Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays meet in game 2 of series

Updated Aug. 3, 2024 4:01 a.m. ET

share

facebookxredditlink

Tampa Bay Rays (55-54, fourth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (57-52, first in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Rays: Zack Littell (4-7, 4.18 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 105 strikeouts); Astros: Ronel Blanco (9-5, 2.95 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 114 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Astros -159, Rays +134; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros lead 1-0 in a three-game series against the Tampa Bay Rays.

Houston is 32-24 at home and 57-52 overall. The Astros have a 21-9 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.

Tampa Bay has gone 25-25 on the road and 55-54 overall. The Rays are 22-9 in games when they did not allow a home run.

The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 21 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs and 51 RBI for the Astros. Yainer Diaz is 17-for-39 with four doubles, a triple and two home runs over the past 10 games.

Yandy Diaz has 22 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 49 RBI for the Rays. Brandon Lowe is 11-for-34 with five doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .262 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by five runs

Rays: 5-5, .211 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

INJURIES: 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)

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

___

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

share

in this topic

Tampa Bay Rays

Major League Baseball

Houston Astros

Brandon Lowe

Yandy Díaz

Alex Bregman

Zack Littell

Houston Astros

Tampa Bay Rays

MLB - Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros - 08/03/2024