Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros

MLB

Rays

55-54

2-3

Final

Astros

57-52

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	0	2
HOU	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	X	3

Who won: Astros 3-2

The Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday, August 2, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Rays win the series 2-1. The Astros outscored the Rays 2-0 in the 4th inning. Jon Singleton went 2-for-4 with 1 RBI for the Astros. Dylan Carlson went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays.

Recap · Aug 3

Kikuchi has 11 Ks in Houston debut, Astros beat Rays 3-2

Yusei Kikuchi shook off a rocky start to finish with 11 strikeouts in his Houston debut, and the Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: TB wins series 2-1.
Rays 25-25 on the road; Astros 32-24 at home.

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Injuries and inactives

Rays1st in AL East

Shane McClanahan SP
Forearm, Soreness, left
Out
Griffin Jax SP
Back, Bruise
Day-To-Day
Edwin Uceta RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Lux LF
Shoulder, Inflammation, left
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 Baz SP

Probable starter · 4-3, 3.06 ERA, 69 K, 1.06 WHIP

Lineup

1Yandy Diaz1B
2Dylan CarlsonLF
3Brandon LoweDH
4Christopher Morel2B
5Curtis Mead3B
6Jonny DeLucaCF
7Jose Siri1B
8Jose Caballero3B
9Alex JacksonC

Astros1st in AL West

Yusei Kikuchi SP

Probable starter · 9-10, 4.05 ERA, 206 K, 1.20 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Alex Bregman3B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Yainer DiazDH
5Jeremy PenaSS
6Jon Singleton1B
7Jake MeyersCF
8Victor CaratiniC
9Mauricio Dubon1B

The series

TB wins series 2-1

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Game info

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 33,430
Officials: Doug Eddings (Home Plate Umpire), Ryan Additon (First Base Umpire), Emil Jimenez (Second Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Third Base Umpire)