Brewers beat Rays in Game 5 to win 2026 World Series
The gist
The Milwaukee Brewers won Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 to take the 2026 World Series.
It is the franchise's first title, sealed in Tampa Bay rather than at home.
How it unfolded
- Oct 23, 2026Game 1 in Milwaukee: the Brewers led 2-0 after the first inning on Christian Yelich's RBI triple and William Contreras' RBI single, with Misiorowski setting a World Series velocity record at 103.5 mph.
- Oct 24, 2026Game 2 in Milwaukee: the Brewers rallied to win 5-4 and take a 2-0 series lead; Abner Uribe got the win, Tyler Wells the loss and Aaron Ashby the save.
- Oct 26, 2026Game 3 in Tampa Bay: the Brewers won 10-1, scoring 8 runs with two outs in an inning — the most in an inning in World Series history.