Game 1 of the World Series is finally here, Milwaukee. The Brewers are taking on the Tampa Bay Rays this Friday, October 23, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. on Fox. This isn’t just another game, though. This is the moment the Brewers, and their absolutely rabid fanbase, have waited 44 years to see: a return to the Fall Classic stage.
The Emphatic Road to a First-Ever Title Shot
Seriously, it’s been a long time coming for Milwaukee. And they didn’t just stumble into this. They *stormed* into it. The Brewers clinched their National League pennant, and just their second World Series berth in franchise history, with an emphatic sweep of the two-time reigning World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. Talk about making a statement! They’ve had over a week off, letting Jacob Misiorowski get set to throw that monumental first pitch at American Family Field. Meanwhile, the Tampa Bay Rays secured their American League pennant just Monday, October 19, after winning the final three games of their ALCS series against the Cleveland Guardians. So, we’ve got the NL’s top seed squaring off against the AL’s top seed, and get this: the winner of this series will capture its *first* World Series title. You can’t write a better script than that for baseball history.
Contreras Led the Charge, Brewers Dominated the Dodgers
The Brewers’ run through the NLCS was nothing short of brilliant. William Contreras was an absolute star, crushing a solo home run in their 7-4 Game 2 win, a moment so good it’s already legendary. Heading into Game 3, the Brewers held a commanding 2-0 series lead over the Dodgers, and they never looked back. We saw clutch moments all over the place: pitcher Abner Uribe reacting to the final out of the sixth inning in an NLCS game on October 11, and Trevor Megill doing the same after the final out of the ninth in their thrilling 2-1 Game 1 victory that same night. Shortstop Joey Ortiz and first baseman Jake Bauers were right there celebrating that Game 1 win, and Luis Lara chipped in with a crucial RBI single in the sixth inning of that same October 11 game. This team, man, they earned it.
So get ready for Friday, 7 p.m. on Fox. History is about to be made, and one of these teams is finally hoisting that trophy for the very first time. It’s gonna be epic.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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