10:14 pm CT October 28, 2026
THE BREWERS HAVE WON THE WORLD SERIES
JR Radcliffe
A ground ball to Brice Turang has sealed it! THEY DID IT. THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS ARE THE 2026 WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY.
omg. Chills.
10:11 pm CT October 28, 2026
There goes the shutout; Chandler Simpson with a two-out double
JR Radcliffe
The Rays aren’t dead yet as Chandler Simpson sends one into the corner for a two-out double that scores Liam Hicks and makes it 4-1. I’m sure the Brewers are fine with losing the shutout so long as the tying run stays int he on-deck circle. Pitching coach Chris Hook out for a chat as Richie Palacios steps in.
10:09 pm CT October 28, 2026
TWO DOWN
JR Radcliffe
Liam Hicks doubled with one out on the flukiest of hits, a ball that bounced down the first-base line and clipped the very corner of the first-base bag before ricocheting into foul territory.
No matter. Megill bounced back to get Jonny DeLuca swinging. Two down and Chandler Simpson at the plate.
10:06 pm CT October 28, 2026
ONE OUT
JR Radcliffe
Junior Caminero was frozen on a 2-2 pitch by Trevor Megill. The Brewers need two outs.
10:01 pm CT October 28, 2026
Ian Seymour carves through the Brewers in the ninth, and buckle up for the final three
JR Radcliffe
Ian Seymour made quick work of the Brewers in the ninth, getting a quick flyout off Cooper Pratt’s bat (they got him out!) and two strikeouts of Garrett Mitchell and David Hamilton.
Trevor Megill returns to the mound to start the ninth inning. Milwaukee needs three outs, and the batters due up are Junior Caminero, Liam Hicks and Jonny DeLuca. The lead is 4-0.
9:55 pm CT October 28, 2026
The Rays get a couple loud outs in the eighth … but they’re all outs
JR Radcliffe
Trevor Megill yielded a sinking liner off the bat of Taylor Walls that Jackson Chourio snared with a lunge in left field, and Yandy Díaz thought he got enough of a ball that died on the right-field warning track in Sal Frelick’s glove. Jonathan Aranda struck out on a check swing.
It’s a 1-2-3 eighth. The Brewers are up 4-0 and are three outs away.
9:48 pm CT October 28, 2026
The Brewers go quietly in the eighth
JR Radcliffe
Trevor Megill is heading into the game for the eighth inning after the Brewers went 1-2-3 in the eighth. Sal Frelick gave one a ride but well foul.
Milwaukee needs just six outs. They have a 4-0 lead.
9:42 pm CT October 28, 2026
Abner Uribe negotiates the seventh; they’re six outs away
JR Radcliffe
Simpson got to third on a groundout by pinch-hitter Richie Palacios, but Victor Mesa Jr. hit a full-count pitch in the direction of Brice Turang, and that’s been an automatic out in this postseason. He smoothly picks a tricky hop and tosses to first to strand Simpson at the hot corner.
The Brewers need six more outs. It’s Taylor Walls and then the top of the order coming up in the eighth. Aaron Ashby was warming, so we may see him or him and Trevor Megill. A little more insurance wouldn’t hurt, either.
It’s 4-0, Brewers, in Game 5 of the World Series.
9:35 pm CT October 28, 2026
Yikes, bad defense strikes the Brewers again
JR Radcliffe
It’s hard to argue that William Contreras has been one of the centerpieces of Milwaukee’s postseason, but he just double-clutched and then threw wild down the first-base line on a Chandler Simpson dribbler in front of the plate. That allowed Simpson to get to second and put good speed on the basepaths with one out, and Abner Uribe is checking in to face Ben Williamson and Ryan Vilade.
Romero struck out DeLuca to start the inning and get the first out. It’s the second time in as many nights that he was on the hill for a play that turned into an error. The Brewers have done enough to win despite the sloppy defense they’ve exhibited in this postseason, and they still have a cushion, but the fans at Tropicana Field have stirred to life.
Still 4-0. It’ll be Richie Palacios pinch-hitting for Williamson.
