ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported.
Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball before leaving with a right calf cramp. Rookie Cooper Pratt had two more hits and two RBIs.
The 22-year-old Pratt set a World Series rookie record with six straight hits, according to the AP. Jackson Chourio set a record for hits in a five-game Series with 11.
Thousands of Brewers fans filled sections at Tropicana Field to celebrate the clincher.
The title ends a long wait for the franchise, which began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the next year. The Brewers lost their only previous World Series, in 1982, to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Milwaukee holds spring training in Phoenix at American Family Fields of Phoenix, giving the champions a Cactus League connection to Arizona.
Sources: Associated Press via KTAR News. Thee Arizona Times uses AI-assisted reporting reviewed against the sources listed.
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