▲ The Milwaukee Brewers have won their first World Series title 58 years after their foundation.
The Milwaukee Brewers have reached the top of Major League Baseball (MLB) by winning their first World Series title 58 years after their foundation.
As the National League (NL) champions, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4–1 in Game 5 of the World Series (best-of-seven) held at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on October 29 (Korea Standard Time), backed by a stellar pitching performance from Jacob Misiorowski and a total of 8 team hits.
With a series record of 4 wins and 1 loss, Milwaukee secured its first World Series championship trophy in 58 seasons since the team's foundation in 1969.
Previously, Milwaukee reached the World Series in 1982 while belonging to the American League (AL), but finished as runners-up after losing to the St. Louis Cardinals 3 wins to 4.
Game 5 featured a starting pitching duel between both teams' aces, Misiorowski and Drew Rasmussen, with Milwaukee drawing first blood.
In the top of the 2nd inning, after Brice Turang hit a double to left-center, Cooper Pratt drove him home with an RBI single to center, taking a 1–0 lead.
In the 4th, when Tampa Bay starting pitcher Rasmussen was pulled and the bullpen took over, Pratt, Garrett Mitchell, and David Hamilton hit three consecutive singles to add another run.
In the 6th inning, Milwaukee added two more runs through William Contreras's double and Pratt's sacrifice fly to pull ahead 4–0, seizing control of the game.
Trailing behind, Tampa Bay managed to score one run with two outs in the bottom of the 9th on Chandler Simpson's double, but could not catch up any further.
Milwaukee starting pitcher Misiorowski, who throws the fastest ball in Major League Baseball, pitched 5⅔ scoreless innings, allowing 2 hits and 1 walk while striking out 2 batters.
Although Misiorowski was substituted after suffering leg cramps with two outs in the bottom of the 6th, he earned the win following his victory in Game 1.
Tampa Bay's starting pitcher Rasmussen allowed 1 run through 4 innings before being pulled, and the bullpen also failed to stop Milwaukee's batting lineup.
Tampa Bay, the young MLB franchise founded in 1998, challenged for its third World Series title following 2008 and 2020, but was left to swallow disappointment once again.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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