First-pitch time is 8:00 PM EDT at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, for a postseason matchup where coverage is available via 13715732. It is a weird tie: both clubs hit .258 all season, which suggests the offense will be as exciting as watching paint dry, but the Brewers bring a 103-59 résumé compared to Tampa Bay’s 98-64. When the stats are identical, the team with the extra five wins usually feels more confident, like they paid for the nice seats and are about to complain about the service.
The pitching numbers get slightly less boring, with Milwaukee’s 3.51 ERA narrowly beating out the Rays’ 3.70, though Milwaukee is missing arm cannon Quinn Priester and reliever Angel Zerpa to the 60-day IL. It is a delicate balance for the Brewers, relying on a staff that just barely keeps the run environment under control while looking over their shoulder at the disabled list. Since there’s no money on the line and no probable pitchers announced, the only real question is which crowd will yell loudest about the nonexistent fireworks. Lock in your side of the argument or jump into the thread on StreakChat.