Brewers Win in Five!

The MLB postseason has come to a close as the wintry air of November begins to fill empty stadiums. Pro baseball's conclusion came after a five game series between the Milwuake Brewers of the NL and the Tampa Bay Rays of the AL. Both teams were competing for their first World Series championship in organization history.

Game 1:

Milwaukee and Tampa Bay both played good defense in the first battle. Jacob “the Miz” Misoirowski was on the mound for the Brewers. The 6ʼ7” pitcher was on fire this game, striking out five Rays. Near the end of the game, Tampa Bay was down 1-3 in the 9th and had loaded the bases with only one out. A Brewersʼ double play ended the game before the Rays could fully rally back. However, in World Series climactic fashion, the Rays challenged the call at 2nd base and won. Even with the call going to Tampa Bay, the batter struck out, and the Brewers won game one.

Game 2:

Frustrated by their loss game one loss, the Rays punched up to a 4-0 lead in the first inning of their second bout. While the Rays jumped ahead early, these would be the only runs that Tampa Bay would score in game two. Throughout the game, the Brewers slowly chipped away at the Raysʼ bullpen and finished the game 5-4. With the Rays' 0-2 to start the World Series, they looked to beat the Brewers, who were traveling to Tampa Bay for game three.

Game 3:

The Rays returned home to Tropicana Field with three home games in Tampa Bay, of which they would need to be near perfect to keep their championship aspirations alive. The Brewers brought their excellent pitching rotation and strong hitting to the third game, scoring a pair of runs in the third inning. Two innings later, all hell broke loose, with the Brewers scoring eight runs to make the score 10-0. The Rays ended up scoring a run in the 9th inning to avoid a shutout, but they were placed on the brink of elimination.

Game 4:

The Rays went up two runs early in game four, as they hoped to keep their season alive. The Brewers tied up the game in the 5th inning, and it ended after twelve innings with a Rays walk-off. Even with the Brewers only three outs away from a World Series sweep in the 12th, they were forced into a game five. No team has ever come back from a 0-3 deficit in the World Series or pushed a game six.

Game 5:

The Brewers once again trotted out "The Miz" to sling a shutdown from the mound, with the Rays winning a solid 4-1 in the fifth game to close the series. For the first time in MLB history, the Brewers are World Series champions, returning to Milwaukee as the top team in baseball. For batting at a.381 clip with four RBIs, throwing out four of nine base-stealers, and winning ten of thirteen challenges, William Contreras became the eighth catcher all-time to win the title of World Series MVP.

Thatʼs all, folks! The 2026 baseball season has come to a close with Milwaukee taking down Tampa Bay in five games. Shoutout to Mr. Tingleff for his correct prediction on the series! If there continues to be no salary cap, it will be intriguing to see which players stay on teams that have a low payroll, but have enough talent to make the League Championship Series (like the Rays, Brewers, and Guardians) or which players secure a higher check elsewhere. Perhaps money is not everything, though, as the hometown Dodgers are spending more than double the payroll of the victorious Brewers. However, the Dodgers will have their shot to retake the throne with the first game of Spring Training being on February 19th versus the Chicago White Sox and the first pitch of the Dodgersʼ regular season on March 25th versus the Atlanta Braves. As the legendary Vin Scully said, "When the upcoming winter gives way to spring, rest assured it will be time for Dodger baseball.”