Brewers Win First World Series Title in 57 Years

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 at Tropicana Field to complete the World Series in five games. With this win, the team ended a 57-year championship drought. The Brewers reached the World Series for the first time in 44 years to achieve this.

The team won the NL Central with 103 victories in the league, then swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series after eliminating the San Diego Padres. The Dodgers were back-to-back champions. Starting the final game, Jacob Misiorowski allowed no runs over 5 and 2/3 innings. The Rays managed only two hits all game.

In the second inning, rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt gave the Brewers the first run. In the fifth inning, David Hamilton's single made it 2-0. In the sixth, William Contreras hit a double off the left-field wall that sent Christian Yelich home. Pratt's fly ball then made it 4-0. The Rays scored one run in the ninth on a double by Chandler Simpson, but the closing duties belonged to Trevor Megill.

Contreras was named series MVP after batting .381 over the five games with 4 RBIs. At 22, Pratt became the first rookie to record a hit in six consecutive at-bats in a World Series. Yelich said the city had long been waiting for this win. Misiorowski said the support fans showed this year and in previous years was very valuable.