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, 2023, 03:31 am - AP
HOU
TB
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L. McCullers Jr.
win

L. McCullers Jr.4-1

7.0 IP, 6 H, 2 ER, 8 K, 2 BB
B. Raley
loss

B. Raley1-2

1.0 IP, 3 H, 3 ER, 0 K, 0 BB
R. Pressly
save

R. Pressly30

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUTB
1stA. Díaz singled to center, Peña scored.10
6thPeralta grounded out to second, Franco scored, Arozarena to second.11
7thParedes homered to left (408 feet).12
8thA. Díaz singled to shallow center, Peña scored.22
8thTucker homered to right center (440 feet), A. Díaz scored.42
9thMaldonado homered to center (438 feet).52
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