Brewers top Rays to capture first World Series in franchise history (1:48)

ESPN staff Oct 28, 2026, 11:34 PM ET

For the first time in franchise history, the Milwaukee Brewers are World Series champions.

The Brewers' title came in dominant fashion, as Milwaukee completed a 4-1 series win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night following a 4-1 victory. Milwaukee spread its production across the first six innings with one run each in the second and fifth before two in the sixth. Brewers ace Jacob Misiorowski exited after 5⅔ innings, giving up two hits and no runs. Their bullpen handled the rest, giving up one run and closing out the Rays at Tropicana Field in front of a heavy contingent of Brewers fans.

Milwaukee won a franchise-record 103 regular-season games.…