The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history.
Milwaukee defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1 in Game 5 Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, closing out the best-of-seven series four games to one. The final out came at 10:13 p.m. CT, ending the Brewers’ 44-year wait since their only previous World Series appearance in 1982.
Misiorowski Silences Tampa Bay
Jacob Misiorowski delivered 5⅔ scoreless innings in the championship-clinching victory. The 24-year-old right-hander allowed two hits, walked one, and struck out two while repeatedly reaching triple digits with his fastball.
Misiorowski left with a right calf cramp after throwing 86 pitches, but Milwaukee’s bullpen protected the lead. JoJo Romero and Abner Uribe bridged the game to Trevor Megill, who handled the final two innings.
Tampa Bay did not score until Chandler Simpson doubled with two outs in the ninth. Megill then induced a groundout from Richie Palacios, triggering Milwaukee’s celebration near the mound.
Misiorowski finished the World Series 2–0 with a 0.84 ERA, allowing one run across 10⅔ innings.
Pratt Drives Milwaukee’s Offense
Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt put Milwaukee ahead with an RBI single in the second inning. He singled again in the fifth and scored when David Hamilton extended the lead with another run-scoring single.
William Contreras doubled home a run in the sixth, and Pratt followed with a sacrifice fly that gave the Brewers a 4–0 advantage. Milwaukee finished with eight hits and scored all four runs without hitting a home run.
Pratt went 2-for-3 with two RBIs in the clincher. His fifth-inning single extended his streak to six consecutive plate appearances with a hit, establishing a World Series rookie record.
Jackson Chourio collected his 11th hit of the series, the most by any player in a five-game World Series.
Contreras Named World Series MVP
Contreras was selected as the first World Series MVP in Brewers history. The catcher batted .381 with an .864 OPS and four RBIs during the five-game series.
His impact extended beyond the batter’s box. Contreras threw out four attempted base stealers and won 10 of his 13 challenges under MLB’s Automated Ball-Strike challenge system.
Milwaukee’s pitching staff held Tampa Bay to 12 runs across the five games, including one run apiece in Games 3 and 5.
Milwaukee Finishes a Dominant Season
The Brewers entered the postseason after winning an MLB-best and franchise-record 103 regular-season games. They eliminated the San Diego Padres in four games, swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, and defeated the Rays in five.
Milwaukee finished the postseason 11–2. Its only losses came against San Diego in the National League Division Series and Tampa Bay in the 12-inning fourth game of the World Series.
The Game 4 loss denied the Brewers a sweep after they came within three outs of the championship. One night later, Misiorowski and the Milwaukee bullpen finished the job.
The championship is Milwaukee’s first since the Braves won the 1957 World Series, 69 years before the Brewers finally brought another baseball title to the city.
Tampa Bay remains without a championship following its third World Series appearance.
