Brewers square off against the Rays in series rubber match

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Tampa Bay Rays (2-3) vs. Milwaukee Brewers (4-1)

Milwaukee; Wednesday, 1:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Drew Rasmussen (0-0, 1.80 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, two strikeouts); Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (1-0, 1.80 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 11 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Brewers -142, Rays +119; over/under is 7 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays play on Wednesday with the winner claiming the three-game series.

Milwaukee went 97-65 overall and 52-29 in home games last season. The Brewers pitching staff had a collective 3.59 ERA last season while averaging 9.0 strikeouts and 3.3 walks per nine innings.

Tampa Bay had a 77-85 record overall and a 36-45 record in road games last season. The Rays slugged .401 with a .714 OPS as a team in the 2025 season.

INJURIES: Brewers: Andrew Vaughn: 10-Day IL (hand), Steward Berroa: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Craig Yoho: 15-Day IL (calf), Rob Zastryzny: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Chourio: 10-Day IL (hand), Quinn Priester: 15-Day IL (wrist), Akil Baddoo: 60-Day IL (quadricep)

Rays: Steven Wilson: 60-Day IL (back), Edwin Uceta: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Gavin Lux: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (hip), Manuel Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Walls: 10-Day IL (oblique)

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