Claims extracted
18
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
6%
1 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
Fox News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
36
Sports
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
For the first time in franchise history, the Milwaukee Brewers can call themselves World Series champions.
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Brewers → call → themselves
The Brewers couldn’t get the job done in seven games against the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1982 World Series, and it took them 44 years to get back to the Fall Classic this season.
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it → get → Classic
In Game 5 against the Tampa Bay Bays, one night after getting walked off in the bottom of the 13th inning, the Brewers defeated their AL opponent, 4-1, to claim their title.
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Brewers → walk → title
Game 4 was a suspenseful thriller, where it seemed like 22-year-old rookie Cooper Pratt would go down in World Series history after belting a top of the 13th solo homer to finally break a 2-2 tie.
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Pratt → seem → tie
But, facing a potential sweep at the hands of the Brewers, who did the same to the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLCS, the Rays strung together four straight singles in the bottom of the frame to walk off Game 4 and keep their season alive.
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Rays → face → season
In Game 5, the Brewers didn’t blink despite momentum swinging in the Rays’ favor ever so slightly.
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momentum → blink → favor
Once again, it was Pratt, three years removed from playing high school baseball in Mississippi, coming through in the clutch with an RBI single in the top of the second inning off Drew Rasmussen, who made a start on short rest given the circumstances, to take a 1-0 lead.
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who → remove → lead
Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.
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Rays → deal → frames
He went 5.2 innings before cramping in the bottom of the sixth inning forced manager Pat Murphy to finally go into his bullpen, which was exhausted in Game 4 due to extra innings.
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which → go → innings
Misiorowski gave up just two hits and one walk, while striking out two.
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Misiorowski → give → two
The Milwaukee bullpen took over with run support, though, as David Hamilton shot an RBI single past a diving Rays defender in the top of the fifth, and two more runs would come across one inning later thanks to another RBI from Pratt on a sac fly and Williams Contreras roping a double to score Christian Yelich.
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Contreras → take → Yelich
A 4-0 lead was just what the Brewers needed, as the bullpen continued to get its outs and the suspense this time was felt from Tampa Bay all the way to Wisconsin, where fans were inching closer toward a history-defining victory.
This was a team that had the best record in MLB this regular season at 103-59 despite having a payroll in the middle of the pack (19th overall at $146 million).
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that → need → million
The Rays' payroll was even lower at $95.6 million, which ranked 28th among the 30 teams, making this a World Series matchup of two teams that operated in another spectrum compared to those at the top of the list filled with All-Stars in every facet.
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that → rank → facet
"Brewer Ball," however, became a fascinating watch for both baseball traditionalists and modern-day fans.
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Ball → become → traditionalists
New York Yankees great Derek Jeter said, "Quite frankly, that's how baseball's supposed to be played."
The Brewers do everything needed to win games, especially those close ones.
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Brewers → say → games
They did it during the regular season, and they did so in the postseason, including Games 1 and 2 against the Rays before blowing them out in Game 3, 10-1, at Tropicana Field.
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they → do → Field
So, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Brewers did exactly what was needed one last time to cap their magical season in the best way possible.
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what → do → way
Your team just won it all.
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team → win → it
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