Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

MLB

Astros

14-11

1-0

Final

Rays

20-5

Tropicana Field

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 1-0

The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 1-0 on Wednesday, April 26, 2023 at Tropicana Field. The Astros win the series 2-1. Jeremy Pena went 2-for-4 for the Astros. Manuel Margot went 2-for-3 for the Rays.

Recap · Apr 26

Astros shut out Rays for 2nd straight game, led by Brown

Hunter Brown combined with two relievers on a two-hitter and the Houston Astros shut out the major league-best Tampa Bay Rays for the second straight game, 1-0 on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Astros 8-4 on the road; Rays 14-2 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

Hunter Brown SP

Probable starter · 11-13, 5.09 ERA, 178 K, 1.36 WHIP

Lineup

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

Rays1st in AL East

Calvin Faucher SP

Probable starter · 1-1, 7.01 ERA, 25 K, 1.68 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Randy ArozarenaLF
4Brandon Lowe2B
5Harold RamirezDH
6Christian BethancourtC
7Taylor Walls3B
8Jose SiriCF
9Manuel MargotRF

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 5, Rays 0 (Apr 25)

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Game info

Venue: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Florida · Attendance 14,168
Officials: Vic Carapazza (Home Plate Umpire), Nick Mahrley (First Base Umpire), Jerry Layne (Second Base Umpire), Brock Ballou (Third Base Umpire)