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MLB · October 26, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — October 26, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers

103-59

Starting pitcher Robert Gasser Probable

FINAL

Tampa Bay Rays

98-64

Starting pitcher Freddy Peralta Probable

Monday, October 26 · 8:10 PM ET

MILStarting pitchersseason to dateTB

3.87

ERA

4.42

97th4.23

FIP

4.28104th

109.1

Innings

169.0

Starts

MILOffense2026 regular season to dateTB

2nd5.14

R/G

4.5412th

MILDefenseTB

4th3.81

RA/G

4.016th

MILTeamTB

1st+1.32

Run diff/G

+0.536th

MILLast 10 gamesTB

Game by game

8-2

Last 10

5-5

+14

Net

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

MILRest & travelTB

1,095 mi1,763 km

Travel to the game

Home

+1 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

MILKey injuriesTB

None listed

Players out or limited

Shane McClanahan SPOut

About these numbers

Probable starters as listed by MLB, captured October 26, 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 26, 7:50 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Brewers (103-59) visited the Rays (98-64) on Monday, October 26 at 8:10 PM ET.

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

The total closed at 7, up from 6.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Brewers -101, Rays -117) prices the Brewers at 48% and the Rays at 52%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1

Milwaukee Brewers won by 9.

Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays +1.5): Milwaukee Brewers covered.
Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 7: Over.
Milwaukee Brewers closed at -101 on the moneyline (a 48% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run linefavorite flipped

OpenRays -1.5 (+175)
Brewers +1.5 (-220)

CloseRays +1.5 (-207)
Brewers -1.5 (+169)

Totalup 0.5

Open6.5 (o -137 / u +112)

Close7 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenBrewers +102 47%
Rays -122 53%

CloseBrewers -101 48%
Rays -117 52%

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 Brewers won 6 and the Rays 6.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 1, 2026	Rays 2, Brewers 8 Brewers won
Mar 31, 2026	Rays 2, Brewers 6 Brewers won
Mar 30, 2026	Rays 3, Brewers 2 Rays won
May 11, 2025	Brewers 4, Rays 2 Brewers won
May 10, 2025	Brewers 2, Rays 3 Rays won

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

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