The Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, beating the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to take the series 4-1 for their first title. Here are every game’s score, the MVP and how the series ended.
The Milwaukee Brewers won the 2026 World Series, beating the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to take the series 4-1 for their first title. Here are every game’s score, the MVP and how the series ended.
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Update, Oct. 29, 2026: The Milwaukee Brewers are 2026 World Series champions. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at Tropicana Field to win the series 4 games to 1 and claim the first World Series title in franchise history, as MLB.com reports. Catcher William Contreras was named World Series MVP after going 8-for-21 with four RBIs and throwing out four of nine would-be base stealers, according to MLB.com.
It is Milwaukee’s first baseball championship since the 1957 Braves. Planning to celebrate? Here are the details on the Brewers World Series parade route and time. The original preview, written before Game 3, follows below.
The 2026 World Series resumes tonight, Monday, Oct. 26, with Game 3 at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. Every game airs on FOX, with Spanish-language coverage on FOX Deportes, and you can stream all of them on FOX One. The Milwaukee Brewers lead the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0, so the Brewers are now two wins away from the first championship in franchise history.
Below is the full schedule, every way to watch with or without cable, what each option costs, and the storylines worth knowing before first pitch.
Final results, according to MLB’s official postseason schedule. Every game aired on FOX, FOX One and FOX Deportes:
The series is best-of-seven, so the first team to four wins takes the title. If it goes the distance, Game 7 lands on Halloween night, which may mean squeezing baseball in around trick-or-treating. (If that’s your house, our guide to Halloween 2026 costs and how to save might help too.)
The Brewers hold home-field advantage because they finished the regular season 103-59, better than the Rays’ 98-64, as MLB.com explains. That’s why Milwaukee hosted the first two games, Tampa Bay hosts Games 3 through 5, and any Game 6 or 7 returns to American Family Field. For the defensive standouts of the 2026 season, see the full list of 2026 Gold Glove Award winners.
The World Series is on FOX in English and FOX Deportes in Spanish. If you have an antenna and live in range of a local FOX station, you can watch every game free over the air. Cable and satellite subscribers will find it on their local FOX channel.
For radio listeners, ESPN Radio carries national coverage of every game, and Univision’s TUDN Radio has Spanish-language radio broadcasts, per MLB.
You don’t need a cable package to follow the Fall Classic. These are the main ways to stream FOX right now, with regular monthly prices as listed by LiveSportsOnTV and the services themselves:
| Service | Monthly price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| FOX One | $19.99 | Cheapest direct option; includes FOX, FS1, FS2 and FOX Deportes |
| Sling Select | $24.99 | FOX in designated markets, plus FOX One app access |
| Fubo Sports + News | $55.99 | Broader sports lineup |
| YouTube TV | $82.99 | Full live TV package with FOX |
| DIRECTV Entertainment | $89.99 | Full live TV package with FOX |
| Hulu + Live TV | $99.99 | Full live TV package with FOX |
FOX One costs $19.99 a month and streams every World Series game live. Because the entire series runs between Oct. 23 and Oct. 31, a single month covers it even if it goes seven games. FOX’s MLB page also mentions a free trial for new subscribers, so check the current terms when you sign up. If you already pay for a TV provider that includes FOX, you can sign in to FOX One with those credentials instead of paying separately.
MLB.TV alone won’t get you the World Series. MLB says World Series games are available on MLB.TV only to subscribers who also authenticate with a participating pay TV provider that carries FOX. Outside the US, games are available internationally on MLB.TV, except in Canada, where Sportsnet (English) and TVA Sports (French) hold the rights.
Streaming on a smart TV? It’s worth a quick look at our guide on turning off smart TV tracking, since many sets log what you watch by default.
Tonight’s pitching matchup has a twist. The Rays start right-hander Freddy Peralta, who spent his first eight big-league seasons with the Brewers before landing with Tampa Bay at the trade deadline, as the Associated Press notes. He was named ALCS MVP and, according to MLB.com, has gone 7-0 with a 0.89 ERA in his last 10 games since Aug. 26. He has also been strong at Tropicana Field, with a 1.45 ERA over seven starts there since joining the Rays.
Milwaukee counters with left-hander Robert Gasser, who started the season at Triple-A Nashville and pitched his way into the playoff rotation. He has allowed one run in nine postseason innings, and his last outing was five scoreless innings against the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS on Oct. 14, per CBS Sports.
Two hitters to watch: Brewers catcher William Contreras is batting .395 (15-for-38) with three homers this postseason and has two hits in each World Series game so far, while Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda has four hits through the first two games.
The Brewers won a franchise-record 103 games and led the majors in wins for the second straight season. They beat the Padres in four games in the NLDS, then swept the two-time defending champion Dodgers in the NLCS. This is only Milwaukee’s second World Series appearance and its first since 1982, when it lost to the Cardinals in seven games. Young starters Jacob Misiorowski and Logan Henderson have anchored the rotation, backed by a dominant bullpen.
The Rays led the American League with 98 wins, swept the Yankees in the ALDS and beat the Guardians in six games in the ALCS, clinching at Tropicana Field with a 7-3 win on Oct. 19. It’s their third World Series trip after losses in 2008 (to the Phillies) and 2020 (to the Dodgers). Junior Caminero and Yandy Díaz lead the lineup, and Drew Rasmussen and Peralta front the rotation.
Either way, a franchise is about to win its first title: neither team has ever won a World Series.
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4 games to 1, clinching with a 4-1 win in Game 5 on Oct. 28. William Contreras was named World Series MVP.
Yes, with an over-the-air antenna that picks up your local FOX station. Some streaming services also offer free trials to new customers, though terms change often.
No. The 2026 World Series airs exclusively on FOX and FOX Deportes, with streaming on FOX One and live TV services that carry FOX. (Those other platforms do carry other sports; see our breakdown of how to watch the NBA in 2026-27.)
No. The Brewers won the series in five games, so Games 6 and 7 were not played.
The Brewers have now won one, the 2026 title, after losing their only previous World Series in 1982. The Rays are still looking for their first after losses in 2008, 2020 and 2026.
Schedules and prices are subject to change; check FOX and MLB.com for the latest. Featured image: Tropicana Field during a 2023 playoff game, photo by Yamasztuka via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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