Brewers Win Their First World Series, Beating the Rays 4-1 in Game 5 as William Contreras Takes MVP Honors
Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night to win the first World Series championship in franchise history, four games to one.
The Milwaukee Brewers won the first World Series championship in franchise history on Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field to close out the series four games to one, USA Today reported. Milwaukee finished the postseason 11-2, and a championship parade is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 30, in downtown Milwaukee.
Second-year ace Jacob Misiorowski started and won Games 1 and 5. In the clincher he worked 5 2/3 scoreless innings, allowing two hits, before right calf cramps ended his night with Milwaukee ahead 4-0. Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt drove in the first run with a second-inning single and added a sacrifice fly in the sixth; catcher William Contreras doubled home Christian Yelich in the sixth inning as well. Tampa Bay's only run came in the ninth.
Contreras was named World Series MVP after hitting .381 with four RBIs in the series, USA Today reported; his sixth-inning double made it 3-0, and behind the plate he threw out four runners across the first four games. The championship is Milwaukee's first since the club's only previous World Series appearance in 1982.
After the game, Yelich dedicated the title to the late broadcaster Bob Uecker, who died in January 2025. 'He's smiling, man, he's smiling. I really wish he could've been here to see this,' Yelich said in a postgame interview carried by USA Today. Manager Pat Murphy echoed the tribute from the victory podium.
