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Brewers beat the Rays to win the first World Series title in franchise history
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The clear picture
What happened
The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 at Tropicana Field to win the franchise’s first World Series, ABC News, CBS News and Fox News report. ABC News says Milwaukee won the deciding game 4-1 and CBS News says the series ended in five games.
Latest development
NPR’s account identifies Milwaukee as Major League Baseball’s smallest-market club and characterizes its championship approach as small-ball.
Why it matters
The title ends a 57-year wait dating to the Brewers’ founding as an expansion franchise, according to CBS News.
Known / unclear
Coverage expanded from 3 to 4 attributed publishers.
The available accounts do not identify the decisive players, scoring sequence or individual postseason awards from Game 5.
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Sources
Compiled from 4 independent publishers NPR · CBS News · ABC News · Fox News
- NPRBrewers beat the Rays to win the first World Series title in franchise history ↗
- CBS NewsBrewers defeat Rays in 5 games to win first World Series in franchise history ↗
- ABC NewsBrewers beat the Rays 4-1 to win the first World Series title in franchise history ↗
- Fox NewsBrewers win World Series for first time in franchise history with Game 5 victory over Rays ↗
The big question
How did the Brewers win the deciding Game 5?
ABC News reports Milwaukee beat Tampa Bay 4-1 in Game 5.
Bottom line
Milwaukee’s five-game victory delivers the first championship in Brewers franchise history.
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What the coverage shows
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- Headline updated
The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time.
4 sources at this update - First reported
The win at Tropicana Field in Tampa gave the Brewers their first World Series title since their founding as an expansion franchise 57 years ago.
3 sources at this update