Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Who won: Rays 3-1
The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday, July 3, 2026 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. Nick Fortes went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Rays. Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-4 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.
| Batting | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy DiazDH | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .325 | .408 | .495 |
| Jonathan Aranda1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .289 | .392 | .459 |
| Junior Caminero3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .288 | .376 | .557 |
| Cedric MullinsCF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | .213 | .290 | .356 |
| Jonny DeLucaRF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .260 | .303 | .432 |
| Victor Mesa Jr.RF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | .181 | .272 | .319 |
| Ben Williamson2B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .238 | .313 | .326 |
| Taylor WallsSS | 0-3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .229 | .329 | .303 |
| Nick FortesC | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .260 | .302 | .349 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick MartinezSP | 5.1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 85-52 | 2.61 | 85 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
| Kevin KellyRP | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-6 | 2.41 | 7 |
| Casey LeguminaRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-8 | 3.06 | 9 |
| Bryan BakerRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12-9 | 1.83 | 12 |
More from this season series: HOU wins series 2-1
Cardinals46-3917
Cubs49-391Final
Pirates44-455
Nationals46-439Final
Twins42-472
Yankees49-385Final
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Guardians47-424Final/10
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