The postseason circus rolls into American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where the 103-59 Milwaukee Brewers host the 98-64 Tampa Bay Rays at 8:00 PM EDT on coverage 6484972. Both of these offenses somehow stumbled into the exact same .258 team batting average, though Milwaukee actually remembered how to run the bases, plating nearly a hundred more runs than their guests. With Shane McClanahan out and Gavin Lux parked on the 60-day IL, Tampa Bay is basically running out an emergency squad and hoping their classic clipboard magic keeps them alive in front of a beer-soaked crowd.
Righty Drew Rasmussen gets the call for Tampa Bay with a sparkling 1.29 ERA, a 0.76 WHIP, and 23 strikeouts over 21.0 innings, which is roughly the only thing keeping the Rays' blood pressure at a safe level. He battles Milwaukee's Logan Henderson, a right-hander rocking a 3.00 ERA over 9.0 innings while flirting with disaster thanks to five walks against just six strikeouts. Milwaukee holds a subtle edge on the mound overall with a 3.51 team ERA to Tampa Bay's 3.70, meaning whichever relief corps blinks first will be answering for it all winter. Head over to StreakChat right now to make your pick and tell everyone why you are definitely right.