Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

98-60

7-0

Final

Astros

92-66

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 7-0

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 7-0 on Wednesday, September 29, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 2nd inning. Jiman Choi went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays.

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What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Rays 46-31 on the road; Astros 48-29 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

Drew Rasmussen SP

Probable starter · 4-1, 2.84 ERA, 73 K, 1.08 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Wander FrancoSS
3Nelson CruzDH
4Jiman Choi1B
5Joey Wendle3B
6Manuel MargotLF
7Kevin KiermaierCF
8Brett PhillipsRF
9Francisco MejiaC

Astros5th in AL West

Luis Garcia SP

Probable starter · 11-8, 3.30 ERA, 167 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Michael BrantleyDH
3Alex Bregman3B
4Yordan AlvarezLF
5Yuli Gurriel1B
6Carlos CorreaSS
7Kyle TuckerRF
8Jose SiriCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Astros 4, Rays 3 (Sep 28)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 28,321
Officials: Rob Drake (Home Plate Umpire), Will Little (First Base Umpire), Greg Gibson (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Third Base Umpire)