Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

97-60

3-4

Final

Astros

92-65

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 4-3

The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. Jose Altuve went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros. Yandy Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

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What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Rays 45-31 on the road; Astros 48-28 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

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

Astros5th 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

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Michael Wacha SP

Probable starter · 3-5, 5.05 ERA, 121 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Yandy Diaz3B
3Wander FrancoSS
4Nelson CruzDH
5Austin MeadowsLF
6Randy ArozarenaRF
7Jiman Choi1B
8Mike ZuninoC
9Kevin KiermaierCF

Astros5th in AL West

Jose Urquidy SP

Probable starter · 8-3, 3.62 ERA, 90 K, 0.99 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yuli Gurriel1B
4Yordan AlvarezDH
5Carlos CorreaSS
6Kyle TuckerRF
7Aledmys DiazLF
8Chas McCormickCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 32,297
Officials: Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Rob Drake (First Base Umpire), Will Little (Second Base Umpire), Greg Gibson (Third Base Umpire)