Long Island, the Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions. Jacob Misiorowski and the bullpen held the Tampa Bay Rays to one run, and Milwaukee won Game 5 4-1 at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night to take the series 4-1. It is the first World Series title in Brewers history. Their only other trip, in 1982, ended in a loss to the Cardinals.
- Series
- Brewers win, 4-1
- Game 5
- Brewers 4, Rays 1
- Hits
- Milwaukee 8, Tampa Bay 4
- Winning pitcher
- Jacob Misiorowski
- Losing pitcher
- Drew Rasmussen
Game 5: Brewers 4, Rays 1
Cooper Pratt got Milwaukee going in the 2nd with an RBI single to center that scored Brice Turang. David Hamilton made it 2-0 in the 5th with an RBI single to right that brought Pratt home. In the 6th, William Contreras doubled to left to score Christian Yelich, and Pratt added a sacrifice fly to right that scored Contreras for a 4-0 lead. Pratt finished 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, and Turang went 2-for-4 with a double.
Misiorowski, who also won Game 1, went 5.2 scoreless innings with 2 strikeouts and 1 walk. JoJo Romero and Abner Uribe bridged to Trevor Megill, who closed with 2 innings and 3 strikeouts. Chandler Simpson broke up the shutout in the 9th with an RBI double that scored Liam Hicks. Then Richie Palacios grounded out, Turang to Jake Bauers, and the celebration was on. Rasmussen took the loss after 4 innings. A crowd of 40,489 watched a game that ran 3 hours and 5 minutes.
What’s next
The 2026 season is over, and the trophy is headed to Milwaukee. A championship parade date has not been announced yet. Who was your World Series MVP? Tell us on Instagram at @wlitfm. And keep it locked to WLIT.FM.
Source: MLB.com. Photo: Drovetochicago, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
