The Milwaukee Brewers won the World Series for the first time on Wednesday night, beating the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5, the Associated Press and NBC News report. The AP story also ran on ABC Australia.

Young ace Jacob Misiorowski threw 5 2/3 scoreless innings and allowed two hits, the AP reports. He left with a cramp in his right calf and got a standing ovation from Brewers fans at Tropicana Field.

Rookie Cooper Pratt had two hits and two runs batted in. The AP reports the 22-year-old set a Series rookie record with six straight hits. Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 hits.

The Rays scored in the ninth on Chandler Simpson's two-out double. Closer Trevor Megill then got a soft grounder for the final out, NBC News reports.

Catcher William Contreras was named Most Valuable Player. NBC News reports he drove in four runs and hit .381 in the Series.

"This is one of the greatest moments of my life," Pratt said. "It doesn't even feel real."

Milwaukee is the smallest market in the majors. NBC News reports its payroll ranked 19th of 30 teams. The Brewers won a franchise-record 103 games and went 12-2 in the postseason. They swept the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

The title came in the franchise's 58th season, the AP reports. The team began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee the next year. Its only other World Series, in 1982, ended in a Game 7 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.

What we know: The Brewers won the World Series four games to one.
What we don't: When Milwaukee will hold its victory parade.