Brewers beat the Rays 4-1 to win the first World Series title in franchise history
Also reported by CBS News
Summary
The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win their first World Series title. Jacob Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while rookie Cooper Pratt drove in two runs.Key Facts
- The Brewers won the five-game series and clinched the title at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida.
- Misiorowski allowed two hits and no runs in 5 2/3 innings before leaving with a right calf cramp.
- Rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs in Game 5.
- Pratt set a World Series rookie record with six consecutive hits before a sacrifice fly in the sixth inning.
- Jackson Chourio set a record for a five-game World Series with 11 hits.
- The championship was the Brewers’ first in their 58-season franchise history.
- The franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the next year.
- Milwaukee’s only previous World Series appearance was in 1982, when it lost to the St. Louis Cardinals.