Brewers Crush Rays 6-2 in Season Opener

0:00On April 1st, Milwaukee Brewers kicked off the 2026 season strong, dropping the Tampa Bay Rays 6-2 on Tuesday night at American, Family Field. Brandon Woodruff set the tone with five solid innings, giving up just four hits and two earned runs while fanning six batters to snack his first win-off the year. The Rays jumped ahead early with solo shots from Jonathan Aranda and Nick Fortes, his first of the season, making it two-nothing in the fifth. The Milwaukee flip described right there in the bottom half, plating three runs after a key review overturned an outcall, thanks to Bryce. Terang's big single, Gary Sanchez and Jake Bowers power the offense, each crushing home runs, Sanchez to center in the sixth, and Bowers going deep twice, once in the sixth and again in the eighth. Brandon Lockridge doubled in a run too, as those guys went two for four at the dish. With Woodruff out, the bullpen locked it down. Things like Jared Konig and Avner Yareve kept Tampa quiet.

1:02Now four and one, the crew sits atop the National League Central, looking to defend that spot all year. They wrapped this series with the Rays Wednesday at 140 p.m. Eastern, then heads to Kansas City for the weekend after a day off. Brewers rolling early, keep an eye on this squad. This has been Milwaukee Brewers News Today, powered by AI, I'm Cory with the story.