Late last night (or early this morning, depending on what time zone you were watching from), the Rays managed to stave off elimination and keep themselves alive in the World Series for a Game Five. It promised to be a…
The Milwaukee Brewers secured their first-ever World Series championship by defeating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game Five. Milwaukee built an early lead with run-scoring contributions from Cooper Pratt, David Hamilton, and William Contreras, while starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski held Tampa Bay scoreless through nearly six innings before exiting.
Rays starter Drew Rasmussen allowed one run across four innings before Kevin Kelly, Garrett Cleavinger, and Tyler Wells surrendered additional runs in relief. Tampa Bay avoided a shutout in the bottom of the ninth inning when Chandler Simpson doubled home Hicks, but a groundout by Richie Palacios sealed the historic victory for Milwaukee.
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