Brewers beat Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the first World Series title in franchise history

The Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions for the first time.

Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla., to win the Series four games to one, The Associated Press reported.

How it happened

Sources: The Associated Press, Sports Illustrated.

Starter Jacob Misiorowski held the Rays scoreless for 5 2/3 innings before leaving with a cramp in his right leg, according to the AP. JoJo Romero and Abner Uribe each got two outs, and Trevor Megill finished the final two innings.

Records and history

Contreras, the Brewers' catcher, was named Series MVP after hitting .381 and throwing out four baserunners, Sports Illustrated reported. Rookie Pratt set a Series record with six straight hits, and Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 hits, the AP reported.

The franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee in 1970. Its only other World Series, in 1982, ended with a Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

Milwaukee went 11-2 this postseason, beating San Diego and sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers before the Series, according to Sports Illustrated. Manager Pat Murphy's club ranked 19th in payroll as of Aug. 31, the AP reported.