Brewers Beat Rays in World Series Game 1 as Misiorowski Sets Speed Record
“It was amazing – just to have the city behind me, it means the world, we couldn’t ask for anything better,” Jacob Misiorowski said after a historic World Series debut on October 23, 2026. Pitching at American Family Field, the 24-year-old right-hander threw the fastest recorded pitch in World Series history at 103.5 mph to help the Milwaukee Brewers defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1, bbc.com reported.
Misiorowski Sets Velocity Record in Opening Win
The opening game of the 122nd World Series brought together two franchises searching for their first title, marking only the second time in more than a century that neither contending team had previously won a championship. A sell-out crowd of 43,250 fans packed the stadium, exceeding its standard 41,900 seated capacity with standing-room tickets. Misiorowski became the youngest starter to win a World Series opener since 1997, restricting the Rays to just one run on four hits over five innings while striking out three and walking one.
His opening pitch to Yandy DÃaz registered at 103.5 mph, surpassing the previous World Series record of 103.2 mph set by Aroldis Chapman of the Chicago Cubs in 2016, according to bbc.com tracking data collected since pitch speeds were officially recorded in 2008. Nick Martinez took the loss for Tampa Bay.
Brewers Build Early Lead to Defeat Rays
Milwaukee capitalized early when Jackson Chourio reached base and scored on a Christian Yelich triple, followed immediately by an RBI single from William Contreras to establish a 2-0 lead in the first inning. Yelich finished the night having scored one run and driven in another to help build a 3-1 advantage.
The Rays trimmed the deficit in the fourth inning when Liam Hicks grounded out to drive home Jonathan Aranda. The Brewers manufactured a crucial insurance run in the seventh inning, which proved decisive when Tampa Bay mounted a final push in the ninth. After the Rays added a run and placed a runner on third base, relief pitcher Trevor Megill secured the final outs to earn the save.
“We came up a little bit short, but there’s some benefit maybe from a loss,” Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash said.
The best-of-seven series continues with Game 2 on Saturday night at American Family Field before shifting to Florida for three games, followed by a return to Milwaukee for the final two matchups if necessary.
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