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The Milwaukee Brewers have drawn first blood in the World Series. The Brewers took an early lead through captain Christian Yelich’s RBI triple, then survived some late drama with an overturned call to claim the 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1.
BREWERS TAKE GAME 1!!
The Brewers edge out the Rays to take Game 1 of the World Series 🔥
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Jackson Churio:
2/4
1 RBI
1 RWilliam Contreras:
2/3
1 RBI pic.twitter.com/nnI7XROvBd— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) October 24, 2026
The Brewers took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning thanks to Yelich and William Contreras RBIs off Rays pitcher Nick Martinez, who got the start over Drew Rasmussen. The Rays got a run back off Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski through a Liam Hicks groundout in the fourth inning. But the Brewers ace left after five innings (his longest outing of the postseason) with the lead still intact. He completed his start giving up just one run on four hits with three strikeouts.
After Chourio extended the Brewers’ advantage to 3-1 in the seventh with an RBI single, the Rays rallied late and had the bases loaded down 3-2 in the ninth inning. The Brewers thought they had induced a game-ending double play on a ground out, but the call on the field was overturned after a Rays challenge.
However, closer Trevor McGill struck out the very next batter to get his fifth save of the postseason.
The Rays will look to hit back immediately in Game 2 on Saturday night as Rasmussen takes the mound against Logan Henderson. Rasmussen has been lights out in the playoffs. He’s sporting a 2-0 record with a 1.29 ERA and 23 strikeouts over his three starts. As for Henderson, he has made two starts in the postseason, surrendering six runs (three earned) in 9.0 innings of work.
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