The Milwaukee Brewers captured the first World Series championship in franchise history Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field. The victory concludes the 58th season for a franchise that began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 before moving to Milwaukee the following year. The Brewers' only previous World Series appearance ended in a Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982.
Rookie right-hander Jacob Misiorowski delivered a dominant start, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball before exiting with a right calf cramp to a standing ovation from the visiting Brewers fans. Offensively, rookie Cooper Pratt drove in two runs with two hits, extending a World Series rookie record with his sixth consecutive hit before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning. Teammate Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 total hits.
Pratt provided the go-ahead run with a single in the seventh inning as the Brewers rallied for the win. The clincher comes two nights after the Rays forced a deciding game with a 4-3 victory in 12 innings on Tuesday, fueled by a stunning rally featuring home runs from Jonny DeLuca and pinch-hitter Ben Williamson. Milwaukee had previously taken a 2-0 series lead with wins in Games 1 and 2, including a ninth-inning escape in the opener.
Sources: Las Vegas Review-Journal
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