Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

75-74, 38-36 Away

Final

89-59, 49-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. PenaSS	0-3	0	0	0	.269
I. Paredes3B	1-4	1	1	1	.260
J. Altuve2B	1-3	1	0	0	.247
Y. DiazDH	3-4	0	0	1	.279
D. VarshoCF	0-4	0	0	0	.226
C. Walker1B	0-4	0	0	0	.225
C. SmithRF	0-4	0	0	0	.217
T. TrammellLF	0-3	0	0	0	.207
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Trammell grounded out to second. 5th: Trammell struck out swinging. 7th: Trammell walked. 9th: Trammell flied out to right.
C. VazquezC	0-3	0	0	0	.208

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
P. Lambert	6.0	6	3	0	4	85-62	3.71
B. Sousa	0.2	0	0	1	0	13-7	5.40
A. Blubaugh	1.0	1	0	2	0	24-11	3.30
B. King	0.1	0	0	1	0	7-2	5.01

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

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Tropicana Field

11:10 PM, 12 September 2026

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 24,642

Game Time:2:44

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
Second Base Umpire - Carlos Torres
Third Base Umpire - Jacob Metz

Postseason-bound Rays beat the Astros 3-2

— Richie Palacios had a two-run single in fifth, Ian Seymour threw six strong innings and Nick Madrigal had a clutch sacrifice fly to help the postseason-bound Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Saturday night.

Sep 13, 2026, 02:16 am - AP


HOU
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	5	0
0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	-	3	7	0

Scoring Summary

		HOU	TB
1st	Paredes homered to left center (391 feet).	1	0
5th	Palacios singled to center, Mesa Jr. scored and Simpson scored.	1	2
6th	Diaz singled to left, Altuve scored.	2	2
7th	Madrigal hit sacrifice fly to center, Piper scored, Simpson to second.	2	3

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
1
Rays
3

Game 1

12/9

Astros
2
Rays
3

Game 2

12/9

Astros
Rays

Game 3

13/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	75	74	.503	-	L2
Texas	73	76	.490	2	W1
Seattle	70	79	.470	5	W1
Athletics	60	89	.403	15	L1
Los Angeles	56	92	.378	18.5	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	89	59	.601	-	W2
New York	85	63	.574	4	L1
Boston	81	68	.544	8.5	W1
Toronto	74	75	.497	15.5	W1
Baltimore	72	77	.483	17.5	L1

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

Video Highlights

Postseason-bound Rays beat the Astros 3-2

T. Wells5-2

P. Lambert8-9

B. Baker40

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