Brewers Beat Rays 3-2 in World Series Game 1 as Game 2 Looms in Milwaukee

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series on Friday night at American Family Field in Milwaukee, taking a 1-0 series lead. The game ended after Liam Hicks grounded into an apparent game-ending double play that was overturned on video review. Replays showed Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt's right foot slightly off the bag on a high throw from second baseman Brice Turang. With Rays runners on second and third, Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca to finish it. Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Christian Yelich each had a hit and an RBI for Milwaukee, and Jonathan Aranda went 3-for-3 for Tampa Bay. Game 2 is Saturday, Oct. 24, at 8 p.m. ET. Logan Henderson (11-3, 2.47 ERA) starts for the Brewers and Drew Rasmussen (16-5, 2.67 ERA) for the Rays, who gave him an extra day of rest. The series then moves to St. Petersburg for Game 3. Milwaukee ranks 19th in payroll at $143.5 million and Tampa Bay 26th at $98.3 million.

The Washington Post, the left-leaning outlet here, mentions only the 3-2 score and leads with a lighter angle: the Rays are staying at the Pfister Hotel, which many players, including Díaz, believe is haunted. Its headline jokes about teams conquering a fear of ghosts, and it offers no game detail beyond the score. Fox News and the New York Post, on the right, treat the story as Game 2 service content. Fox pairs a Hard Rock Bet promo with lineup and pitching previews and Game 1 hitting lines. The Post gives a viewing guide with a DIRECTV free-trial pitch, plus the fullest account of the replay review and Megill's final strikeout. Both sides agree on the 3-2 result and the move to Tampa Bay, but the left stresses atmosphere and superstition while the right stresses statistics, betting and streaming. ESPN and Jacobin differ, covering fan celebration and payroll and socialism respectively.