9:27 pm CT October 28, 2026
Brewers send the minimum to the plate in the seventh
JR Radcliffe
It’s still 4-0, Brewers, as we hit the seventh-inning stretch. It sure seems like Romero will begin this inning, with Jonny DeLuca, left-handed hitting Chandler Simpson and Ben Williamson due up.
The Brewers need to get nine more outs for a World Series. Abner Uribe is warming in the bullpen and perhaps would come in for Williamson.
9:25 pm CT October 28, 2026
Jackson Chourio and Cooper Pratt have had a whale of a series, but a big double play for Rays
JR Radcliffe
Jackson Chourio just singled leading off the seventh, and he now has eight hits in this World Series. According to Sarah Langs, there are 14 players with at least eight hits in the World Series at age 22 or younger. And the only ones to do it in the same year: Chourio and Cooper Pratt.
But as cool as that was, he was doubled off at second base when Jonathan Aranda made a sweet play on a Jake Bauers bouncer and threw down to second for the tag.
9:19 pm CT October 28, 2026
JoJo Romero gets Hicks out, and we move to the seventh
JR Radcliffe
Liam Hicks swung at the first pitch he saw from JoJo Romero, and it was a bouncer to Cooper Pratt, who closed in and threw across. The Brewers are nine outs from a World Series championship. They have a 4-0 lead and the top of the order coming up in the seventh.
Misiorowski finishes allowing just two hits, one walk and one hit batter. He’s the second starting pitcher ever to work five innings or more in a potential World Series clincher and allow two or fewer hits, joining Tom Glavine (eight innings, one hit) in 1995, a 1-0 win over Cleveland for the Braves.
9:14 pm CT October 28, 2026
Jacob Misiorowski leaving the game with a leg cramp
JR Radcliffe
Miz tried a warmup pitch and couldn’t shake the cramp, so now he’s leaving the game. That’s a tough break, although if he had retired Liam Hicks, he almost certainly wouldn’t have been out for the seventh, anyway. It might scramble Milwaukee’s bullpen plans though, since now relievers have to get hot in a hurry to try and finish off the sixth.
The Brewers are 10 outs away from winning the World Series. The bullpen will need to lock them down. It’s 4-0, Brewers.
9:12 pm CT October 28, 2026
Misiorowski gets the first two outs and now gets a mound visit
JR Radcliffe
Not sure if something is bothering Jacob Misiorowski, but a trainer and other personnel have strolled to the mound to discuss after he got ahead of Liam Hicks, 0-1. He’s gotten the first two outs of this inning, a groundout from Aranda and a long flyout to the right field corner off the bat of Caminero.
Might just need some fluids with cramping and what not; that’s an issue we’ve seen Misiorowski deal with in the past. He’s two strikes away from getting through the sixth with nothing but zeroes on the board. He’s probably not working into the seventh, so curious to see if he remains.
9:04 pm CT October 28, 2026
Brewers take a 4-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth
JR Radcliffe
Twelve more outs to go for the Brewers to lay claim to their first World Series title. David Hamilton popped out to left against Matz, so the Brewers will settle for the two-run sixth inning to double their lead. The Brewers bullpen has begun rustling, but it’ll be Jacob Misiorowski to start the frame against the Rays’ 2-3-4 hitters. Big corridor of the lineup to retire.
Milwaukee has out-hit the Rays, 7-2, and they have a 4-0 lead. They’re really, really close.
8:59 pm CT October 28, 2026
Rays going to their third pitcher of the inning
JR Radcliffe
After Garrett Mitchell drew a two-out walk, the Rays are turning to left-hander Steven Matz to face lefty-swinging David Hamilton with runners at the corners and two down. Could Hamilton really come through again? He did have an RBI single last time up.
The Rays have a tired bullpen and look like they’re running on fumes. There are still 12 outs to get, but a 4-0 lead is feeling pretty huge right now.
8:55 pm CT October 28, 2026
Cooper Pratt drives in another run with sacrifice fly
JR Radcliffe
Cooper Pratt had gone six consecutive at-bats with a hit in this World Series, and that one … well, it doesn’t count as an at-bat. His long fly ball to right field allows William Contreras to tag and score from third base, and it’s now 4-0 Brewers.
Mitchell steps to the plate with a runner at third and two outs against Tyler Wells looking for one extra insurance run in this two-run sixth.
