Milwaukee Brewers close out Tampa Bay Rays to end 57-year wait for first World Series title

Brewers win first championship with 5-0 win in Game 5Misiorowski tosses five and two-thirds scoreless inningsThe Milwaukee Brewers captured their first World Series championship on Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 to complete a four-games-to-one victory and end more than half a century of waiting for baseball’s biggest prize.Cooper Pratt drove in two runs and Jacob Misiorowski pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings as Milwaukee put the finishing touches on a charmed season that began with championship ambitions and ended with the first title in the franchise’s 57-year history. Continue reading…

Milwaukee clinch their first World Series title with a Game 5 victory over Tampa Bay, ending a championship wait dating to their arrival in Wisconsin The Milwaukee Brewers captured their first World Series championship on Wednesday night, defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 to complete a four-games-to-one victory and end more than half a century of waiting for baseball’s biggest prize. Cooper Pratt drove in two runs and Jacob Misiorowski pitched five and two-thirds scoreless innings as Milwaukee put the finishing touches on a charmed season that began with championship ambitions and ended with the first title in the franchise’s 57-year history.

Trevor Megill secured the final out when Richie Palacios grounded to second baseman Brice Turang, who threw to Jake Bauers to seal Milwaukee’s long-sought maiden title. Fri 23 Oct Game 1: Milwaukee 3, Tampa Bay 2Sat 24 Oct Game 2: Milwaukee 5, Tampa Bay 4Mon 26 Oct Game 3: Milwaukee 10, Tampa Bay 1Tue 27 Oct Game 4: Tampa Bay 4, Milwaukee