The Milwaukee Brewers started this series with a bang as they defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series, 3-2.

Officially, it's their first World Series win since Game 5 of the 1982 edition. Remember, American Family Field was roughly 20 years away from being built when that Fall Classic took place.

To say this game came down to the wire would be an understatement. It was far from the sharpest outing of Trevor Megill's career, but not even a five-or-so minute replay review could rattle him.

The Brewers led the way with eight hits, and while neither team committed an error, there are two plays that jump out should the Brewers have blown the 2-0 lead they took immediately in the bottom of the first.

Brewers must clean a few things up

Garrett Mitchell ran in on a deep fly ball to center, and that ended up being the reason Jacob Misirowoski allowed a run in this one.

Mitchell went 0-for-4 at the plate in this game, including a bunt he popped up, which failed to move the runners to second and third when there were no outs.

Regardless, the Brewers pushed forward. A few innings later, David Hamilton was thrown out at third base as he tried to stretch a double into a triple.

That's usually always a triple for Hamilton, but he slipped at second base, and this Rays defense is far too good to be making mistakes against.

Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby were phenomenal 

Take nothing away from what Misiorowski or Megill did in this game, but Abner Uribe and Aaron Ashby combined for nine of the biggest outs in this game.

Together, they combined for three innings, with each pitching more than the usual one-inning allotment. 

Uribe allowed a hit but recorded a pair of strikeouts. He threw 15 pitches, 12 of which were for strikes.

Ashby kept his perfect 0.00 ERA alive in an appearance that saw him not allow a single baserunner. In the end, he had three of this team's nine strikeouts.

Rays were 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position

If there were ever any doubts as to whether or not this Brewers pitching staff is clutch, this right here proved it.

Fresh off a full week off, the Rays failed to record a single hit with a runner in scoring position.

They were 0-for-6 on the night and left four runners stranded.

For reference, the Brewers left eight stranded, but Milwaukee is the team that jumped out to a 1-0 series lead, and that's all that matters.