Milwaukee beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 at Tropicana Field on Wednesday night to win the first World Series title in franchise history, AP reports: Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings, rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two RBIs, and catcher William Contreras was named Series MVP. The Brewers' only previous World Series, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss.

The r/baseball announcement drew about 21,100 upvotes in a 2.8-million-member community; a clip of the final moments in r/sports drew about 23,000 in a 21.8-million-member one. The top r/baseball reply lists what commenters see as the season's story: a first 100-win season, an 11-2 playoff record, and a sweep of the Dodgers on the way. Many fans of other teams call it well deserved and point to the young core. In r/sports, the top replies joke that Wisconsin will run out of beer, and one remembers the late broadcaster Bob Uecker.