Brewers Win 4-1 to Take Series
Milwaukee secures its first World Series title in franchise history after defeating Tampa Bay in Game 5.
By Noor Phillips ·
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field to win their first World Series title in franchise history. The small market team from Wisconsin outlasted the expansion club from Florida to claim the championship.
Jacob Misiorowski led the pitching staff with five and two-thirds scoreless innings. The 24-year-old right-hander allowed just two hits before leaving the game due to a right calf cramp. He threw 86 pitches, 58 of which were strikes. Misiorowski opened the game with 12 consecutive four-seam fastballs, ranging between 100.9 and 103 mph.
Cooper Pratt, a rookie who made his major league debut in June, recorded two hits and two runs batted in. The 22-year-old set a World Series rookie record with six consecutive hits. His streak ended in the sixth inning when he delivered a sacrifice fly to extend the lead. Jackson Chourio finished the Series with 11 hits, setting a five-game record.
The victory ended a 44-year wait for the franchise, which began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969. The Brewers previously lost the 1982 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals after blowing a three-run lead in the sixth inning of Game 7. Manager Pat Murphy, 67, guided the team to its first title after surviving a heart attack in 2020.
Milwaukee led the major leagues with 103 wins during the regular season. The team went 11-2 in the postseason, including a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series. The Rays, who debuted in 1998, fell to 0-3 in World Series history following losses in 2008 and 2020.
Christian Yelich, the team captain, noted that the city had waited a long time for this moment. The Brew-Crew fans, who occupied the section behind the Milwaukee dugout for the final three games, gave Misiorowski a standing ovation as he left the mound. The team celebrated in the stands before players mobbed closer Trevor Megill near the mound.
The Brewers scored a major league-low 32.1% of their runs on home runs during the season. Tampa Bay was second-lowest at 34.4%. This marked the first World Series since 1991 between teams in the bottom half of payrolls. The Brewers ranked 19th in payroll as of August 31, while the Rays ranked 25th.