Pratt is up to four RBIs in this series. He has eight hits.
8:48 pm CT October 28, 2026
WILLIAM CONTRERAS DOUBLE GIVES THE BREWERS ANOTHER ONE
JR Radcliffe
Christian Yelich was hit by the first pitch of the inning from Garrett Cleavinger, and that brought up William Contreras, who sent a long fly ball that landed in the left field corner and squirted around to get Yelich all the way homer. Contreras winds up at second base, and the Brewers have a 3-0 lead.
Then Brice Turang blooped a ball that somehow fell right near the chalk line in left field. Contreras had to hold to make sure Chandler Simpson didn’t catch it, and now it’s corners with nobody out and the Rays are holding a mound conference. Tyler Wells is coming in next.
Huge chance for the Brewers to blow this open. It’s 3-0.
8:44 pm CT October 28, 2026
Misiorowski is through five shutout innings
JR Radcliffe
In the biggest start of his career thus far, Jacob Misiorowski has thrown five shutout innings, getting Yandy Díaz to chase outside the zone on a full-count pitch to end the fifth frame. It’s only his second strikeout, but he’s been relatively efficient, allowing two hits and up to 74 pitches. One would presume he will at least get the sixth with Tampa Bay’s big boppers due up (Aranda, Caminero, Hicks).
The Brewers will bring a 2-0 lead to the sixth.
8:35 pm CT October 28, 2026
Brewers can’t add more on in the fifth, settle for 2-0 lead
JR Radcliffe
Jake Bauers has two strikeouts and a foul out in this game after striking out against Garrett Cleavinger to end the fifth, and the Brewers will have to settle for a 2-0 lead as we head to the bottom half. Really tough series for Bauers at the plate, but remember he has two big-time defensive saves in this game so far.
On to the bottom of the fifth with Vilade, Walls and Yandy Díaz due up for Tampa Bay.
8:32 pm CT October 28, 2026
Chourio strikes out for third time and Rays bring in another reliever
JR Radcliffe
Jackson Chourio got caught looking for his third strikeout tonight, and with Jake Bauers due up, the Rays are again going to their bullpen with left-hander Garrett Cleavinger. Still two runners on with two lefties due up.
8:30 pm CT October 28, 2026
DAVID HAMILTON with another hit to give the Brewers a 2-0 lead
JR Radcliffe
David Hamilton has become a monster in the postseason. He just drove a ground ball to right-center through a drawn in infield and the Brewers lead grows to 2-0 here in the fifth inning. Have to imagine followers of the Rays are squirming at the decision to pull Drew Rasmussen from the game after just four innings.
Two on, one out, for Chourio with the Brewers up a pair.
8:27 pm CT October 28, 2026
Cooper Pratt has a record and the Brewers are cooking up a fifth-inning rally
JR Radcliffe
Cooper Pratt became the first rookie in MLB history to collect hits in six consecutive at-bats with a one-out single against Kevin Kelly, and then he went to third on Garrett Mitchell’s badly needed single to the opposite field. They’re at the corners with one out for David Hamilton here in the top of the fifth. Milwaukee leads, 1-0.
8:21 pm CT October 28, 2026
Jake Bauers just saved the lead and another bad throw from third base
JR Radcliffe
Jake Bauers has now made two key defensive plays in this game, making a stretched backhanded stab of David Hamilton’s throw across the field for the last out of the inning. He kept his foot on the bag and got the Brewers out of the jam, though that could have gone pretty differently. Hamilton had plenty of time but just got the throw up a little bit.
No matter, it’s still a 1-0 game in the top of the fifth. And the Rays have taken out starter Drew Rasmussen, who was highly effective but working on short rest and perhaps out of gas. Turang hit a ball that nearly went out for the final swing against Rasmussen (and it would have been out of 19 of 30 parks, including American Family Field).
Brewers made two yikes defensive plays in that inning, but they emerge unscathed.
Kevin Kelly on for the Rays. The bullpen has entered the chat.
