It's time for the Milwaukee Brewers to celebrate their first World Series championship as Jacob Misiorowski and Cooper Pratt, along with their teammates, combined to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday night at Tropicana Field in five games.

Pratt had one of those World Series that Brewers fans will never forget. Of course, Milwaukee fans cannot leave the Miz out of the conversation either. They both suited up and showed up at the right time. Misiorowski had to leave the game in the sixth inning due to apparent cramps in his right calf. More on that later.

The Rays pushed the series to five games, but Misiorowski was mesmerizing in his outing. He kept Rays hitters totally guessing up there, trying to make contact with his 100-plus mph fastballs and off-speed pitches.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who came into this season with a determined outlook after getting swept in the National League Championship Series in 2025, wasn't going to let this one slip away.

It was a Wednesday night to remember in St. Petersburg, Fla., for long-suffering Milwaukee fans. The franchise last reached the World Series 44 years ago. This time, though, they weren't letting up at all. It sounded like Tropicana Field turned into American Family Field South during this series, too.

Final score: Brewers 4, Rays 1.

In the top of the second inning, Brice Turang doubled with one out. Sal Frelick was hit by a pitch, putting runners at first and second base. Pratt singled to center field, but was thrown out trying to reach second base. That put the Brewers up 1-0 early.

It was Pratt's fifth straight hit in the World Series, too

Pratt connected for his sixth straight hit in this series in the top of the fifth with one out. Garrett Mitchell followed with another single to left field and Pratt motored around to third base at Tropicana Field. 

David Hamilton came up with runners at first and third with one out. He had a chance here to put some additional runs on the board for Milwaukee. He delivered with another single, this time to right-center field. Pratt scored to make it 2-0 Brewers, and those Milwaukee fans gathered were beginning to feel like it might be their night.

Jackson Chourio came up with runners at first and second base with one out. This situation might lead some Rays fans to wonder if manager Kevin Cash made the right decision to remove starter Drew Rasmussen. But Rasmussen was starting on short rest, too.

Tampa Bay reliever Kevin Kelly struck out Chourio, but Cash came out and pulled him from the game. Garrett Cleavinger came on to pitch against Brewers first baseman Jake Bauers. He ended up striking out Bauers to end the Milwaukee scoring threat.

Misiorowski hardly broke a sweat in retiring the side in the bottom of the fifth. Misiorowski was at 74 pitches, 49 for strikes, after five innings. If Murphy wanted to leave him in for the sixth, then he could lean that way.

The Rays' hitters were not able to put solid contact on Misiorowski's pitches as they connected on a bevy of fly ball outs.

Christian Yelich was hit by a Cleavinger pitch to start the sixth, then William Contreras doubled down the left-field line. Yelich scored, making it 3-0 Brewers. Turang followed with a fly-ball single to left field, pushing Contreras to third base. All of this took place with nobody out.

Tyler Wells then came on in relief, facing Frelick. Turang stole second base to then put runners at second and third. Frelick struck out while trying to hit a fastball out of the zone.

Pratt, the man of the hour, then stepped up to the plate and connected for a sacrifice fiy into foul territory down the right-field line. Contreras scored for a 4-0 Milwaukee advantage.

Mitchell came up with a runner at third, and he coaxed a walk. Cash came out and pulled Wells for yet another Rays reliever, Steven Matz. Hamilton flew out for the final out of the inning.

Four more innings until the Brew Crew could pop a few bottle tops.

But Misiorowski took himself out of the game with two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning. After making a pitch, Misiorowski started flexing his right leg.

Contreras called out the Brewers' training staff and, along with Murphy, came out to check on him. The Fox video didn't show anything at first, but later on it showed him flexing that right leg.

As it turned out, Misiorowski appeared to have a cramp in his right calf. He made a warmup pitch, but he just was not able to go. Murphy had to get a pitcher up quickly and out to the mound. JoJo Romero came in and got Tampa Bay's Liam Hicks out on one pitch.

Misiorowski's final line: 5.2 innings, two hits, no earned runs, one walk, and two strikeouts. It appeared that the calf cramp just came out of nowhere, too. There was no previous sign of Misiorowski having issues. Milwaukee was still up 4-0 when he left.

Without Misiorowski this season, the Brewers probably are not where they were on Wednesday night. 

Abner Uribe followed Romero to the mound and finished up the seventh inning.

Closer Trevor Megill came on in the eighth and twirled his magic. He also had the ninth inning, too.

Through four innings, Misiorowski was simply masterful. He had moments where pitches landed just low and outside of the strike zone. For the most part, Misiorowski kept Tampa Bay hitters guessing. 

An interesting side note is that Misiorowski had the Tropicana Field grounds crew come out and do repeated repairs to the mound. It appeared that he was not happy with his landing space as Rays starter Drew Rasmussen had made his own space.

With two outs in the bottom of the fourth inning, Chandler Simpson slugged a single down the right-field line for the Rays. Hicks, who was hit by a pitch, moved from first to third base.

When Frelick stumbled in right field fielding the ball, Simpson motored into second base. Ben Williamson came up with two runners at second and third base.

Williamson, though, hit a slow grounder to Milwaukee third baseman Hamilton. Hamilton fired a strike to Bauers, getting Hamilton in a close call at first base.

Rasmussen was lifted after four innings, starting on short rest, and Tampa Bay brought in Kelly to pitch. Rasmussen gave up two hits, one earned run, didn't walk a batter, and struck out four.

Tampa Bay just wasn't able to fire up its offense against stout Brewers pitching and, yes, a key defensive play here and there for Milwaukee. Chandler Simpson's RBI double in the bottom of the ninth finally put the Rays on the board.

On this night, it was all Brewers. They earned it.