The Overnight
Yesterday’s action through the radar: every tracked player’s line, ranked by night value — per-game RE24, the same run accounting the methodology validates. Box scores don’t lie; they just whisper.
Edition No. 208 · October 18, 2026 · generated 2026-10-19 11:38 UTC
The spotlight
Drew Rasmussen★
Drew Rasmussen's night — 7.0 IP, ER, 6 K, BB for TB in Game 5 of the AL League Championship Series — led everyone we track for October 18 at +2.53 runs of value (runs kept off the board vs. an average start). He's in the Index — tracked, not flagged — and his page explains exactly why.
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The Fever lines
Everyone we track who played, ranked by night value (runs added or prevented, RE24). The chip says why he’s here: a board flag, a filed call, or the Index — tracked, not flagged. Negative is normal — an out costs run expectancy, so about half of any night lands below zero, and zero is an average night, not a bad one. What it means.
| # | Player | Club | Line | Night value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drew Rasmussen★ INDEX7.0 IP, ER, 6 K, BB | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 7.0 IP, ER, 6 K, BB | +2.53 |
| 2 | Cade Smith★ INDEX1.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB | CLE · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 1.1 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB | +1.01 |
| 3 | Yandy Díaz★ INDEX3-for-5, 2B, R | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 3-for-5, 2B, R | +0.67 |
| 4 | Chandler Simpson FADE2-for-3, 2B, R, SB | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 2-for-3, 2B, R, SB | +0.62 |
| 5 | Jonny DeLuca FADE0-for-3, BB, K, RBI | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 0-for-3, BB, K, RBI | +0.55 |
| 6 | Bryan Baker★♛ INDEX1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB | +0.50 |
| 7 | José Ramírez INDEX1-for-4, K | CLE · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 1-for-4, K | -0.07 |
| 8 | Junior Caminero★ INDEX1-for-4, 2 K | TB · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 1-for-4, 2 K | -0.72 |
| 9 | Patrick Bailey BREAKOUT0-for-3 | CLE · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 0-for-3 | -0.81 |
| 10 | Travis Bazzana★ INDEX0-for-4, 2 K | CLE · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 0-for-4, 2 K | -0.97 |
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| 11 | Parker Messick★ INDEX2.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB | CLE · AL League Championship Series, Game 5 | 2.0 IP, 2 ER, 3 K, 2 BB | -0.99 |
Around the leagues
October 18, 2026’s baseballThe postseason — every playoff game
W—Drew Rasmussen L—Parker Messick SV—Bryan Baker · AL League Championship Series, Game 5
HP Jordan Baker
FVR: Bryan Baker★♛, Yandy Díaz★, Drew Rasmussen★, Jonny DeLuca, Junior Caminero★, Chandler Simpson, José Ramírez, Cade Smith★, Patrick Bailey, Travis Bazzana★, Parker Messick★