Monday, October 26, 2026 • 8:00 PM ET
Milwaukee Brewers (2-0) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (0-2)
Tropicana Field • St. Petersburg, FL
LHP Robert Gasser (0-0, 1.00 ERA) vs. RHP Freddy Peralta (2-0, 1.08 ERA)
FOX

If there was any thought the 2026 World Series was going to be a bore, think again. After the Brewers took Game 1 in a pitchers’ duel, they stunned the Rays in Game 2, overcoming a 4-0 deficit to win 5-4 to take a 2-0 lead in a best-of-seven series. Now, the World Series heads to St. Petersburg, where the Rays try to make it a 2-1 series.

After winning ALCS MVP, former Met Freddy Peralta gets the ball for the Rays, hoping to curb the red-hot Brewers and get Tampa Bay on the board. Peralta has been utterly sensational this postseason, allowing just two earned runs over 16.2 innings while striking out 12. The 30-year-old was stellar in his last outing, pitching five innings of one-run ball in a game that helped clinch the AL Pennant for the Rays.

For the Brewers, everything seems to be going right this postseason. While things looked to take a turn south in Game 2 after starter Logan Henderson surrendered four runs in the first inning, the Brewers’ offense picked him up. Gasser last pitched in Game 3 of the NLCS, baffling Dodgers’ hitters. The southpaw went five innings of scoreless ball, allowing just three hits and striking out three.

Via MLB

Brewers Lineup

  1. Jackson Chourio, LF
  2. Jake Bauers, 1B
  3. Christian Yelich, DH
  4. William Contreras, C
  5. Brice Turang, 2B
  6. Garrett Mitchell, CF
  7. Cooper Pratt, SS
  8. Sal Frelick, RF
  9. David Hamilton, 3B

SP: Robert Gasser, LHP

Rays Lineup

  1. Yandy Díaz, DH
  2. Ryan Vilade, 1B
  3. Chandler Simpson, LF
  4. Junior Caminero, 3B
  5. Ben Williamson, 2B
  6. Jonny DeLuca, CF
  7. Victor Mesa Jr., RF
  8. Nick Fortes, C
  9. Taylor Walls, SS

SP: Freddy Peralta, RHP