ST. PETERSBURG, FL (WTAQ) — The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays four-to-one in Game Five Wednesday night. The Brewers finished the series in five games, capping a season in which they won 103 games during the regular season and went 11-and-two in the postseason.
Rookie Cooper Pratt drove in two runs and set a World Series rookie record with six consecutive hits, while young ace Jacob Misiorowski allowed no runs over five-and-two-thirds innings before leaving with a calf cramp. Milwaukee’s bullpen closed out the victory, giving the franchise its first World Series title since moving to Milwaukee from Seattle in 1970. The team’s only previous World Series appearance came in 1982, when it lost to St. Louis.
Brewers captain Christian Yelich says the team is thrilled to bring the championship home to fans who have waited decades for the moment. Manager Pat Murphy’s team reached the top after a postseason run that included seven comeback victories and a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.
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