Milwaukee Brewers Claim First Championship in Team History

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Milwaukee Brewers captured their first World Series championship Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 behind a dominant performance from Jacob Misiorowski and another strong showing from rookie Cooper Pratt.

Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits before leaving with a right calf cramp. Pratt drove in two runs, and World Series MVP William Contreras added an RBI double as Milwaukee won the best-of-seven series 4-1.

The championship came in the franchise's 58th season and its second World Series appearance. Milwaukee previously reached the Fall Classic in 1982, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games.

Milwaukee rebounded from Tuesday's 4-3, 12-inning loss in Game 4, when Tampa Bay rallied to avoid a sweep.

Misiorowski, the 24-year-old right-hander, threw 86 pitches, including 58 strikes, and reached 103 mph twice. He finished with two strikeouts and improved to 2-0 with a 0.84 ERA in the World Series.

Pratt gave the Brewers a 1-0 lead with an RBI single off Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen in the second inning.

The 22-year-old rookie singled again in the fifth, extending his World Series rookie record to six consecutive hits, and scored on David Hamilton's RBI single.

Contreras doubled home a run in the sixth, and Pratt added a sacrifice fly to extend Milwaukee's lead to 4-0.

Pratt finished the series with a record-setting performance, while Jackson Chourio collected 11 hits, the most by a player in a five-game World Series.

Milwaukee's bullpen preserved the lead after Misiorowski exited. JoJo Romero and Abner Uribe combined for four outs before closer Trevor Megill pitched the final two innings.

Tampa Bay scored its only run in the ninth on Chandler Simpson's RBI double. Megill retired Richie Palacios on a groundout to end the game, setting off a celebration near the mound.

The Brewers finished the regular season with a major league-best 103 victories and went 11-2 in the postseason, including a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

Manager Pat Murphy guided Milwaukee to the championship after winning NL Manager of the Year honors in 2024 and 2025.

Milwaukee's victory ended a 44-year wait since the franchise's previous World Series appearance. The city's last Major League Baseball championship came in 1957, when the Milwaukee Braves defeated the New York Yankees.

Tampa Bay, which was seeking its first championship, fell to 0-3 in World Series appearances after previous losses in 2008 and 2020.

The Rays entered the series with 98 regular-season victories but managed just one win against Milwaukee.

The championship also came amid uncertainty surrounding Major League Baseball's labor negotiations. A potential management lockout could begin Dec. 2 when the current collective bargaining agreement expires, raising concerns about the 2027 season.