8:17 pm CT October 28, 2026
Jacob Misiorowski gets his first strikeout of the night, but Rays have a threat in the fourth
JR Radcliffe
Miz hit Liam Hicks with a pitch to put a runner on with one out, but he finally got his first strikeout of the night when Jonny DeLuca swung and missed. It’s rare to get 14 batters into a Misiorowski start without a K on the board, but the Brewers ace is still getting the outs.
Chandler Simpson then fell behind, 0-2, then singled to right field, and when Sal Frelick fumbled the ball, it allowed Simpson to move up to second base. It’s second and third with two outs and Ben Williamson (last night’s hero) up at the dish.
Another game with a defensive miscue for the Brewers. It’s still a 1-0 lead, but it’s tenuous.
8:08 pm CT October 28, 2026
Rasmussen still dealing through four, but Kevin Kelly warming
JR Radcliffe
Drew Rasmussen looks like he’s in complete control, but he may not be long for this game anyway. Kevin Kelly is warming in the bullpen; perhaps the short rest means Rasmussen isn’t going to be able to go much longer.
But he does have four innings of one-run ball; he didn’t make it through the fourth in his Game 2 start at American Family Field. Brice Turang looks pretty locked in tonight; he just scalded a ball to dead center, but Jonny DeLuca caught it at the wall to finish off a 1-2-3 frame. Christian Yelich also hit a ball that died on the left-field warning track. Once again, Brewers making solid contact and not getting results.
The 1-0 lead goes to the bottom of the fourth.
8:00 pm CT October 28, 2026
Misiorowski walks Yandy Díaz, but nothing more from Rays
JR Radcliffe
Probably not ideal for Misiorowski to issue his first walk of the night to a player who looks hampered by an injury of some kind, because Yandy Díaz didn’t look good at all during that at-bat. But he bounced back by inducing a fly ball from Jonathan Aranda to end the inning, and the Brewers take their 1-0 lead to the fourth.
Trainers again looked at Yandy Díaz once he got down to first base. He elected to stay in the game, but it led to a couple stoppages as he tried to work through a calf or lower leg injury of some kind. I doubt it’s gamesmanship of some kind, but I’m kind of surprised he remained in the game.
He’s the DH so we won’t know for a while if the Rays replace him. Misiorowski has thrown a solid 40 pitches through three innings.
7:54 pm CT October 28, 2026
Jake Bauers with a slick fielding play to kick off third, and is Yandy Díaz hurt?
JR Radcliffe
Jake Bauers just made a diving stop at first base to rob Ryan Vilade of extra bases down the first base line, complete with a dive to touch the bag before Vilade can himself slide in at first. Bauers didn’t make the scoop last night on Joey Ortiz’s error in the 12th, which obviously played a big role in the Rays win, though that was a pretty difficult scoop. This was a great play to get things rolling in the third.
Misiorowski still doesn’t have a strikeout, but he’s got the first two outs and two strikes on Yandy Díaz, who’s now getting attention from trainers after crouching in the grass near the plate. It looks like something is bothering him in his lower half.
7:50 pm CT October 28, 2026
Nothing doing for Brewers in the third, though two Rays players collide catching a ball
JR Radcliffe
For the second time in this series, a pop fly ball in foul territory between third and home is an adventure for the Rays, with Junior Caminero and Liam Hicks colliding. The ball was caught and the Brewers went 1-2-3, but that follows a play yesterday where the ball did fall to the turf (and didn’t end up mattering).
Caminero is playing despite a play last night where he looked banged up after he slipped getting to third base. So surely that doesn’t help his cause.
It’s 1-0 heading to the bottom of the third. Jake Bauers, who hit that fly ball, is 2 for 19 in the World Series with three walks and five strikeouts. He’s 0 for 12 since arriving in Tampa Bay, though he hit a couple hard yesterday.
Both Garrett Mitchell and Jake Bauers were huge for the Brewers in the NLCS, but it’s been a different story in the World Series.
7:42 pm CT October 28, 2026
Misiorowski works a perfect inning in the second
JR Radcliffe
Jacob Misiorowski hasn’t struck anyone out yet, but that might be better for a Brewers team that could use some length after last night’s bullpen deployment. He’s thrown a mere 22 pitches in two innings and has gotten six outs, including three outs in the air in the second inning.
The Brewers hold their 1-0 lead into the third.
