Tampa Bay Rays slipped past Milwaukee Brewers 4-3

The Tampa Bay Rays slipped past the Milwaukee Brewers 4-3 at home Wednesday at Tropicana Field.

The margin of victory was 1 run, and the two teams combined for 7 runs. The win moves the Rays to 106-69 on the season.

The Brewers fall to 113-61. They are 4-1 over their last 5 games.

Across the season so far, the Rays are scoring 4.5 runs per game and allowing 4, while the Brewers are scoring 5.1 and allowing 3.7. Despite the result, the Brewers still hold the better point differential, +237 to +88.

It was the 7th meeting between the teams this season. The Rays now trail the season series 5-2.

The 7 combined runs were below the 8.7 runs these two teams’ games have averaged this season.

By the numbers

• Final: Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 3
• Margin: 1 runs · Combined: 7 runs
• Rays: 106-69 overall · 60-28 at home · 46-41 on the road · last 5: W-L-L-L-W
• Brewers: 113-61 overall · 61-26 at home · 52-35 on the road · last 5: W-W-W-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.

Follow both clubs on the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers 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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