Brewers defeat Rays in 5 games to win first World Series in franchise history
Also reported by ABC News
Summary
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the World Series, taking the series four games to one. It was the first championship in Brewers franchise history and the team’s second World Series appearance.Key Facts
- The Brewers won Game 5 by a score of 4-1 at Tropicana Field in Tampa.
- Jacob Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits before leaving with a right calf cramp.
- Rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs in the deciding game.
- Pratt recorded six consecutive hits, a World Series rookie record, before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
- Jackson Chourio recorded 11 hits, a five-game World Series record.
- The Brewers last appeared in the World Series in 1982, when they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.
- The Rays won Game 4 in the 12th inning to avoid a sweep, but lost the series four games to one.