The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on the 28th to win the first World Series in franchise history. The Chosun Ilbo told the story of a club disappointed to lose Skubal to the Dodgers and lifted by a few words from its manager.
According to MLB.com and other U.S. outlets, the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 of the World Series at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, on the 28th, local time. They won the series 4-1 for the first championship since the franchise began. It is the first title for a Milwaukee team since the Braves in 1957, and it comes 44 years after the Brewers’ last World Series appearance in 1982.
광고 문의 · 300×250The clincher was delayed a day. Leading 3-0 in Game 4 on the 27th, the Brewers were three outs from the title, but the Rays rallied to win 4-3 in 12 innings and extend the series. Yahoo Sports reported that Ben Williamson hit the walk-off.
The club that missed Skubal, and the manager’s words
The Chosun Ilbo ran a backstory on Milwaukee’s first title in its edition for the 30th. According to its headline, Milwaukee was disappointed when ace-level pitcher Tarik Skubal went to the Dodgers, but what helped the club shake off the blow was the manager’s remark that ‘we need no one else’. This newspaper could not directly verify the details of the pursuit or the full context of the remark, and does not go further.
According to MLB.com, manager Pat Murphy, 67, said after the win, “I’m just really, really grateful, really thankful that we did it,” and described last year’s loss to the Dodgers as “a blessing, because we learned from it and we grew.” Milwaukee won 103 games and lost 59 in the regular season, a franchise record and the best in the majors. Their postseason record was 11-2.
The road to the title was built on balanced pitching and rookies. In Game 3 on the 26th, 22-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio went 4 for 5, becoming the second-youngest player behind Ty Cobb to have four hits and a stolen base in a World Series game. The team scored eight runs in the fifth inning alone in a 10-1 win, which NPR said was the first time a team had scored eight runs with two outs in a World Series inning.
In the clincher, rookie Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings before leaving with calf cramping, and closer Trevor Megill allowed a run in the ninth and got the final out. Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt set a new World Series rookie record for consecutive plate appearances with a hit. Tampa Bay won 98 games in the regular season but remains without a World Series title in 29 seasons. With Milwaukee’s first, the clubs yet to win one are down to four: Seattle, San Diego, Tampa Bay and Colorado.