Milwaukee's bullpen, which swept the Dodgers, asserts its dominance; beats Tampa Bay to seize the upper hand in Game 1 of the World Series! Aiming for their first championship in franchise history → On an unbeaten streak at home in the postseason

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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, successfully seizing the upper hand in their pursuit of their first World Series championship in franchise history.

On the 24th (Korean time), at American Family Field located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, Milwaukee won Game 1 of the 2026 Major League Baseball World Series (WS · best-of-seven series) against Tampa Bay with a score of 3-1.

Having completely swept the Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-0 record in the National League Championship Series, Milwaukee continued its unbeaten home streak in this fall postseason, securing an 82% probability of winning the championship first. In World Series history since 1997, the team that wins Game 1 has an 82% chance of winning the series. The Brewers, who stepped onto the World Series stage for the first time in 44 years since 1982 (when they finished as runners-up to St. Louis with a record of 3 wins and 4 losses), took another step closer to their first trophy in franchise history with this victory. Tampa Bay, which also aims for its first championship after finishing as runner-up in 2008 and 2020, had to swallow the disappointment of losing Game 1.

Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski, who took the mound that day, thrilled the home crowd with his monstrous fastballs from the very start of the game. In the top of the first inning, he hit a fastball at 103.5 miles per hour (approximately 166.6 km/h) right down the middle of the strike zone against leadoff hitter Yandy Diaz on the first pitch. The stadium scoreboard displayed 103.4 mph, but Statcast, Major League Baseball's official tracking system, officially confirmed the speed as 103.5 mph.

Misiorowski, who opened with his fastballs, also showcased his ability to handle pressure. In a scoring threat in the top of the first inning following consecutive hits, he induced a double play off a line drive from Junior Caminero at third base to extinguish the fire. Although he allowed one run on a ground ball in the top of the fourth inning, allowing Tampa Bay to close the gap to 2-1, he remained steady and pitched well for five innings with one earned run, meeting the requirements for the winning pitcher.

The lineup also showed strength from the early stages. In the bottom of the first inning, leadoff hitter Jackson Chourio opened up the offense with a hit, and immediately after, Christian Yelich smashed a go-ahead triple down the right-center gap to score the first run. Following that, a timely hit by William Contreras extended the lead to 2-0 in just the first inning. In the bottom of the seventh inning, Chourio delivered a decisive one-run RBI hit, extending Milwaukee's lead to 3-1.

The "iron wall bullpen" that had shut down the Dodgers' lineup also displayed its power in the World Series. Abner Uribe (1.1 scoreless innings) and Aaron Ashby (1.2 scoreless innings) completely held down the Tampa Bay lineup through the eighth inning.

A crisis arose in the top of the ninth inning, with Milwaukee leading 3-1, when closer Trevor Megill took the mound. After one out, Megill allowed consecutive hits and a walk, finding himself in a bases-loaded threat with one out. It seemed the game would end on a double play off an infield grounder from the next batter, but following a challenge by Tampa Bay, it was ruled that the second baseman's foot had left the base early, extending the situation to two outs with runners on second and third. However, Megill remained unshaken and struck out Johnny DeLuca on a swinging strikeout, putting the dramatic exclamation point on a two-run victory.

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