Brewers beat Rays 4-1 to win the first World Series title in franchise history

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers won the first World Series championship in franchise history on Wednesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field to take the series four games to one.

Jacob Misiorowski, who also won Game 1, held the Rays scoreless on two hits over 5 2/3 innings. Milwaukee scored in the second and fifth innings and added two runs in the sixth. Trevor Megill pitched the final two innings, allowing a run in the ninth before closing out the title.

Cooper Pratt had two hits and drove in two runs, William Contreras doubled and drove in a run, and David Hamilton added an RBI. Drew Rasmussen took the loss for Tampa Bay, which managed just four hits.

The Brewers, who began in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots and moved to Milwaukee in 1970, had reached the World Series only once before, losing to St. Louis in 1982. This time they won the opener 3-2 and routed Tampa Bay 10-1 in Game 3, before the Rays forced a fifth game with a 4-3 win in 12 innings.