Oct 23, 2026 2:29 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers' reliable right-hander aims to outduel Tampa Bay Rays' Drew Rasmussen.

After a full week of waiting, it’s time for the Milwaukee Brewers to play in their first World Series since 1982. 

To no surprise, Jacob Misiorowski gets the nod in Game 1. Even if he hasn’t been super sharp this postseason, he’s still this team's ace, and manager Pat Murphy has full trust in the expected Cy Young winner. 

Thankfully for the Brewers, they clinched homefield advantage through the World Series. That gives them the ability to host as many as four games, starting with Games 1 and 2 on Friday, Oct. 23 and Saturday, Oct. 24. 

In Game 2, the team confirmed that Logan Henderson will indeed be the Brewers' starting pitcher. 

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Henderson is set to do battle against Tampa Bay Rays’ Drew Rasmussen, a former Brewer, after the American League Champions went with a surprising Game 1 starter in Nick Martinez. 

Brewers give Henderson the ball in Game 2

It would’ve been confusing to see anyone other than Henderson get the start in Game 2. 

It’s a toss-up between who’s been better this postseason between him and Misiorowski, but his throwing errors against the Los Angeles Dodgers really put the team in a compromising position. 

Thankfully for Henderson, a sold-out American Family Field is once again going to have his back as is this team’s bullpen and offense. 

Henderson still hasn’t allowed more than three earned runs in any of his 25 career starts, playoffs included. 

Remember, while he did allow four runs in Game 2 of the National League Championship Series, only two were earned. 

Everyone knows this Brewers bullpen is going to be more rested than they have been all year, but that doesn’t mean the team only needs Henderson to throw four innings. 

In fact, he hasn’t gone deeper than six innings since Thursday, Sept. 3, which was his final start in a streak of six games where he threw six or more innings. 

Rasmussen presents an incredible challenge

Milwaukee clearly never believed Rasmussen was going to blossom into an ace, and that’s okay. 

They ended up trading him in the Willy Adames deal, one that gave the franchise a lot of memorable moments. 

Now, they’re stuck facing a player the Rays turned into an absolute superstar. 

Rasmussen, 31, has a 1.29 ERA in three starts this postseason. He’s a perfect 2-0, has gone at least six innings in all three appearances, and sports an out-of-this-world 0.76 WHIP.

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