Photo: Ruben Mavarez via Unsplash. A crowded baseball stadium under bright lights.

History, at last, in Milwaukee. The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, Oct. 28, at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, winning the series 4-1 and the first World Series title in franchise history.

Let that sink in: 58 years of waiting, over in one unforgettable October night.

The franchise began as the Seattle Pilots in 1969 and moved to Milwaukee in 1970. Its only previous World Series trip was 1982, a seven-game loss to St. Louis. This is the first title in the franchise’s 58-year history — and Milwaukee’s first World Series champion since the Braves in 1957.

Jacob Misiorowski, 24, was brilliant when it mattered most, throwing 5 2/3 scoreless innings of two-hit ball before leaving with a right calf cramp with Milwaukee leading 4-0. JoJo Romero, Abner Uribe and Trevor Megill covered the final 4 1/3 innings scoreless; Megill pitched the final two innings and retired Richie Palacios for the last out.

Rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt, 22, had two hits and two RBIs in Game 5, setting a Series rookie record with six straight hits across Games 4 and 5. Jackson Chourio set a five-game Series record with 11 hits.

Catcher William Contreras, 28, was named World Series MVP: .381 with four RBIs in the five games. He is the eighth catcher ever to win the award and the first since Salvador Perez in 2015. He also helped Venezuela win its first World Baseball Classic title in March.

This was no fluke run. Milwaukee won a franchise-record 103 regular-season games and went 11-2 in October.

Captain Christian Yelich summed up the moment perfectly: “It’s the best feeling ever. All of our fans are here. I know the city’s waited a long, long time for this. We’re so happy to bring it home to them.”

For Tampa Bay, the wait goes on. The Rays are still seeking a first title, having lost all three of their World Series appearances.

Now comes the celebration: the World Series parade is scheduled Friday, Oct. 30, in downtown Milwaukee, starting on Wisconsin Ave. and ending at the lakefront, with an anticipated crowd of at least 400,000.

Milwaukee, this one’s yours. After 58 years, the Brewers are World Series champions.

Read our Game 4 coverage: Rays stun Brewers in 12 innings to force Game 5.

Sources: USA Today; theScore; theScore on Contreras winning World Series MVP.