Forty-four years after their previous World Series appearance, the Milwaukee Brewers opened the Fall Classic at American Family Field on Friday, Oct. 23, edging the Tampa Bay Rays by a 3-2 margin in Game 1. Chourio and Contreras each collected two hits to anchor Milwaukee's attack, Aaron Ashby provided steady work out of the bullpen, and the Brewers navigated an unsettled ninth inning to secure the result.

Milwaukee held a 3-2 advantage over Tampa Bay after the opening contest, putting the Brewers one game ahead in the best-of-seven matchup. Viewers can catch every contest through Fox's broadcast feed, with streaming access available via the Fox One and Fox Sports applications.

The second contest of the series is set for American Family Field in Milwaukee, with first pitch scheduled for 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24. The third contest is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The fourth contest is set for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, serving as the host venue.

Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, would host a potential Game 5 on Wednesday, Oct. 28, with first pitch set for 7 p.m. Scheduled as a contingency, the sixth contest would be held at 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30, at American Family Field in Milwaukee. A potential Game 7 between the two clubs would be held at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, with American Family Field in Milwaukee serving as the host venue.

In the National League Wild-Card round, the fourth-seeded San Diego Padres swept the fifth-seeded Chicago Cubs across two games to claim the series. Philadelphia tallied six runs against Atlanta's three, with the Braves nonetheless taking the three-game set by a two-to-one margin.

Milwaukee's top-seeded club fell to the fourth-seeded San Diego Padres across four games in the NL Division Series, with the Brewers ultimately taking the series by a 3-1 count. Holding a 3-1 series advantage, the Atlanta Braves closed out the Los Angeles Dodgers, who managed two wins against three for their opponents across the four-game set. The top-seeded Brewers advanced to an NL Championship title by going undefeated through all four games against the second-seeded Dodgers.

Chicago took the American League Wild-Card series against Houston by a two-games-to-none margin, with the sixth-seeded White Sox eliminating the third-seeded Astros. Boston edged New York by a 5-4 margin, yet the Yankees claimed the two-game series despite that defeat.

Tampa Bay's three-game sweep over the New York Yankees in the AL Division Series came despite the Rays entering as the lower seed, holding a 1-4 record against New York heading into the matchup. Chicago's White Sox posted six runs against Cleveland's Guardians, who managed two, with the Guardians nonetheless claiming the series by a count of three games to two.

Tampa Bay's American League Championship Series run ended with a four-games-to-two defeat of Cleveland, earning the Rays a pennant berth in the 2026 World Series, where Milwaukee took the opening game to put the Brewers ahead by one in the early going of that Fall Classic.