Milwaukee fans packed the area around Tropicana Field ahead of Game 4, with the Brewers one win from their first World Series championship. The team’s 3-0 lead has fans anticipating a celebration, while players and manager Pat Murphy say the traveling support reflects how deeply the team matters to Milwaukee and Wisconsin.

By the Numbers
  • Milwaukee led the series 3-0 after a 10-1 Game 3 win.
  • Of 25 teams to take a 3-0 World Series lead, 21 won in Game 4; the other 4 clinched in Game 5.
  • Wisconsin accounted for 41.3% of Game 4 ticket purchases, compared with 30.5% from Florida and 3.4% from Illinois.
  • The cheapest available Game 4 ticket was $900.
Yes, But

A championship was not guaranteed: Tampa Bay still had a chance to extend the series, and only one of 43 teams in major league postseason history had recovered from a 3-0 deficit. Milwaukee’s only previous World Series appearance, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss after the Brewers blew a 3-1 lead.

State of Play
  • Brewers fans traveled from Wisconsin in force, filling seats near the visitors’ dugout and leading chants at the ballpark.
  • Milwaukee needed one more win to claim its first title; Tampa Bay needed a victory to keep the series alive.
What's Next

Game 4 offered Milwaukee the chance to clinch and end a decades-long wait. A Rays win would send the series back to Milwaukee for Game 5.

Bottom Line

The Brewers were on the brink of history, backed by a fan base that had turned a road game into a home-team celebration in waiting.