorowski completed five innings for the first time since Sept. 15 and tied Logan Henderson for the longest outing by a Brewers starter in the postseason.

Yahoo Sports - Misiorowski had accumulated 188 regular-season and postseason innings in 2026, 47⅓ more than his previous professional high.

Yahoo Sports - Milwaukee’s bullpen trio of Abner Uribe, Aaron Ashby and Trevor Megill pitched the final four innings; Misiorowski became the first Brewers starter to earn a postseason win that year.

MLB.com - The 2026 Brewers lost NLDS Game 3 to the Padres.

MLB.com - In the 2022 postseason, Houston’s seven-game winning streak ended with a World Series Game 1 loss to Philadelphia; the Astros then won three straight to claim the championship.

MLB.com - The 2005 White Sox won their first championship in 88 years, losing only Game 1 of the ALCS; the 1999 Yankees lost only to Pedro Martinez in ALCS Game 3.

MLB.com - The 2004 Red Sox came back from a 3-0 deficit against the Yankees in the ALCS, then swept the Angels in the ALDS and the Cardinals in the World Series.

MLB.com - Milwaukee’s first five 2026 postseason home wins included a Jackson Chourio walk-off hit against Mason Miller in NLDS Game 2 and two victories over the Padres in the NLDS.

MLB.com - The 1976 Cincinnati Reds are the only team to complete an undefeated postseason in the Divisional Era, going 7-0. No team has had an undefeated postseason since the Wild Card Era began in 1995.

MLB.com - The best postseason winning percentages in the Wild Card Era include the 2005 White Sox and 1999 Yankees, each at .917 (11-1); the 2022 Astros and 1998 Yankees, each at .846 (11-2); and five teams at .786 (11-3): the 2018 Red Sox, 2008 Phillies, 2007 Red Sox, 2004 Red Sox and 1995 Braves.

MLB.com - Milwaukee fans began tailgating around 9 a.m. local time, six hours before the official parking lots opened and 10 hours before first pitch.

MLB.com - Milwaukee has an 8-1 (.889) record in the 2026 playoffs after its Game 1 win over Tampa Bay.

MLB.com - Milwaukee won five straight postseason games at American Family Field, including Game 1 of the World Series.

MLB.com - The Brewers’ home postseason record at American Family Field is 19-12 (.613).

MLB.com - Yelich said, “we’ve still got a ways to go, but it’s nice to get that first one.”

MLB.com - Misiorowski said, “I’m going to want to throw 130. I’ll keep going. It’s the World Series. I’ve got more rest to come.”

MLB.com - Milwaukee defeated Tampa Bay 3-2 in World Series Game 1. Christian Yelich hit an RBI triple and William Contreras drove him in during the first inning; Jackson Chourio singled home Cooper Pratt in the seventh.

MLB.com - Jacob Misiorowski pitched five innings, allowing one earned run on four hits, with one walk and three strikeouts. His first pitch registered 103.5 mph, a World Series record, and Junior Caminero hit a 112.7-mph double.

MLB.com - Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca to end the game after a replay review overturned an out on a potential double play and a run scored.

MLB Trade Rumors - Brandon Woodruff took Chad Patrick’s roster spot; Patrick had not pitched in the postseason.

MLB Trade Rumors - Shane Drohan pitched one inning against the Dodgers in the NLCS; Kyle Harrison and Chad Patrick had not appeared.

MLB Trade Rumors - The Brewers’ hitting group was unchanged, with Christian Yelich and Andrew Vaughn likely to platoon at designated hitter.

MLB Trade Rumors - The Rays’ four-man rotation was entirely right-handed.

MLB Trade Rumors - Jorge Mateo had no at-bats in the ALCS but appeared twice as a pinch-runner.

MLB Trade Rumors - Ryan Vilade and Ben Williamson could get opportunities when left-hander Robert Gasser starts.

MLB Trade Rumors - Brandon Woodruff had not pitched in the majors since early July.

