Tampa Bay visits Milwaukee on Friday, October 23, at 8 p.m. EDT. Jacob Misiorowski is expected to start for the Brewers against the Rays' Nick Martinez. AP's World Series preview supplies the extraordinary velocity figure: Misiorowski threw 1,115 pitches at 100 mph or faster during the regular season, surpassing the previous pitch-tracking-era record of 673, and reached a maximum of 105.5 mph.
He did not complete five innings in either of his first two postseason starts. Tampa Bay, meanwhile, finished the regular season with the fewest strikeouts and 45 sacrifice bunts. That makes the Rays' contact profile a useful counterpoint to the radar reading. Watch early foul-ball load and pitch count: extended plate appearances could affect the timing of Milwaukee's move to the bullpen, even without immediate runs.
MLB's official preview reported that Milwaukee's principal high-leverage relievers entered with 23⅓ scoreless postseason innings and a .096 opponent batting average. That recent record makes the handoff part of the viewing interest, without guaranteeing another scoreless inning.
The decision remains WATCH — Game 1, no bet. No first-principles fair probability or executable FanDuel/DraftKings line history has been established for this edition. There is no recommended wager, price target or retrospective betting claim.