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MLB · October 28, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers vs Tampa Bay Rays Preview & Odds — October 28, 2026

Milwaukee Brewers

103-59

Starting pitcher Jacob Misiorowski Probable

Tampa Bay Rays

98-64

Starting pitcher Drew Rasmussen Probable

Wednesday, October 28 · 8:00 PM ET

MILStarting pitchersseason to dateTB

1.80

ERA

2.67

1st2.17

FIP

2.8211th

174.2

Innings

172.0

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

Junior Caminero 3BDay-to-dayShane McClanahan SPOut

About these numbers

Probable starters as listed by MLB, captured October 28, 3:09 p.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 28, 10:10 a.m. ET.

Matchup preview

The Brewers (103-59) visit the Rays (98-64) on Wednesday, October 28 at 8:00 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 is 6.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the moneyline (Brewers -155, Rays +130) prices the Brewers at 58% and the Rays at 42%.

Built from public team and player data; ranks are league-wide and update daily until kickoff.

Market

Odds and line movement

Run lineno move

OpenRays +1.5 (-155)
Brewers -1.5 (+130)

NowRays +1.5 (-141)
Brewers -1.5 (+119)

Totalno move

Open6.5 (o -112 / u -107)

Now6.5 (o -120 / u -102)

Moneyline

OpenBrewers -140 56%
Rays +118 44%

NowBrewers -155 58%
Rays +130 42%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. The Now column updates from our odds board. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Best available prices on Oct 28

Brewers -1.5+125Novig
Rays +1.5-127Novig
Over 6.5-115BetRivers
Under 6.5+111Novig
Brewers-144Novig
Rays+145Caesars

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G&W Line

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Projected score

Spread

Total

Win %

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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.

Result

After the final: score vs the closing line, the box score vs the close and the graded official play, if there was one, appear here on this same page.

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