The Milwaukee Brewers are already halfway to a milestone no one in either clubhouse has seen before. Milwaukee took Game 1 of the World Series, 3-2, over the Tampa Bay Rays, and now the series shifts to Game 2 on Saturday night.
First pitch is set for 8 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on Oct. 24 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FOX 13 and FOX will carry the game, and viewers can also stream it through FOX One.
The matchup itself is the kind of rare stage that makes this World Series stand out. The Rays and Brewers are both chasing their first World Series title, meaning whoever comes out on top will be claiming the Commissioner's Trophy for the first time in franchise history.
FOX 13 will have all-day coverage leading into Game 2, with the station serving as home for the 2026 World Series and the Tampa Bay Rays. Fans can watch over the air with an antenna or through a cable provider, and FOX One is another option for streaming FOX programming and the World Series.
One thing fans won’t be able to do is stream the game on the FOX Local app. That app will carry Good Day Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Live, and continuing coverage from FOX 13’s news teams in Milwaukee and Tampa, but not the World Series itself.
The numbers behind this matchup add another layer. Since 2005, the Rays and Brewers have faced each other 28 times, with Milwaukee holding a 15-13 edge. This season, they met three times, and the Brewers won two of those games, according to MLB.com.
There’s also plenty of history packed into the broader stakes. This is the Rays’ third World Series run after reaching the American League in 2008, 2020, and now 2026. It’s the Brewers’ second trip to the World Series since their first appearance in 1982, when they were in the American League.
The regular season numbers reflect how each club got here. The Brewers led Major League Baseball with a franchise-record 103 wins, while Tampa Bay posted an American League-best 98 wins. Both teams now have the same goal in front of them: win the series and make franchise history.
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