MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Brewers survived a replay reversal and a bases-loaded ninth inning to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night, earning their first win in the Fall Classic since 1982.

Closer Trevor Megill appeared to finish the game when Liam Hicks grounded into a 4-6-3 double play. Fireworks burst, Milwaukee players ran onto the field and the crowd began celebrating. Video review then showed that rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt's foot was off second base when he received Brice Turang's throw.

The call at second was changed to safe. The out at first stood, a run scored and Tampa Bay had two runners in scoring position with the Brewers' lead reduced to one. Megill reset and struck out Jonny DeLuca on a 2-2 pitch to end the game for a second time.

The tense finish completed a night that began with Milwaukee's young ace rewriting the World Series velocity record. Jacob Misiorowski opened the game with a 103.5 mph fastball to Yandy Diaz, surpassing the 103.2 mph mark set by Aroldis Chapman in 2016 during the pitch-tracking era.

Misiorowski allowed one run and four hits over five innings. He struck out three and walked one, relying less on overwhelming swing-and-miss numbers than he did during much of the regular season. MLB reported that he still threw 40 pitches at 100 mph or faster, another World Series record in the tracking era.

Milwaukee scored immediately against Tampa Bay starter Nick Martinez. Jackson Chourio led off the first with a single, and Christian Yelich drove him home with a triple in his first career World Series plate appearance. William Contreras followed with an RBI single for a 2-0 lead.

The Rays cut into the deficit, but Martinez settled down and kept Milwaukee scoreless through the remainder of his five innings. Junior Caminero produced Tampa Bay's run against Misiorowski with a sharply hit double in the fourth.

The Brewers added the run that proved decisive in the seventh when Chourio singled home Pratt. Contreras also influenced the game behind the plate, throwing out two runners attempting to steal as Milwaukee repeatedly denied Tampa Bay chances to build momentum.

The Rays finally broke through against Megill in the ninth. Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson singled, a double steal advanced the runners and Caminero walked to load the bases. The overturned double play extended the game, but Tampa Bay finished 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position.

The victory carried particular weight in Milwaukee, which hosted its first World Series game in 44 years. Both clubs are seeking the first championship in franchise history, making this the first World Series since 1980 between two teams that have never won the title.

History gives Milwaukee an advantage but not a guarantee. Teams winning Game 1 have captured the World Series 62.8% of the time. Tampa Bay had already shown why the series is unlikely to be simple: one swing in the ninth could have turned a Brewers celebration into a road victory.

Velocity made history, composure won the game

The loudest statistic belonged to Misiorowski, and it deserved the attention. A 103.5 mph opening pitch on baseball's biggest stage is a striking expression of how far training, mechanics and modern player development have pushed the sport.

Yet Game 1 also exposed the limit of velocity as a complete explanation. Misiorowski did not dominate through strikeouts, and Caminero punished a 101.5 mph fastball in the zone. At this level, hitters can turn extraordinary speed into hard contact if location and sequencing fail.

Milwaukee won through smaller acts: Chourio reaching base and driving in a run, Yelich attacking early, Contreras controlling the running game, relievers carrying a narrow lead and Megill recovering after the emotional shock of an overturned ending. Those details do not produce the same instant spectacle as a radar reading, but they decide championships.

The replay review also worked as intended. Milwaukee disliked the reversal, but a championship game should be decided by the most accurate call available, not by the timing of fireworks. The greater test was what came next. Megill could not control the video evidence; he could control the next pitch sequence.

Tampa Bay leaves Game 1 frustrated rather than overwhelmed. The Rays reached the final inning within two runs, forced Milwaukee to win twice and put the tying and go-ahead runners in scoring position. Their failure was execution at the decisive moments, not a lack of opportunity.

That is the harder reality of October baseball. Records create memory, but resilience creates wins. The Brewers now lead the series because they recovered faster from every disruption. The Rays' task in Game 2 is to turn pressure into runs before Milwaukee's crowd can make another narrow margin feel like destiny.