Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

86-71

7-3

Final

Astros

102-55

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 7-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 7-3 on Friday, September 30, 2022 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 6th inning. Yandy Diaz went 3-for-4 with 2 RBI for the Rays. Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Oct 1

Rays clinch AL wild-card spot; Astros get AL home-field edge

The Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros both had reasons to like how things turned out Friday night.

What it means

Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
Rays 35-41 on the road; Astros 51-25 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5h ago

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Preview · 11h ago

Guardians and Rays tied 1-1 ahead of ALCS Game 3

ESPN · 1d ago

Astros will not renew contract of manager Joe Espada

ESPN · 1d ago

Jose Ramirez takes blame as miscues sink Guardians in Game 2 of ALCS vs. Rays

ESPN · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta shuts down Guardians as Rays even ALCS with Game 2 win

Recap · 1d ago

Freddy Peralta, Liam Hicks lift the Rays to a 3-1 win over the Guardians that evens the ALCS at 1-1

ESPN · 2d ago

ALCS Game 2: Takeaways, updates from Guardians-Rays

ESPN · 2d ago

Rays bounce back and win Game 2 over Guardians 3-1

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 · 11-7, 2.84 ERA, 125 K, 1.04 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy DiazDH
2Randy ArozarenaLF
3Wander FrancoSS
4Harold Ramirez1B
5Manuel MargotRF
6Francisco MejiaC
7Isaac Paredes3B
8Jose SiriCF
9Taylor Walls2B

Astros5th in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 17-6, 2.82 ERA, 194 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezDH
4Kyle TuckerRF
5Trey ManciniLF
6Yuli Gurriel1B
7Jeremy PenaSS
8Christian VazquezC
9Chas McCormickCF

The series

HOU wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 37,349
Officials: Angel Hernandez (Home Plate Umpire), James Hoye (First Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Second Base Umpire), D.J. Reyburn (Third Base Umpire)