MLB World Series
By: Henry Phillips
The MLB World Series is set! The Milwaukee Brewers, coming off a 4-0 sweep against the Dodgers in the NLCS, will face off against the Tampa Bay Rays, a team that advanced after beating the Cleveland Guardians. The first two games will be played at American Family Field in Milwaukee, then three more will be held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The last two games will be back at American Family Field if needed.
On the NL side, the Brewers have had great success all around, beating the Padres 3-1 in the NLDS and sweeping the amazing Dodgers in the NLCS. Jacob Misiorowski , the ace for the Brewers, is expected to start in Game 1 to try and take the game over quickly with his amazing pitching speed and 1.80 ERA. In addition, William Contreras has been amazing for the Brewers lately with a .367 average in the postseason so far.
Over to the AL, the Rays have played some great baseball as well. Despite being down against the Guardians 1-2 in the series, they won three games in a row to end the series 4-2. They also swept the Yankees 3-0 in the ALDS before that. Drew Rasmussen, the Rays ace pitcher, had an ERA of 2.67 during the regular season. Yandy Díaz has been their standout offensive player recently with an average of .308, 2 home runs, and 12 hits during the postseason.
This World Series between the two 1-seeds will be a wild ride and should be a fun and exciting series.