Milwaukee Brewers (103-59, first in the NL Central during the regular season) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (98-64, first in the AL East during the regular season)
St. Petersburg, Florida; Wednesday, 8 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Brewers: Jacob Misiorowski (0-0); Rays: TBD
LINE: Brewers -147, Rays +119; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Tampa Bay Rays take on the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday in Game 5 of the World Series. The Brewers lead 3-1 and will clinch with a victory.
Tampa Bay has a 55-26 record in home games and a 98-64 record overall. Rays hitters have a collective .402 slugging percentage to rank fifth in the AL.
Milwaukee has a 103-59 record overall and a 48-33 record in road games. Brewers hitters are batting a collective .259, the best team batting average in MLB play.
The matchup Wednesday is the eighth meeting between these teams this season. The Brewers have a 5-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Liam Hicks has 16 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Rays. Yandy Diaz is 12 for 44 with five doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
Jackson Chourio has 27 doubles and 25 home runs for the Brewers. William Contreras is 17 for 40 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .224 batting average, 3.90 ERA, outscored by three runs
Brewers: 8-2, .277 batting average, 2.18 ERA, outscored opponents by 21 runs
INJURIES: Rays: Gavin Lux: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jon Heasley: 60-Day IL (elbow), Shane McClanahan: 15-Day IL (forearm), Edwin Uceta: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jacob Melton: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Ryan Pepiot: 60-Day IL (hip)
Brewers: Grant Anderson: 15-Day IL (biceps), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60-Day IL (elbow), Quinn Priester: 60-Day IL (wrist), Angel Zerpa: 60-Day IL (forearm)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
