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Brewers survive ninth-inning replay drama to beat Rays in Game 1
Replay showed shortstop Cooper Pratt's right foot slightly off the bag, overturning a game-ending double play and letting Tampa Bay score once before Milwaukee held on; a foot, apparently, decides things.
Watch it as it aired: Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger on this story, from Late Night BBN at 1:00 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are The Guardian's, the jokes are ours.

At a glance
- First reported by The Guardian: “Brewers survive chaotic ninth-inning replay drama to beat Rays in World Series opener”, with reporting from Yahoo Sports, NBC News, Associated Press via NBC News and Associated Press via Durango Herald.
- Covered on BBN on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at 1:00 AM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Hank Ledger.
- Topics: Rays, Brewers, World Series.
- BBN covered this story before: World Series Game 1 lineup, Christian Yelich batting third for Brewers (October 23).
The real story
The reporting behind this segment. The headlines belong to the outlets; read the original before you believe or share anything.
- The GuardianBrewers survive chaotic ninth-inning replay drama to beat Rays in World Series opener
- Yahoo SportsBrewers Hold Off Rays in Game 1 Thriller to Take World Series Lead
- Yahoo SportsBrewers hold on for 3-2 win over Rays in Game 1
- NBC NewsBrewers withstand Rays’ comeback attempt to win 3-2 in Game 1 of World Series October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Associated Press via NBC NewsBrewers withstand Rays’ comeback attempt to win 3-2 in Game 1 of World Series October 23, 2026 · facts used on air
- Associated Press via Durango HeraldBrewers withstand Rays’ comeback attempt to win 3-2 in Game 1 of World Series October 24, 2026 · facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays three to two in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA ninth-inning double play was overturned on replay because shortstop Cooper Pratt's right foot was slightly off the bag.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA pinch-runner scored, and it was three to two with one out left.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThen Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to end it.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSlightly off the bag. A game decided by a foot that was basically on time, like me.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorJacob Misiorowski opened with a one hundred three point five mile an hour fastball, the fastest recorded in a World Series since tracking began in two thousand eight.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFirst pitch, and the ball already had somewhere better to be.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChristian Yelich tripled in the first inning, and Milwaukee's sellout crowd was watching its first World Series game since nineteen eighty-two.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentOutside, a hundred and ten fans stood around a giant screen in fifty-seven degrees.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentA hundred and fifty more chose the bars, which is the smartest play of the night.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGame 2 comes next. The foot has been notified.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNina, you're live. Like, actually live.
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