Brewers beat Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field to win the World Series four games to one, the first title in the franchise’s 57-year history, ESPN reported. Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs, the AP reported. Catcher William Contreras was named World Series MVP.
How it happened: Pratt drove in the first run in the second inning with a single off Rays starter Drew Rasmussen, who was pitching on three days’ rest, ESPN reported. Pratt singled again in the fifth and scored on a hit by David Hamilton. Milwaukee added two runs in the sixth on Contreras’ double and Pratt’s sacrifice fly.
The pitching: Misiorowski left with a cramp in his right calf with two outs in the sixth, ESPN reported. JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill finished the game. The Rays scored in the ninth on Chandler Simpson’s two-out double before Richie Palacios grounded out to second baseman Brice Turang for the final out.
By the numbers: Misiorowski got the win and Rasmussen took the loss, according to Baseball-Reference. The game lasted 3 hours, 5 minutes before 40,489 fans. The Brewers won 103 regular-season games, the most in the majors for a second straight year, ESPN reported.
The MVP: Contreras had an .863 OPS in the series, threw out four would-be base stealers and led a pitching staff that held the Rays to a .182 batting average, ESPN reported.