Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 to win the first World Series title in franchise history

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The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series title by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays with a score of 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field. Jacob Misiorowski, a young pitcher for the Brewers, threw 5 2/3 innings without allowing any runs despite leaving due to a calf cramp. Rookie Cooper Pratt contributed significantly by setting a Series rookie record with six consecutive hits and adding two RBIs. This victory marks the end of a 58-year wait since the team’s establishment as the Seattle Pilots, with their previous best being a loss in the 1982 World Series to the St. Louis Cardinals.

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The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in five games to win their first World Series title since joining the league as an expansion team in 1970. The series ended with a 4-1 victory for the Brewers on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.

Key highlights include

Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed only two hits.
Rookie Cooper Pratt had six consecutive hits to set a World Series record.
William Contreras hit an RBI double for the Brewers.
Christian Yelich paid tribute to late broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died in January 2025.

The win marks just the second time the Brewers have reached the World Series, with their previous appearance coming in 1982 when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals. The team has been waiting 57 years for this moment, and thousands of fans traveled from Wisconsin to support them throughout the series. Captain Christian Yelich expressed his joy at bringing the championship back home to Milwaukee.

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Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 to win the first World Series title in franchise history The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- asserted

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The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history. asserted

Brewers → play → history

Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball, rookie Cooper Pratt got two more hits and two RBIs, and the Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to set off a long-awaited celebration among thousands of Brewers fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. asserted

Brewers → throw → Field

Misiorowski left the game because of a right calf cramp. asserted

Misiorowski → leave → cramp

He got a standing ovation from the Brew-Crew fans, who took over the section behind Milwaukee’s dugout for the last three games. asserted

who → get → games

The 22-year-old Pratt set a Series rookie record with six straight hits before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. asserted

Pratt → set → inning

Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 hits. asserted

Chourio → set → hits

The World Series title comes in the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the following year. asserted

that → come → Milwaukee

The Brewers’ only previous trip to the World Series in 1982 ended in heartbreak when they blew a 3-1 lead in the sixth inning of Game 7 and lost 6-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. asserted

they → end → Cardinals