January 1, Brewers Deliver First World Series Win in 44 Years

Wyatt’s Take

• After 44 long years, the Milwaukee Brewers finally delivered a World Series victory for fans who stuck with the team through lean decades.
• Small-ball fundamentals and strong pitching proved decisive in a game defined by late chaos and replay drama.
• Christian Yelich and Jackson Chourio led the charge with clutch hitting, showing that hard work and fundamentals still win ballgames.

The Milwaukee Brewers finally broke through after 44 years, taking Game 1 of the World Series with a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Down two runs in the ninth, the Rays loaded the bases with one out before Liam Hicks grounded into what looked like a game-ending double play. Replay showed shortstop Cooper Pratt had come off second base, turning the play into a 3-2 score with runners on second and third and two outs.

"The Brewers had already ignited their fireworks, creating a chaotic, fog-filled scene, before Johnny DeLuca came to the plate and struck out to end the game."

Milwaukee jumped out early with an RBI triple by Christian Yelich and a William Contreras single that put them up 2-0 in the first inning. That was all the offense they would need for a while as Nick Martinez settled in for five innings of work.

Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays to just one run over five innings while the Rays hurt themselves with costly baserunning mistakes. Junior Caminero lined out with runners on first and second, and Jonathan Aranda got doubled off second to kill the threat. Victor Mesa Jr. was later caught stealing third for the final out of the fifth inning.

The Brewers matched that mistake when David Hamilton made the first out at third trying to stretch a double into a triple. But they got an insurance run in the seventh when Hamilton delivered a productive out and Jackson Chourio drove in the runner with an opposite-field ground ball single to make it 3-1.

Milwaukee will send Logan Henderson to the mound on Saturday night against Drew Rasmussen for the Rays.

Wyatt Matters

Working families in the heartland know that patience, discipline, and old-fashioned fundamentals still pay off. Milwaukee fans waited 44 years for this moment, and they earned it the right way.