Now that both World Series rosters have been finalized, Game 1 is officially set.

For the first time since 1982, the Milwaukee Brewers are hosting a World Series game.

Officially, this is the first one ever at American Family Field. It's a moment most fans could only dream of, but the time has finally come.

After a week off, the Brewers had these past few days to prepare specifically for their opponent, the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Rays' World Series roster didn't have a single surprise, though some were taken back by their decision to go with Nick Martinez in Game 1 over Drew Rasmussen.

At the end of the day, only time will tell if that decision to give Rasmussen an extra day's rest will pay off or not.

For the Brewers, it comes as no surprise that Jacob Misiorowski is the Game 1 starter. The presumed Cy Young Award winner has done so many wonderful things for the team here in 2026, and he's looking to put a pair of less-than-stellar postseason starts behind him.

History will be made in this best-of-seven series as neither the Brewers nor Rays have ever won the World Series.

This is the second appearance for the Brewers, and the third for the Rays, though they made it in 2020 with a modified regular season that was nowhere near the 162-game schedule everyone is used to.

Here in 2026, one of these teams will be crowned first-time champions, and it will begin, and potentially end, in Milwaukee.

No one is asking Misiorowski to strike out 15 batters in a complete game as he did back on Friday, June 12, but they would love to get more than four innings out of him.

Misiorowski's first two starts of the playoffs have gone just 4.0 and 4.1 innings, and now he's extremely well-rested as he hasn't made a start since Sunday, Oct. 11.

Will that much rest hurt or harm the 24-year-old? Only time will tell, but it's all up to the flamethrower to set the tone in the World Series.

At 36 years old, Martinez put together one of his best career years in his first season with Tampa Bay.

This is a guy who has just a 3.00 ERA this postseason, and not many would've predicted coming into the playoffs that his ERA would be lower than Misiorowski's (3.24).

Martinez's first start of the playoffs went fewer than four innings, but his second saw him earn the win in a 5.1-inning start that evened the American League Championship Series at two games a piece.

In terms of rest, that appearance was on Saturday, Oct. 17, so he's had a traditional five days of rest compared to Misiorowski's 11.