The Brewers swept the Dodgers to reach their first World Series since 1982. Will Milwaukee win Game 1 at home on Oct 23?
90% of users predicted YES — the community got this one right. 10 predictions cast.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series on Friday, October 23, at American Family Field, taking a 1-0 series lead. Milwaukee reached the Series by sweeping the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers 4-0 in the NLCS after a franchise-record 103-win regular season; the Rays advanced by beating the Cleveland Guardians in the ALCS.
Starter Jacob Misiorowski opened the game by throwing the fastest pitch in World Series history, a 103.5 mph fastball to Yandy Diaz, and allowed one run over five innings. Christian Yelich's RBI triple sparked a two-run first inning, and Jackson Chourio drove in a seventh-inning run. In the ninth, a potential series-ending double play for Tampa Bay was overturned on replay, but reliever Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca to secure the win.
The result matched heavy pregame expectations: Milwaukee entered as a betting favorite at home, and the community had priced the Brewers' Game 1 win at 90% likely. The outcome tracked both the bookmakers and the prediction market closely, reflecting the Brewers' dominant postseason form and home-field edge.