It's time.
The Milwaukee Brewers begin their quest for their first World Series championship on Friday night, Oct. 23, when they face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 at American Family Field.
Eight days after their epic sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series – and 44 years after they were first and last in the World Series – the Brewers will begin this final step with a raucous crowd and the state of Wisconsin behind them.
Milwaukee will send Jacob Misiorowski, their 24-year-old ace and the presumptive NL Cy Young Award winner, to the mound. Tampa Bay will counter with 36-year-old Nick Martinez.
I'll be providing live coverage before, during and after the game. You can follow along here for the latest updates:
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers vs Rays live updates in World Series Game 1; score, highlights