World Series schedule: Rays at Brewers opens Friday, Oct. 23, with all games at 8 p.m. ET on FOX

Full schedule

The Tampa Bay Rays clinched the American League pennant on Monday, Oct. 19, beating the Cleveland Guardians 7-3 in Game 6 of the ALCS at Tropicana Field to take that series 4-2. They will face the National League champion Milwaukee Brewers in the 122nd World Series. ^{[4] [8] [1]}

Per MLB's published schedule, Game 1 is Friday, Oct. 23, in Milwaukee, followed by Game 2 on Saturday, Oct. 24. The teams then travel for Game 3 on Monday, Oct. 26, and Game 4 on Tuesday, Oct. 27, with Game 5 on Wednesday, Oct. 28 if needed. Games 6 and 7, if necessary, return to Milwaukee on Friday, Oct. 30, and Saturday, Oct. 31. ^{[2] [3]}

All games begin at 8 p.m. ET, according to MLB and NBC Los Angeles. MLB lists World Series Media Day for Thursday, Oct. 22, in Milwaukee, and notes the schedule is subject to change. ^{[2] [1] [6]}

Where to watch

FOX, FOX One and FOX Deportes carry the television coverage, according to MLB's broadcast announcement. FOX Deportes has Spanish-language coverage of every game, and Univision airs Game 1 in Spanish. ESPN Radio has national radio rights, with Spanish-language radio on TUDN Radio, and MLB Network supplies studio shows. ^[1]

Venues and home-field advantage

Milwaukee finished 103-59, the best record in the majors, and holds home-field advantage regardless of opponent, with the 2-3-2 format giving the higher seed Games 1, 2, 6 and 7. Tampa Bay finished 98-64. ^{[6] [3]}

Games 1, 2, 6 and 7 are at American Family Field. Games 3 to 5 are scheduled for Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Rays' home park, where they clinched the pennant. The published schedules name the home team for each game; the ballpark for Tampa Bay's games is taken from the park where the Rays played Game 6. ^{[1] [2] [4] [8]}

How the teams got here

Milwaukee swept the Los Angeles Dodgers, the two-time defending champions, in the NLCS, clinching with a 6-4 win at Dodger Stadium on Oct. 15 after trailing 4-0 in the second inning. Jake Bauers was named series MVP, according to MLB.com. ^[5]

Tampa Bay trailed the Guardians early in the ALCS before winning the final three games. Freddy Peralta, who allowed one run over 5 1/3 innings in Game 6, was named ALCS MVP, per NBC Los Angeles. ^[4]

Brewers history and odds

The Brewers have not won a World Series. This is their first National League pennant, and their only earlier trip came in 1982, when they were an American League club and lost in seven games to St. Louis. Tampa Bay is making its third appearance, after 2008 and 2020. ^{[5] [4]}

DraftKings' opening series price listed the Brewers at -155 and the Rays at +135, with Jacob Misiorowski and Drew Rasmussen listed as the probable Game 1 starters. Those starters were not confirmed by the teams in the sources reviewed, and odds move through the week. ^[7]