MLB.com Experts Pick Brewers in 43 of 51 Votes to Win World Series Over Rays

3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Oct 23

43 of 51 MLB.com experts picked Milwaukee to beat Tampa Bay, with 44 voters expecting the World Series to last at least six games.
103 regular-season wins and a sweep of the two-time champion Dodgers drove the Brewers case, along with a bullpen that has posted a 1.33 ERA in eight playoff games.
Jackson Chourio led World Series MVP voting with 16 picks, ahead of William Contreras at 13, even though Chourio is just 6-for-35 this postseason.
Tampa Bay's dissenting case rests on a starting-pitching edge from Drew Rasmussen, Freddy Peralta and Nick Martinez, plus a lineup led by Yandy Díaz, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero.
The matchup guarantees a first title for either franchise: Milwaukee is in its second World Series and first since 1982, while Tampa Bay is back for the third time and first since 2020.