MILWAUKEE — The Brewers double play overturned by replay review in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series turned a celebration into a delay at American Family Field. Milwaukee had seemingly sealed a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays when Brice Turang fielded Liam Hicks’s ninth-inning grounder and started a Turang-to-Cooper-Pratt-to-Jake-Bauers double play. The initial call ended the game. Then the review changed it.
A double play that briefly ended Game 1
The Rays had loaded the bases in the ninth when Hicks grounded to Turang at second base. Turang threw to Pratt, the rookie shortstop, for the out at second. Pratt’s relay to Bauers at first completed the double play, and for a moment the Brewers had their win.
But the play was reviewed, and the out at second base was overturned. The review required multiple replays and a zoom on Pratt’s cleats to determine whether his foot was on the bag when he controlled the ball. It was not.
What the review found
Andy Fletcher, a veteran umpire and FOX Sports rules expert, said the review correctly overturned the call. According to Fletcher, the review assessed two elements: when the ball made contact with the interior of the glove, and where Pratt’s foot was at that moment. Fletcher said Pratt’s foot was off the bag when the ball entered the glove.
Replays showed Pratt’s right foot did not touch second base while he was controlling the ball. That detail was the difference between a game-ending double play and a continued inning. The review focused on the timing of ball-glove contact and foot position, and the evidence supported overturning the out.
Pratt, a rookie, was at the center of the overturned call. The play initially appeared to seal Milwaukee’s win, but the review delayed the game’s conclusion and gave the Rays another chance to extend the game.
Megill finishes the job
After the review, the Rays continued the inning. Trevor Megill, the Brewers closer, then struck out Jonny DeLuca to secure the win. The overturned call did not change the final outcome: Milwaukee won Game 1, 3-2.
The sequence left the Brewers with the victory they had initially thought they had, but only after a review that briefly put the result in doubt. The game ended the same way it started for Milwaukee — with a win — but the path there required one more out.
Why the call was overturned
The review hinged on the mechanics of the double play. For the out at second to stand, Pratt needed to have possession of the ball while his foot was on the base. The replay showed his right foot was off the bag when the ball entered the glove, so the out was overturned.
Fletcher’s explanation clarified the two-part test: ball-glove contact and foot position. The review required multiple replays and a zoom on Pratt’s cleats to make that determination. The call was correct, according to Fletcher, and the game continued.
The Brewers still won, 3-2, after Megill struck out DeLuca. The overturned double play delayed the conclusion but did not alter it.
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