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Rays vs. Brewers World Series Game 1 home run props, picks: Yandy Diaz, William Contreras stay hot

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Treppedi, S. (2026, October 23). Rays vs. Brewers World Series Game 1 home run props, picks: Yandy Diaz, William Contreras stay hot. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/23/betting/rays-vs-brewers-world-series-game-1-home-run-props-picks-yandy-diaz-william-contreras-stay-hot/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-23 · by Sean Treppedi

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The article discusses betting propositions for home runs in Game 1 of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers. It highlights two players with favorable odds to hit a home run: Yandy Diaz (+910) from the Rays, who has shown success against the Brewers' pitching this season, and William Contreras (+560) from the Brewers, who is currently on a hot streak in October with three home runs and a high OPS. The piece emphasizes that both teams excel through contact hitting and situational execution rather than relying heavily on power hitting.
Written by AI on 2026-10-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The Milwaukee Brewers won Game 1 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on October 24, 2026, with a final score of 3-2. The game was played at home for the Brewers in Milwaukee. In the ninth inning, Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to secure the victory. Despite the Rays' comeback attempt, key plays such as baserunning mistakes by Victor Mesa Jr. and Jonathan Aranda being caught stealing hindered their chances. This marks a historic World Series matchup between two teams known for operating under tight budgets but achieving significant success through strategic gameplay rather than high spending on star players.

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📰 Brewers Win First World Series Game
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Sean Treppedi
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Topics

Brewers DraftKings Milwaukee Rays World Series

Subjects

Brewers ORG · 4× Contreras PERSON · 3× DraftKings ORG · 3× Rays ORG · 3× Diaz PERSON · 2× Milwaukee GPE · 2× Dodgers ORG · 1× Díaz PERSON · 1× Jacob Misiorowski PERSON · 1× Yandy Diaz PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting - Read about the Best Baseball Betting Sites - Learn all about How to Bet on Baseball Milwaukee was particularly effective at extending at-bats, leading the majors with a .258 batting average and 10.6 percent walk rate.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
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Claims (19 extracted, 2 hedged)

That’s the name of the game for the 2026 World Series between the Brewers and Rays, who — for the first World Series since 1980 — are both playing for their first title in franchise history. asserted
who → ’ → history
It may not be your casual sports viewer’s cup of tea, but it’s a baseball purist’s dream: In an era where front offices spend exorbitant sums of money on power hitters, the two best clubs came to be through speed and smarts. uncertain
clubs → ’ → speed
Both the Brewers and Rays finished with the best records of their respective leagues by relying on contact hitting, base running and situational execution without waiting for the long ball. asserted
Brewers → finish → ball
These are two teams that finished within the top five in stolen bases and bottom 10 in home runs. asserted
that → finish → runs
Although the Dodgers have empirically won with their gauntlet of bats, this could signal time for a new approach to success. uncertain
this → win → success
In Game 1, players are priced accordingly to hit a home run, with only three names carrying a tag under +500 odds at DraftKings. asserted
names → price → DraftKings
With that said, there were nine home runs hit across the three-game series these two played at the very beginning of the season. asserted
two → say → season
World Series Game 1 home run props Yandy Diaz to Hit a Home Run (+910, DraftKings) Two of Diaz’s 22 home runs came against the Brewers in the second series of the season — and one came off of Jacob Misiorowski. asserted
one → hit → Misiorowski
Besting the likely NL Cy Young’s 100 mph-average fast ball has looked about as easy as catching a bullet with chopsticks, but Diaz has at least experienced success against them this season, hitting .267 and 10 home runs. asserted
Diaz → best → .267
His two home runs in the post season leads a Rays lineup that’s found its offense through low strikeout rates and leading the game in bunts. asserted
that → lead → bunts
Díaz has recorded a hit in eight of Tampa Bay’s nine postseason games, combining an 85th-percentile squared-up rate with an ability to drive the ball to all fields. asserted
Díaz → record → fields
Nearly 30 percent of his balls in play go to the opposite field, per FanGraphs, making him a particularly difficult hitter to attack despite his imposing, power-hitter physique. asserted
him → go → physique
Contreras also homered in the regular season series with Tampa. asserted
Contreras → homer → Tampa
Now, he is Milwaukee’s hottest October hitter, slashing .367/.457/.700 with three home runs and a 1.157 OPS across eight games. asserted
he → slash → games
His combination of consistent contact and recently improved power makes him a credible threat against Nick Martinez, whose sinker-heavy approach will challenge Contreras to elevate the baseball. asserted
approach → improve → baseball
Learn all you need to know about MLB Betting - Read about the Best Baseball Betting Sites - Learn all about How to Bet on Baseball Milwaukee was particularly effective at extending at-bats, leading the majors with a .258 batting average and 10.6 percent walk rate. asserted
Milwaukee → learn → average
If and when Martinez runs into traffic trouble, Contreras, who hit .282 with runners on base, has the mojo going to capitalize as the Brewers’ most consistent plate threat right now. asserted
mojo → run → threat
Why Trust New York Post Betting Sean Treppedi handicaps the NFL, NHL, MLB and college football for the New York Post. asserted
Treppedi → trust → Post
He primarily focuses on picks that reflect market value while tracking trends to mitigate risk. asserted
that → focus → risk
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