Rays Start Drew Rasmussen on 3 Days' Rest for World Series Game 5 as Brewers Turn to 1.80 ERA Ace
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Updated · MLB.com · Oct 28
Rays Start Drew Rasmussen on 3 Days' Rest for World Series Game 5 as Brewers Turn to 1.80 ERA Ace
3 articles · Updated · MLB.com · Oct 28
Summary
Tampa Bay named Drew Rasmussen its Game 5 starter after Tuesday’s 4-3, 12-inning win kept the World Series alive and cut Milwaukee’s lead to 3-1.
Rasmussen will pitch on three days’ rest for the first time since 2024 because the Rays have used all five regular starters over the past four nights and lack a fully rested option.
Milwaukee counters with Jacob Misiorowski, who led MLB with a 1.80 ERA and 252 strikeouts and was held out of Game 4 relief to stay on regular rest.
Both clubs enter Wednesday with urgency but different bullpen pictures: the Rays say it is all hands on deck, while the Brewers still have Trevor Megill and Abner Uribe available.
Game 5 starts at 8 p.m. ET at Tropicana Field, where Tampa Bay tries to become the first team to force a World Series Game 6 after trailing 3-0.