7:37 pm CT October 28, 2026
Garrett Mitchell’s rough World Series continues
JR Radcliffe
Garrett Mitchell was one of the stars of the postseason coming into the World Series, but he’s been struggling on this stage. After striking out to end the second, he’s now 2 for 17 with seven punchouts against the Rays, and both hits are singles. He’s drawn one walk.
Feels like that inning could have been more than one run. But it’s 1-0 heading to the bottom of the second.
Cooper Pratt becomes the seventh player under the age of 23 to collect an RBI in four different World Series games, and he joins Juan Soto as the only one of those players to do it in four consecutive games.
7:33 pm CT October 28, 2026
The Brewers have the lead on a Cooper Pratt single!
JR Radcliffe
Cooper Pratt’s RBI last night didn’t end up getting the Brewers the win. So he went out and got another one.
The rookie shortstop just singled softly over second baseman Ben Williamson to score Brice Turang, who hit a line-drive double that rolled to the edge of the warning track with one out. Sal Frelick was then hit by a pitch, and he would have been on third base with one out, but Pratt tried moving up to second base on the throw and got trapped in a rundown. That’s a key out, even though the hit is also big … and not the first time in the last 24 hours Pratt getting thrown out on the bases looms large.
Still, the Brewers have the 1-0 edge in the second.
7:23 pm CT October 28, 2026
Junior Caminero gets a single against Miz, but Rays don’t score in first
JR Radcliffe
Junior Caminero’s two-out single goes for naught when Liam Hicks pops up to second baseman Brice Turang, and neither team is able to scratch across a run in the opening inning. William Contreras will leadoff the second inning against Rasmussen, who only threw 11 pitches in the first. Misiorowski threw 13.
7:20 pm CT October 28, 2026
Misiorowski asking for help with pitching-mound maintenance
JR Radcliffe
Already in the first inning, Jacob Misiorowski is asking Rays officials to work on the landing spot on the mound. We saw some problems with that yesterday, and it’s been a recurring issue for Misiorowski on opposing mounds giving how far he extends.
We have two outs in the first. Miz worked ahead of the first two batters, 0-2, before getting flyouts. It’s 1-1 on Junior Caminero with nobody on in the opening inning.
7:14 pm CT October 28, 2026
Brewers go 1-2-3 in the opening inning
JR Radcliffe
Drew Rasmussen looks strong early for the Rays on short rest, throwing just 11 pitches to work through a 1-2-3 opening frame. Jackson Chourio put up the best fight before striking out, and Jake Bauers went down on three pitches before Christian Yelich grounded out. An uninspiring start, though it stands to reason a pitcher working on short rest is likely to be worn down earlier, not necessarily worse out of the gate.
Here comes Jacob Misiorowski. It’s a 0-0 start to Game 5 of the World Series.
7:03 pm CT October 28, 2026
A former Brewer brings the ball to the mound for the Rays
JR Radcliffe
The last two nights, Brett Phillips has been in the house, and tonight, former reliever Grant Balfour brought the ball out for the Rays. Balfour didn’t play much for the Brewers, but he did appear for them for three games in 2007. Phillips, a World Series hero for the Rays, also made his big-league debut with the Brewers and was with them in 2018 before getting traded.
And now, a former Brewers pitcher will take the mound for real when Drew Rasmussen throws out the first pitch in about five minutes.
6:51 pm CT October 28, 2026
Probably a greater proportion of Rays fans tonight
JR Radcliffe
Tough to get Wisconsin fans to stick around for another day and get tickets to another game, especially when there is less than 24 hours notice that the game is happening at all. So I would expect a louder crowd pop for the Rays tonight, and it does seem like there’s a larger proportion of Tampa Bay fans in the house compared to Games 3 and 4.
Then again, I imagine if the Brewers are close to a championship by game’s end, the volume will increase in Milwaukee’s favor.
4:53 pm CT October 28, 2026
Here’s everything Christian Yelich said before Game 5
JR Radcliffe
Cooper Pratt and just how far he’s come, especially at the plate, how impressed were you with his performance yesterday, and what have you seen from the rookie and showing up?
