Brewers beat Rays to win first World Series title

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday, winning the World Series four games to one and claiming the first championship in franchise history. The title ended a 57-season wait for Milwaukee, which had reached the World Series only once before, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in 1982. Cooper Pratt opened the scoring with a second-inning single that brought home Bryce Turang. David Hamilton added an RBI single in the fifth, and Milwaukee extended its lead to 4-0 in the sixth. William Contreras doubled in a run before Pratt scored another with a sacrifice fly. Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski held Tampa Bay scoreless over 5⅔ innings, allowing two hits, according to game accounts. He left in the sixth with what was described as an apparent cramp, and Milwaukee’s bullpen took over. The reports do not provide a medical assessment of his condition. Tampa Bay scored its only run in the ninth. Liam Hicks doubled with one out, and Chandler Simpson followed with a two-out double that drove Hicks home. Closer Trevor Megill recorded the final out on a ground ball, completing the 4-1 win. The championship came a day after Milwaukee lost Game 4, 4-3,...