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Brewers Capture First World Series Title in 57-Year Franchise History

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Milwaukee Brewers are World Series Champions after beating Rays

After 56 seasons, the wait is over in Milwaukee the Brewers held off the Rays 4-1 to win the franchise's first World Series championship.


Brewers win first World Series title with win over Rays. Megill seals Brewers' World Series title in 4-1 win...


The Milwaukee Brewers have finally done it. On Wednesday, October 28th, the Brewers captured the first World Series championship in their 57-year history with a 4-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5!


In the Wild Card and expanded postseason era (1995-present), just seven teams that finished with the best regular-season record in Major League Baseball have gone on to win the World Series. With a 103-59 record, the Brewers became the second team this decade to achieve the feat, joining the Los Angeles Dodgers the same Dodgers team that beat the Rays to win the 2020 World Series.


Milwaukee exacted revenge in this year's National League Championship Series, sweeping the Dodgers to become the first team in postseason history to sweep the club that had swept them in the previous postseason. The Brewers closed out the 2026 postseason with a dominant 11-2 record, outscoring their opponents 59-33.


For Tampa Bay, the heartbreak continues. The Rays have now fallen to 0-3 in World Series appearances in franchise history, with this marking the second time they've lost the Fall Classic in five games the first coming in 2008 against the Philadelphia Phillies.


Fast Start After Quiet Opening

After a scoreless first inning, Milwaukee's offense wasted no time getting to work. In the top of the second, Rays starter Drew Rasmussen allowed a double to Brice Turang and hit Sal Frelick, putting two on with one out.


Cooper Pratt, who stayed red-hot at the plate, followed with an RBI double to give the Brewers an early 1-0 lead.




Rasmussen managed to limit the damage, ending the inning with a strikeout of Garrett Mitchell.


Neither offense found much rhythm in the third. The only real highlight was a diving stop by Jake Bauers at first base and it wouldn't be his last great play of the night.




It was the Brewers' turn to face some adversity in the bottom of the fourth, as starter Jacob Misiorowski ran into his first trouble of the night.


Chandler Simpson singled to right, and after Sal Frelick bobbled the ball, Josh Lowe who had moved to third  stayed put while Simpson hustled into second base with two outs.


Brewers ace Misiorowski escaped unscathed, getting Ben Williamson to ground out on another sharp play by Bauers at first to close the inning.




Rays manager Kevin Cash pulled Rasmussen after four innings, with the right-hander allowing just one run on two hits while striking out four and issuing no walks.


Milwaukee wasted no time capitalizing on the change.


Kevin Kelly took over on the mound and got Frelick to ground out to start the fifth, but Cooper Pratt followed by making history his single set a new record for most consecutive hits (6) by a rookie in a World Series.


Garrett Mitchell then singled to move Pratt to third, and David Hamilton brought him home with an RBI single of his own to stretch the lead to 2-0. It was Hamilton's fourth straight World Series game with at least one RBI.






Jackson Chourio was struck out for the second out of the inning his third K of the game, a new postseason career high but the starting left fielder would bounce back with another hit in the seventh.


He closed out the World Series going 11-for-20 (.550) with two doubles, two RBIs, and two stolen bases. Across 13 total postseason games, Chourio was held hitless in just three, and even in one of those he still managed to drive in a run.


Tampa Bay turned to Garrett Cleavinger to face Jake Bauers and he did his job, striking him out to limit further damage. Cleavinger had appeared in just two games this postseason both in the World Series and finished with two no-hit innings and two strikeouts.


That scoreless stretch didn't last long, though everything unraveled against the next three batters he faced.


Cleavinger opened the sixth by hitting Christian Yelich. William Contreras made him pay immediately, lining an RBI double down the left-field line to push Milwaukee's lead to 3-0. Brice Turang followed with a single to left, moving Contreras to third and forcing another pitching change from the Rays.


Kevin Cash called on Tyler Wells to stop the bleeding. That plan didn't work either.


Turang stole second with no outs before Pratt lifted a sacrifice fly to Ryan Vilade, allowing Contreras to slide home for Milwaukee's fourth run (4-0). The sequence drew second-guessing from both fans and broadcasters questioning why Tampa pitched to Pratt and why Vilade tried to make the play in foul territory with a throw home.


With that RBI, Pratt's total for the Series reached seven, tying Gil McDougald's 1951 record for the most ever by a rookie since RBIs became an official stat in 1920.


Wells issued a walk to Mitchell, putting runners on the corners with two outs and ending his brief outing. Steven Matz was then summoned to close out the inning.






Three batters later, Misiorowski received a standing ovation from the Brewers fans who made the trip to the Trop as he walked off the field for the last time this season, dealing with a cramp in his right leg.


He became the first starting pitcher since Orel Hershiser in 1988 to cap a Cy Young-winning season by clinching the World Series, though his night ended after 5.2 innings because of that cramp.


He was brilliant while he was out there, allowing just two hits and one walk with two strikeouts on 86 pitches, 58 for strikes.






JoJo Romero came on in relief and retired Hicks to end the sixth, and Matz matched him with a clean top of the seventh.


Simpson found his way to second again after Contreras overthrew Bauers trying to get him at first on a little blooper in front of the plate, leaving the game's most dangerous baserunner at second with one out.


Brewers manager Pat Murphy called on Abner Uribe to replace Romero, and Milwaukee escaped the inning without any damage.




Bryan Baker came on for Matz and worked a scoreless top of the eighth. Trevor Megill perfect at five-for-five in save chances this postseason  entered in the eighth, in line for a two-inning save to clinch a championship for Milwaukee.


A diving catch by Chourio in left, a flyout to Frelick in right, and a strikeout of Jonathan Aranda in order left the Brewers three outs from the title.




Ian Seymour took over for Baker and retired the Brewers in order in the top of the ninth, giving Tampa Bay one last chance.


Unfortunately for the American League champs, that was just about it as Megill closed out the two-inning save. Hicks sparked a little life with a one-out double, but Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca to get to two outs.


Simpson doubled to right to score Hicks capping his run as the most productive bat in the Rays lineup all World Series and trimming the lead to 4-1.




Megill bounced back to get the final out as the Brewers won their first World Series title.




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