Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

99-51, 49-28 Away

Final

82-67, 49-28 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	1-2	0	0	0	.295
M. Dubon2B-CF	0-2	0	0	0	.214
J. PenaSS	1-5	2	0	0	.249
Y. AlvarezDH	0-3	0	0	0	.302
A. Díaz3B	2-4	1	0	2	.257
K. TuckerRF	1-4	1	1	2	.262
Y. Gurriel1B	0-4	0	0	0	.240
T. ManciniLF	0-4	0	0	0	.247
D. Hensley2B	0-0	0	0	0	.250
C. McCormickCF-LF	2-4	0	0	0	.234
M. MaldonadoC	3-4	1	1	1	.189

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
L. McCullers Jr.	7.0	6	2	2	8	102-67	2.38
R. Montero	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-12	2.30
R. Pressly	1.0	0	0	1	1	21-11	2.91

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Tropicana Field

11:40 PM, 21 September 2022

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 9,293

Game Time:2:47

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Chad Fairchild
First Base Umpire - Laz Diaz
Second Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Third Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora

Astros sweep struggling Rays behind Tucker, McCullers

— Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer, Lance McCullers Jr. pitched seven effective innngs and the AL West champion Houston Astros completed a three-game sweep by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 5-2 on Wednesday night.

Sep 22, 2022, 03:31 am - AP


HOU
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	5	10	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	7	0

Scoring Summary

		HOU	TB
1st	A. Díaz singled to center, Peña scored.	1	0
6th	Peralta grounded out to second, Franco scored, Arozarena to second.	1	1
7th	Paredes homered to left (408 feet).	1	2
8th	A. Díaz singled to shallow center, Peña scored.	2	2
8th	Tucker homered to right center (440 feet), A. Díaz scored.	4	2
9th	Maldonado homered to center (438 feet).	5	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
4
Rays
0

Game 1

19/9

Astros
5
Rays
0

Game 2

20/9

Astros
5
Rays
2

Game 3

21/9

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	6	5	.545	-	W2
Houston	6	6	.500	0.5	L3
Los Angeles	6	6	.500	0.5	L1
Seattle	4	8	.333	2.5	L4
Athletics	3	7	.300	2.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
New York	8	2	.800	-	W1
Baltimore	5	6	.455	3.5	W2
Tampa Bay	5	6	.455	3.5	L1
Toronto	4	7	.364	4.5	L6
Boston	3	8	.273	5.5	W1

White Sox demote struggling pitcher Shane Smith to Triple-A

The White Sox have demoted struggling right-hander Shane Smith, their Opening Day starter, to the minors.

Guardians' Gabriel Arias (hamstring) likely to miss 4-8 weeks

Guardians shortstop Gabriel Arias is "in some pain," manager Stephen Vogt said, and is expected to miss four to eight weeks with a moderate left hamstring strain.

Mariners put OF Victor Robles (pec strain) on 10-day injured list

The Mariners placed outfielder Victor Robles on the 10-day injured list Wednesday with a right pec strain and recalled Connor Joe from Triple-A Tacoma.

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

Win Probability

Game Information

Astros sweep struggling Rays behind Tucker, McCullers

L. McCullers Jr.4-1

B. Raley1-2

R. Pressly30

Scoring Summary

Inning

2026 American League West Standings

2026 American League East Standings

MLB News

White Sox demote struggling pitcher Shane Smith to Triple-A

Guardians' Gabriel Arias (hamstring) likely to miss 4-8 weeks

Mariners put OF Victor Robles (pec strain) on 10-day injured list