Milwaukee Brewers Win the World Series, Beating the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 for the Franchise's First Title
Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, rookie Cooper Pratt set a Series mark with six straight hits, and Milwaukee ended a wait that began in 1969.
Thursday, October 29, 2026/2 min read
The wait is over. On Wednesday night, Richie Palacios grounded out to second, the Brewers poured onto the infield at Tropicana Field, and Milwaukee had its first World Series championship. The Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5, NBC Sports reported, closing the series four games to one.
It came a night later than Milwaukee wanted. The Rays had stayed alive on Tuesday with a 12-inning walk-off in Game 4. The Brewers did not let a second chance slip.
How did the Brewers win Game 5?
With pitching first and a rookie second. Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, before a right calf cramp ended his night to a standing ovation. Closer Trevor Megill finished the job, and the Rays scored only in the ninth.
The runs came in pieces, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. Brice Turang doubled in the second and Cooper Pratt drove him in for a 1-0 lead. Pratt scored in the fifth on David Hamilton's single. In the sixth, William Contreras doubled in Christian Yelich, and Pratt's sacrifice fly made it 4-0.
Pratt, a 22-year-old rookie, finished with two hits and two RBIs and set a World Series rookie record with six straight hits. "This is surreal. It only took four months!" he said, as Fox Sports reported.
Who was the World Series MVP?
Contreras, the catcher, who drove in a run with his double on Wednesday and was named the Series MVP. Jackson Chourio set a record for a five-game Series with 11 hits. Misiorowski finished 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA, according to Fox Sports. The Rays, led by starter Drew Rasmussen, who took the loss, managed little against a staff that held them to one run on the night.
The teams hit just four home runs in the whole Series, three of them by Milwaukee. This was a championship of small things done on time.
What does the title mean for Milwaukee?
A great deal. The club is in its 58th season, having begun as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee a year later. Its only previous Series, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. This team led the majors with 103 regular-season wins and went 11-2 in the postseason.
Manager Pat Murphy, 67, credited a group that cares about each other. Yelich, the captain, called it the best feeling ever. At a watch party at American Family Field, thousands of fans cheered as streamers fell.
The city gets its own celebration on Friday, with a parade scheduled for 10 a.m. After that, the sport turns to a less cheerful matter, because Fox Sports noted a possible lockout beginning around 2 December that could threaten the 2027 season. For one more night, nobody in Milwaukee was thinking about it.
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