Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

63-43

4-3

Final

Astros

58-46

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Rays 4-3

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 4-3 on Friday, July 28, 2023 at Daikin Park. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Rays outscored the Astros 3-1 in the 1st inning. Brandon Lowe went 2-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Rays. Jose Abreu went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Astros.

Recap · Jul 28

José Siri doubles, scores tiebreaking run to lift Rays past Astros, 4-3

Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer early and José Siri doubled and scored the tiebreaking run in the ninth inning in the Tampa Bay Rays' 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 26-24 on the road; Astros 27-24 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

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

Probable starters

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP

Probable starter · 11-2, 3.29 ERA, 121 K, 1.18 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy DiazDH
2Wander FrancoSS
3Luke Raley1B
4Randy ArozarenaLF
5Brandon Lowe2B
6Isaac Paredes3B
7Josh LoweRF
8Jose SiriCF
9Rene PintoC

Astros1st in AL West

Cristian Javier SP

Probable starter · 10-5, 4.56 ERA, 159 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Jeremy PenaSS
3Kyle TuckerRF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Yordan AlvarezDH
6Jose Abreu1B
7Chas McCormickCF
8Corey JulksLF
9Martin MaldonadoC

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 38,592
Officials: Mark Carlson (Home Plate Umpire), Tripp Gibson (First Base Umpire), Derek Thomas (Second Base Umpire), Brennan Miller (Third Base Umpire)