Overview
- Game 1 took place at American Family Field with the roof closed on Friday, Oct. 23 and began the best-of-seven Fall Classic between the Brewers and Rays.
- Sportsbooks list Milwaukee as the favorite to win the title, with DraftKings showing the Brewers at roughly -180 and the Rays at +160.
- Milwaukee arrives as the top regular-season team after a 103-win campaign that included leading the National League in runs, OBP and ERA and a sweep of the Dodgers in the NLCS.
- Tampa Bay leans on 42-homer third baseman Junior Caminero and a contact-and-speed lineup, with bullpen help from Bryan Baker and veteran Drew Rasmussen and Nick Martinez slated as the Game 1 starter despite limited postseason innings.
- Prominent pundits are split on the outcome—Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez picked the Brewers in seven while David Ortiz chose the Rays in seven—and several live score pages had not posted a final Game 1 result at the time of coverage.