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Tampa Bay Rays vs Milwaukee Brewers Final — October 23, 2026

Tampa Bay Rays logo
Tampa Bay Rays
98-64
2
Starting pitcher Nick Martinez Probable
FINAL
Milwaukee Brewers logo
Milwaukee Brewers
103-59
3
Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski Probable
Friday, October 23 · 8:00 PM ET
TBStarting pitchersseason to dateMIL
3.10
ERA
1.80
71st3.96
FIP
2.171st
180.0
Innings
174.2
31
Starts
30
TBOffense2026 regular season to dateMIL
12th4.54
R/G
5.142nd
TBDefenseMIL
6th4.01
RA/G
3.814th
TBTeamMIL
6th+0.53
Run diff/G
+1.321st
TBLast 10 gamesMIL
-2+1+4-2+5-7-2+2+11-4
Game by game
-3+1+1+3-2+3+4+4+1+2
5-5
Last 10
8-2
+6
Net
+14
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
TBRest & travelMIL
1,095 mi1,763 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
TBKey injuriesMIL
Shane McClanahan SPOut
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Probable starters as listed by MLB, captured October 23, 6:15 a.m. ET. Season pitching line before game time; FIP rank among the 188 pitchers with at least 10 starts (1st = lowest).

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report and probable pitchers as of October 23, 7:50 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Rays (98-64) visited the Brewers (103-59) on Friday, October 23 at 8:00 PM ET.

The Rays score 4.54 runs per game (12th of 30) and allow 4.01 (6th). The Brewers score 5.14 runs per game (2nd of 30) and allow 3.81 (4th).

The total closed at 6.5, up from 6 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rays +160, Brewers -190) prices the Rays at 37% and the Brewers at 63%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Tampa Bay Rays 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3

Milwaukee Brewers won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Milwaukee Brewers -1.5): Tampa Bay Rays covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 6.5: Under.
  • Milwaukee Brewers closed at -190 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenBrewers -1.5 (+150)
Rays +1.5 (-185)
CloseBrewers -1.5 (+125)
Rays +1.5 (-150)
Totalup 0.5
Open6 (o -107 / u -118)
Close6.5 (o -114 / u -105)
Moneyline
OpenRays +135 41%
Brewers -160 59%
CloseRays +160 37%
Brewers -190 63%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 12 times since 2023: the Rays won 6 and the Brewers 6.

DateScoreLineTotal
Apr 1, 2026Rays 2, Brewers 8
Brewers won

Mar 31, 2026Rays 2, Brewers 6
Brewers won

Mar 30, 2026Rays 3, Brewers 2
Rays won

May 11, 2025Brewers 4, Rays 2
Brewers won

May 10, 2025Brewers 2, Rays 3
Rays won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Tampa Bay Rays

Milwaukee Brewers

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