Rays advance, Guardians advance; Rays go 2-0

Sun, Oct. 11 · Week of Oct. 4-10 · 12 games · 2-min read

The Week at a Glance

  • By the numbers: 12 games · 81 runs · 16 HR · 0 extra-inning games · 5 one-run games · 1 shutout · 1 walk-off
  • Extremes: most runs: Guardians 9, White Sox 5, Thu Oct. 8
  • Team of the week: Rays 2-0, +4 run differential, streak W2
  • Walk-offs: Padres 3, Brewers 4, Sun Oct. 4: Jackson Chourio single

Game of the Week: Padres 3, Brewers 4

  • Sun Oct. 4 · Drama Index 3.97 ★★★★ · 1 lead change · stakes: postseason
Win probability, Padres 3 at Brewers 4, Oct. 4, 2026. Biggest swing: Jackson Chourio single, 9th inning, +72%.
Above the middle line the Brewers were favored, below it the Padres.
InningMatchupResultWin probabilityWPALI
Bot 9thJackson Chourio vs. Mason MillerSingleMIL 28% → 100%+0.729.99
Bot 9thAndrew Vaughn vs. Mason MillerFlyoutMIL 34% → 18%-0.177.11
Bot 7thDavid Hamilton vs. Bradgley RodriguezField ErrorMIL 22% → 38%+0.163.22
The three biggest swings.

Slugfest Superlatives

PlayerDetailWhen
Best startYoshinobu Yamamoto (LAD)+0.34 WPA over 26 batters, innings 1-7vs. ATL, Tue Oct. 6
Best relief outingSean Burke (CWS)+0.34 WPA over 18 batters, innings 3-8, entered at LI 0.86vs. CLE, Mon Oct. 5
Biggest hitJackson Chourio (MIL)single, bottom 9th, 2-3 → 4-3, +0.72 WPAvs. SD, Sun Oct. 4
Toughest week at the plateAngel Martínez (CLE)-0.39 WPA over 12 plate appearances3 games

Leaderboards

BatterTeamWPAPAG
José RamírezGuardians+0.59184
Jackson ChourioBrewers+0.48153
Jo AdellGuardians+0.42184
Andy PagesDodgers+0.27113
Sam AntonacciWhite Sox+0.24174
Batting WPA, Oct. 4-10
PitcherTeamWPABFG
Michael KingPadres+0.40272
Gavin WilliamsGuardians+0.39463
Yoshinobu YamamotoDodgers+0.34261
Sean BurkeWhite Sox+0.33362
Bryan BakerRays+0.2972
Pitching WPA, Oct. 4-10
TeamW-LRSRADiff
Rays2-095+4
Guardians3-12312+11
Dodgers2-195+4
Brewers2-1108+2
Padres1-2810-2
Best records, Oct. 4-10

The Bracket

  • AL Division Series: Yankees at Rays, Rays win 3-0 (2 games this week)
  • AL Division Series: White Sox at Guardians, Guardians win 3-2 (4 games this week)
  • NL Division Series: Padres at Brewers, Brewers win 3-1 (3 games this week)
  • NL Division Series: Braves at Dodgers, Dodgers win 3-1 (3 games this week)

Sources & Notes

Built automatically from MLB Stats API data for the US game days Oct. 4-10, 2026 (12 games); win probability, WPA and leverage cover plate appearances only. How this site works