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The Tampa Bay Rays (14-17) and the Milwaukee Brewers (18-11) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday at 1:10 PM ET. The Rays are -117 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Brewers (-104).
Tampa Bay’s Zach Eflin and Milwaukee’s Colin Rea have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Rays have put together a 10-13 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 43.5% of those games).
When it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -117 or shorter, Tampa Bay has a 9-11 record (winning 45% of its games).
The Brewers have been underdogs in 15 games this season and won nine (60%) of those contests.
This season, Milwaukee has won nine of its 13 games, or 69.2%, when it’s the underdog by at least -104 on the moneyline.
The Rays have played in 31 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 18 times (18-13-0).
The Brewers’ games have gone over the total in 18 of their 29 chances.
Rays Stats & Insights
The Rays have the No. 20 offense in MLB action scoring 3.8 runs per game (119 total runs).
Tampa Bay is 25th in MLB play with 26 home runs. They average 0.8 per game.
The Rays rank 14th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
Tampa Bay strikes out 9.1 times per game, the No. 24 average in the majors.
The pitching staff for the Rays has a collective 8.8 K/9, the ninth-best in MLB.
Tampa Bay has the 25th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.55).
Brewers Stats & Insights
The Brewers have scored the seventh-most runs in the league this season with 150.
Milwaukee ranks fourth in Major League Baseball with 36 home runs.
The Brewers have a team batting average of .257 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
Milwaukee ranks 19th in strikeouts per game (9.1) among MLB offenses.
The Brewers average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.2) in the majors this season.
Milwaukee has pitched to a 4.05 ERA this season, which ranks 20th in baseball.
Rays Key Players to Watch
Eflin gets the start for the Rays, his seventh of the season. He is 1-3 with a 4.08 ERA and 30 strikeouts through 35 1/3 innings pitched.
Isaac Paredes is batting .291 this season with a team-high seven home runs and 17 RBI.
Amed Rosario’s batting average of .307 leads all Tampa Bay hitters this season.
Jose Caballero has collected 25 base hits, an OBP of .282 and a slugging percentage of .388 this season.
Yandy Diaz has collected 26 hits this season and has an OBP of .290. He’s slugging .288 on the year.
Brewers Key Players to Watch
The Brewers will send Rea (2-0) to the mound for his sixth start this season.
William Contreras leads the Brewers with 23 runs batted in while accumulating a team-high batting average of .345.
Brice Turang is batting .312 with six doubles, two home runs and 10 walks.
Willy Adames is hitting .270 with seven doubles, four home runs and 17 walks.
Rhys Hoskins’ six home runs are a team-high mark.
Rays and Brewers Injuries
Rays: Josh Lowe: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Brandon Lowe: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jonathan Aranda: 10 Day IL (Finger), Jonny Deluca: 10 Day IL (Hand), Colin Poche: 15 Day IL (Back), Chris Devenski: 15 Day IL (Knee), Peter Anderson Fairbanks: 15 Day IL (Nerve), Taj Bradley: 15 Day IL (Pectoral), Shane Baz: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Taylor Walls: 60 Day IL (Hip), Drew Rasmussen: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane McClanahan: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jose Siri: day-to-day (Thigh)
Brewers: Christian Yelich: 10 Day IL (Back), Jakob Junis: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Taylor Clarke: 15 Day IL (Meniscus), D.L. Hall: 15 Day IL (Knee), J.B. Bukauskas: 15 Day IL (Lat), Devin Williams: 60 Day IL (Back), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Garrett Mitchell: 60 Day IL (Finger), Wade Miley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Gary Sánchez: day-to-day (Hamstring)
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