Astros visit the Rays on 6-game road win streak

Updated Aug. 13, 2024 4:00 a.m. ET

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Houston Astros (63-55, first in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (59-59, fourth in the AL East)

St. Petersburg, Florida; Tuesday, 6:50 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Yusei Kikuchi (5-9, 4.62 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 149 strikeouts); Rays: Shane Baz (0-1, 4.30 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 26 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -136, Rays +115; over/under is 8 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep a six-game road win streak alive when they face the Tampa Bay Rays.

Tampa Bay has a 59-59 record overall and a 31-32 record at home. The Rays have gone 17-7 in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Houston has a 31-29 record in road games and a 63-55 record overall. Astros hitters are batting a collective .262, the highest team batting average in the AL.

The matchup Tuesday is the fifth time these teams square off this season. The season series is tied 2-2.

TOP PERFORMERS: Christopher Morel leads Tampa Bay with 20 home runs while slugging .363. Brandon Lowe is 10-for-42 with two home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

Jose Altuve has 21 doubles and 15 home runs for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 16-for-37 with three doubles and five home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 4-6, .221 batting average, 3.52 ERA, outscored by six runs

Astros: 7-3, .269 batting average, 2.79 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs

INJURIES: Rays: Richard Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Ryan Pepiot: 15-Day IL (knee), Jacob Waguespack: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Astros: Kyle Tucker: 60-Day IL (shin), Justin Verlander: 15-Day IL (neck), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (forearm), Jose Urquidy: 60-Day IL (forearm), Oliver Ortega: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Penn Murfee: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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