On a Wednesday night in late October, the Milwaukee Brewers closed out the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 and claimed the first championship in a franchise history that began with its entry into the league in 1969. It was a victory built on a pitching staff that kept a dangerous lineup quiet, and on a young shortstop who had already risen to prominence over a postseason that followed a record-setting regular season. In the long arc of a club that spent decades searching for this moment, the title stands as a beginning as much as a conclusion, a question now posed about what this team will become
Brewers Beat Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to Win First World Series Title in Franchise History
First championship since entering the league in 1969
Mark
Forty-plus years of waiting, and it ends 4-1. What stands out?
Mimi
The pitching. Misiorowski went 5 2/3 scoreless, then three relievers finished a four-hitter.
Luke
Worth noting the cramp is described as apparent. The reporting says it seemed to be a cramp, not that it was confirmed.
Mark
Why did the Rays pull Rasmussen so early?
Mimi
He was on three days' rest and seemed to be on a pitch limit around 60. They took him out at 48 pitches after four innings.
Luke
That limit is reported as how it sounded, not a stated number. And we can't say the move changed the game, only that Milwaukee scored three times after he left.
Mark
And Pratt?
Mimi
Two hits, two RBI, and a rookie who arrived in June. He had a rough postseason defensively, but he was in the middle of the clincher.
Luke
The source mixes dates and games in places, so I'd trust the Game 5 facts: the score, the two hits, the 11-2 October, and the 103 wins.
Il Polso
- Milwaukee's ace Jacob Misiorowski exits in the sixth with a leg cramp while holding a 4-0 lead, forcing the bullpen into the spotlight.
- Tampa Bay's ace Drew Rasmussen, pitching on three days' rest, is pulled early at 48 pitches and absorbs the loss.
- Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt delivers two hits and two RBI, rising as the face of a Brewers club that went 11-2 in October.
- Romero, Uribe and Megill close out a four-hitter, sealing the first title in franchise history.
- With the championship secured, the Brewers now face the question of how to build on a 103-win season and a rookie-led run.
On a Wednesday night in late October, the Milwaukee Brewers closed out the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 and claimed the first championship in a franchise history that began with its entry into the league in 1969. It was a victory built on a pitching staff that kept a dangerous lineup quiet, and on a young shortstop who had already risen to prominence over a postseason that followed a record-setting regular season. In the long arc of a club that spent decades searching for this moment, the title stands as a beginning as much as a conclusion, a question now posed about what this team will become.
On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the World Series, the first championship in a franchise history that began when the club joined the league in 1969.
Cooper Pratt, a 22-year-old shortstop, had two hits and two RBI, while William Contreras and David Hamilton also drove in runs. The Brewers finished October 11-2 after a regular season in which they led the majors with a franchise-record 103 wins.
The pitching carried the night. Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and left with a 4-0 lead after what looked like a leg cramp, and the bullpen of JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill finished off a four-hitter. Tampa Bay had built its lineup to face Misiorowski's split, but the strategy did little against his arm.
Tampa Bay's ace, Drew Rasmussen, pitched on three days' rest and was lifted after only 48 pitches, taking his first loss of a postseason in which he had a 2.20 ERA. The Rays could not recover once he left.
Pratt, a rookie who reached the majors in June, had been prominent all postseason despite some errors in the field. With the title secured, the question for Milwaukee now is how it builds on a season that produced 103 wins and a championship.
On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 and won the World Series, the first championship the franchise has claimed since it joined the league in 1969.
Cooper Pratt, the 22-year-old shortstop, had two hits and two RBI. William Contreras and David Hamilton also drove in runs. Milwaukee finished October 11-2, following a regular season in which the club led the majors and set a franchise record with 103 wins.
The pitching carried the night. Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and left with a 4-0 lead after what appeared to be a leg cramp. He still felt it while throwing a warmup pitch in the sixth, and the decision was made to take him out. Even without the cramp, he seemed unlikely to have come back for the seventh. JoJo Romero replaced him, and Romero, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill finished off a four-hitter.
The Rays had gone with a lineup built around the way Misiorowski pitched this season, when he was considerably more effective against lefties than righties. Tampa Bay does not believe that split is a fluke. Richie Palacios, Victor Mesa Jr. and Cedric Mullins sat. The lineup was Yandy Díaz at DH, Jonathan Aranda, Junior Caminero, Liam Hicks, Jonny DeLuca, Chandler Simpson, Ben Williamson, Ryan Vilade and Taylor Walls. Caminero had appeared to struggle with a foot issue before being lifted for a pinch-runner in the 12th inning of Game 4, but manager Kevin Cash said afterward it would not affect his availability, and he started at third.
Tampa Bay's starter was Drew Rasmussen, the ace, pitching on three days' rest after a 3 2/3-inning outing Saturday. It sounded as though the Rays had him on a limit of about 60 pitches. They did not send him back out for the fifth after only 48. He gave up one run on two hits, walked none and struck out four, and his fastball velocity, up a mph from his season average, held steady. Once he was out, Milwaukee scored once in the fifth and twice in the sixth. Rasmussen took the loss, his first of a postseason in which he made five starts with a 2.20 ERA.
Milwaukee ran out the same lineup it used in Game 4, when it made its only change of the series by swapping Sal Frelick and Garrett Mitchell. The order was Jackson Chourio in left, Jake Bauers at first, Christian Yelich at DH, Contreras catching, Brice Turang at second, Frelick in right, Pratt at short, Mitchell in center and Hamilton at third.
The night capped a postseason in which Pratt had been prominent. He is a rookie who reached the majors in June, and his playoff run included some mistakes in the field. The Brewers' title now becomes the starting point for the question of how the franchise builds on a season that produced 103 regular-season wins and a championship.
Citazioni salienti
Manager Kevin Cash said Junior Caminero's foot issue would not affect his availability.— Kevin Cash, Rays manager
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