Milwaukee just snagged Game 1 of the 122nd World Series, taking down Tampa Bay 3-2 in a nail-biter on Friday. Brewers captain Christian Yelich came out absolutely firing in the first inning, tripling to score a run and then crossing the plate himself on a single from William Contreras. Boom, 2-0 Brewers, just like that. It felt like a statement win for a team making its first World Series appearance in 44 years.
Misiorowski Unleashed a World Series First
While Yelich got the offense rolling, the real story from those early frames was Jacob Misiorowski. This 24-year-old right-hander didn’t just win a World Series opener, becoming the youngest pitcher to do so since 1997. He straight up made history. Misiorowski started the game by unleashing the fastest pitch *ever recorded* in a World Series, a ridiculous 103.5 mph heater, breaking Aroldis Chapman’s 2016 record. The kid was a beast all season, too, with a 16-5 record, an MLB-best 252 strikeouts, and an MLB-best 1.80 earned-run average. In Game 1, he tossed five innings, struck out three, scattered four hits, and gave up only one run. “Not perfect but good enough to get a win,” he said, which feels like an understatement when you’re throwing that kind of heat. Brewers manager Pat Murphy had nothing but praise for Yelich’s leadership, saying, “He prepares, he’s a leader and he has helped us a bunch all year.” The sellout crowd, hyped for Milwaukee’s return to the biggest stage, was electric. Misiorowski definitely felt it, saying it was “amazing. Just to have the city behind me, it means the world.”
A Wild Finish That Almost Went Sideways
The Rays clawed back in the fourth inning. Jonathan Aranda walked, Junior Caminero doubled him to third, and then Liam Hicks grounded out to score Aranda, cutting the lead to 2-1. But the Brewers got what looked like a crucial insurance run in the seventh. Cooper Pratt walked, advanced, and then Jackson Chourio singled him home, pushing the score to 3-1. Good thing they did, because the ninth inning was pure chaos. Brewers closer Trevor Megill came in, and things got spicy, real fast. Aranda and Chandler Simpson hit back-to-back singles, then executed a double steal to put runners on second and third. Caminero walked, loading the bases. Then Hicks appeared to ground into a game-ending double play, but video replay showed an errant throw pulled the fielder’s foot off.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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