Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Astros

12-11

3-8

Final

Rays

20-3

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
TB	2	0	4	0	0	1	1	0	X	8

Who won: Rays 8-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday, April 24, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Astros 4-1 in the 3rd inning. Wander Franco went 4-for-5 with 1 RBI for the Rays. Alex Bregman went 2-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Apr 24

Rays win modern record 14th straight at home to start season

Rookie Taj Bradley won his third consecutive start to begin his big league career and the Tampa Bay Rays set a modern era MLB record with their 14th consecutive home win to begin a season, beating the Houston Astros 8-3 on Monday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 6-4 on the road; Rays 14-0 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
60-Day-IL
Jacob Melton LF
Hamstring, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Jonathan Heasley RP
Elbow, Fracture, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros1st in AL West

Jose Urquidy SP

Probable starter · 3-3, 5.29 ERA, 45 K, 1.43 WHIP

Lineup

1Mauricio Dubon2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Jose Abreu1B
6Corey JulksLF
7Yainer DiazDH
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Rays1st in AL East

Taj Bradley SP

Probable starter · 5-8, 5.59 ERA, 129 K, 1.39 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Brandon Lowe2B
5Harold RamirezDH
6Isaac Paredes3B
7Josh LoweRF
8Christian BethancourtC
9Manuel MargotCF

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 10,611
Officials: Jerry Layne (Home Plate Umpire), Brock Ballou (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Nick Mahrley (Third Base Umpire)