CHRISTIAN YELICH: I’ve been impressed with him all season. I hadn’t seen him play a whole lot until he got called up, just a few times in Spring Training. Everybody was really talking about his glove, him coming up, but he can really hit. He’s got some really good at-bats. He’s gotten some big hits during the season for us, and postseason obviously had a couple of big ones last night.
Is it hard to sleep last night after a game where you’re so close to your ultimate goal, or is it easy because it was such a long game and took so long and went late into the night/morning?
CHRISTIAN YELICH: Yeah, you don’t get home until pretty late, long game. You’re tired. You sleep fine. Like, the game didn’t go our way. That’s part of it. It’s happened a bunch of times throughout the year, and you just move on and come here today ready to go.
We’ve talked a lot about the fans that are here taking it all in, but how about the Brewers employees that flew down with the team to take in this series? A lot of long-tenured people that work for the Brewers organization able to be here with you guys. What’s it like for you as players to see them around this ballpark?
4:51 pm CT October 28, 2026
Here’s everything Pat Murphy said before Game 5, including about whether Miz was available to close Game 4
JR Radcliffe
Just wondering how you’ve seen Cooper Pratt’s confidence come along at the plate to show up on the biggest stage like you did last night?
PAT MURPHY: Yeah, this kid just continues to amaze you. As a young player that just got into the league and quite a bit of pressure on him in terms of a young player who already signed a long-term contract like so many you see around the league today, McGonigle, Wetherholt.
And for him to come up at 21 and do the things he’s doing offensively when he never put up gaudy numbers in the Minor Leagues. But just to see the way he’s become a student of the game and willing to be open to growth, yeah, it’s pretty special.
Given the state of the series and how much he’s pitched already, would you use Aaron Ashby tonight?
PAT MURPHY: Possibly.
When you ask him, is there any time he’s ever said no as far as his availability? And, if not, how do you read that?
PAT MURPHY: You just have to gauge the stuff. William helps us too. He’s been extraordinary.
But we know him so well. So if you’re watching him, you can kind of tell, hmm, that’s not quite as crisp, or he doesn’t have the command the same way.
Their guy is going on three days’ rest tonight, but Miz is going on four days’ rest, which is something he hasn’t done in the second half and I think only twice since the end of April. Do you anticipate that being a hurdle to overcome?
4:09 pm CT October 28, 2026
Rays lineup vs Brewers in Game 5
The Game 4 hero, Ben Williamson, is back in the starting lineup for Game 5, taking the place of Richie Palacios.
- Yandy Díaz, designated hitter
- Jonathan Aranda first base
- Junior Caminero, third base
- Liam Hicks, catcher
- Jonny DeLuca, center field
- Chandler Simpson, left field
- Ben Williamson, second base
- Ryan Vilade, right field
- Taylor Walls, shortstop
Drew Rasmussen, right-handed pitcher
4:08 pm CT October 28, 2026
Brewers lineup vs. Rays in Game 5
Manager Pat Murphy is turning to the same starting nine who lined up in Game 4, with Garrett Mitchell batting eighth and Sal Frelick hitting sixth. The same nine batters have been in the lineup for all five World Series games.
Here’s the lineup:
- Jackson Chourio, left field
- Jake Bauers, first base
- Christian Yelich, designated hitter
- William Contreras, catcher
- Brice Turang, second base
- Sal Frelick, right field
- Cooper Pratt, shortstop
- Garrett Mitchell, center field
- David Hamilton, third base
Jacob Misiorowski, right-handed pitcher
3:59 pm CT October 28, 2026
What channel is the Brewers game on tonight? TV, live stream
3:58 pm CT October 28, 2026
Milwaukee Brewers roster World Series 2026
Here’s the roster:
Pitchers: Aaron Ashby, Shane Drohan, Robert Gasser, DL Hall, Kyle Harrison, Logan Henderson, Dustin May, Trevor Megill, Jacob Misiorowski, JoJo Romero, Antonio Senzatela, Abner Uribe, Brandon Woodruff
Catchers: William Contreras, Gary Sanchez
Infielders: Jake Bauers, David Hamilton, Joey Ortiz, Cooper Pratt, Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn
Outfielders: Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, Luis Lara, Garrett Mitchell
Designated hitter: Christian Yelich
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