Milwaukee Brewers defeated Tampa Bay Rays 4-1, improve to 114-61

The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 on the road Thursday at Tropicana Field.

The margin of victory was 3 runs, and the two teams combined for 5 runs. The win moves the Brewers to 114-61 on the season.

The Rays fall to 106-70. They are 1-4 over their last 5 games.

In the standings, the Brewers sit 1st in the NL Central. The Rays are 1st in the AL East.

Across the season so far, the Brewers are scoring 5.1 runs per game and allowing 3.7, while the Rays are scoring 4.4 and allowing 4. That gives the Brewers the better point differential, +240 to +85.

It was the 8th meeting between the teams this season. The Brewers now lead the season series 6-2.

The 5 combined runs were below the 8.6 runs these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Milwaukee Brewers 4, Tampa Bay Rays 1
• Margin: 3 runs · Combined: 5 runs
• Brewers: 114-61 overall · 61-26 at home · 53-35 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-L-W
• Rays: 106-70 overall · 60-29 at home · 46-41 on the road · last 5: L-L-L-W-L
• Venue: Tropicana Field

In a 162-game season, MLB standings shift slowly, but the expanded 12-team postseason means teams stay in the race longer. The two best division winners in each league skip the best-of-three Wild Card Series.

After this result, the top of the NL Central reads: Brewers (103-59), Cubs (89-73), Pirates (82-80), Cardinals (77-85), Reds (75-87).

Follow both clubs on the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays team pages, check the latest MLB standings and scores. Scores and records in this report come from official league data and update automatically.

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