Overview
- Milwaukee clinched its first World Series with a 4-1 Game 5 win at Tropicana Field on Wednesday, Oct. 28, finishing the series 4-1 over the Tampa Bay Rays.
- Jacob Misiorowski started Game 5 for the Brewers, held the Rays scoreless into the sixth inning and left with calf cramps after five and two-thirds innings.
- Tampa Bay prevented a sweep in Game 4 by mounting a 12th-inning comeback when Cooper Pratt briefly put Milwaukee ahead, Joey Ortiz made a throwing error, and Ben Williamson delivered the walk-off single.
- William Contreras was named World Series MVP after key hits that helped Milwaukee build the run support they needed in the clincher.
- The title caps a 103–59 regular season and a dominant postseason run that included a 4–0 NLCS sweep of the Dodgers and gives Milwaukee its first commissioner’s trophy while leaving the Rays short of an unprecedented comeback from a 0–3 deficit.