Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

98-61

2-3

Final

Astros

93-66

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Astros 3-2

The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Thursday, September 30, 2021 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Rays 3-0 in the 4th inning. Carlos Correa went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros. Brandon Lowe 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 46-32 on the road; Astros 49-29 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

Collin McHugh SP

Probable starter · 6-1, 1.55 ERA, 74 K, 0.94 WHIP

Lineup

1Brandon Lowe2B
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Wander FrancoSS
4Nelson CruzDH
5Austin MeadowsLF
6Manuel MargotRF
7Jiman Choi1B
8Mike ZuninoC
9Joey Wendle3B

Astros5th in AL West

Lance McCullers Jr. SP

Probable starter · 13-5, 3.16 ERA, 185 K, 1.22 WHIP

Lineup

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

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Rays 7, Astros 0 (Sep 29)

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 31,608
Officials: Will Little (Home Plate Umpire), Greg Gibson (First Base Umpire), Ryan Wills (Second Base Umpire), Rob Drake (Third Base Umpire)