MLB Trade Rumors - Trevor Megill, Abner Uribe, and Aaron Ashby combined for 18 postseason appearances; Ashby had pitched 12 1/3 innings.

MLB Trade Rumors - Bryan Baker recorded five postseason saves across seven scoreless innings, allowing three baserunners.

MLB Trade Rumors - Richie Palacios had six hits in three ALCS starts; Ryan Vilade homered in his only ALDS appearance.

Variety - The 2026 World Series features the top two teams from the American League and National League, competing for the Commissioner’s Trophy.

Variety - The Rays had a 98-64 record, the best in the American League; the Brewers had a 103-59 record, the best in the National League.

Fox News - Milwaukee opened the World Series as the favorite against Tampa Bay.

Fox News - Fox News described a postseason pick backing Jacob Misiorowski and Milwaukee over Tampa Bay, following a missed Paul Skenes Opening Day bet.

TechRadar - Its article presents ways to watch the World Series through live streams and TV channels, including online viewing from anywhere.

WHERE:

MLB.com - American Family Field ranks eighth among ballparks for postseason home records, at 19-12 (.613).

MLB.com - Game 1 was played at American Family Field, the first World Series game in Milwaukee since 1982.

Fox News - The Brewers are hosting the opening game at home.

Variety - The teams represent the American League and National League, respectively: the Rays and Brewers.

WHY:

MLB.com - Bendix said Miami’s goal is to reach the postseason in 2027 and build toward winning the division and making repeated deep October runs.

Variety - The teams are competing for the Commissioner’s Trophy.

TechRadar - The teams are seeking to be crowned champions for the first time.

HOW:

FOX Sports - Contreras challenged a 100.7-mph Jacob Misiorowski fastball in the second inning, changing a called ball to a strike before Mesa struck out; he also challenged an Abner Uribe pitch to Chandler Simpson in the sixth, changing a ball to a strike before Simpson struck out.

FOX Sports - Contreras threw to shortstop Cooper Pratt, who tagged Aranda out to complete an inning-ending double play after Aranda tried to steal second.

Yahoo Sports - Misiorowski said he aimed to let Tampa Bay put the ball in play and focus on getting outs, rather than trying to dominate hitters with strikeouts.

MLB.com - In the ninth inning, Brice Turang started a 4-6-3 double play, but replay showed Cooper Pratt’s foot off the bag; the overturned out allowed a run to score and left two runners in scoring position.

MLB.com - The Brewers used the week between games to address mechanical issues in Jacob Misiorowski’s pitching. His seven swings and misses tied his season low.

MLB.com - Contreras threw out Victor Mesa Jr. at third in the fifth inning and caught Jonathan Aranda stealing second in the sixth.

MLB.com - William Contreras threw out Rays runners Victor Mesa Jr. at third and Jonathan Aranda at second during the game.

MLB Trade Rumors - Tampa Bay’s left-handed bats were prioritized for the first two games against right-handed starters Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson.

MLB Trade Rumors - Tampa Bay was relying more on starting pitchers than other clubs in the postseason, allowing it to carry an extra bench bat.

The Brewers beat the Rays 3 to 2 in Game 1 of the World Series, earning Milwaukee its first World Series win in 44 years. Jacob Misiorowski went five innings, allowing one earned run, and opened with a 103.5-mile-per-hour pitch, a World Series record. Christian Yelich tripled in a run, and William Contreras drove him home; Jackson Chourio added a seventh-inning RBI single. Contreras also reached base three times, threw out two Tampa Bay runners and helped end the Rays’ perfect stolen-base record. Milwaukee’s postseason pitching staff has an 8-1 record and a 2.03 ERA. The Brewers are seeking their first championship, as are the Rays. Meanwhile, Marlins president Peter Bendix said Miami is angry and disappointed after finishing 80-82, and stressed that the organization’s goals include making the playoffs and winning the division.