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Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays

MLBSeptember 12, 2026Tropicana Field72°F, dome, wind 0 mph none

AstrosHoustonHOU75-74

Astros 2, Rays 3

Final
RaysSt. PetersburgTBWon89-59
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
HOU100001000250
TB00002010–370

W Tyler WellsL Peter LambertSV Bryan Baker

Postseason-bound Rays beat the Astros 3-2Richie 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.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Isaac Paredes homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.HOU 59%
  3.  Jose Altuve walks.
  4.  Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Jose Altuve to 2nd.
  5.  Daulton Varsho strikes out on a foul tip.
  6.  Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

Bot 1st

  1.  Yandy Díaz grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Jonathan Aranda grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Junior Caminero singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
  4.  Liam Hicks flies out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.

Top 2nd

  1.  Cam Smith grounds out softly, pitcher Ian Seymour to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
  2.  Taylor Trammell grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
  3.  Christian Vázquez called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Victor Mesa Jr. strikes out swinging.
  2.  Chandler Simpson grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Cedric Mullins grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 3rd

  1.  Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Isaac Paredes strikes out swinging.
  3.  Jose Altuve flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Richie Palacios lines out to center fielder Daulton Varsho.
  2.  Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.
  3.  Yandy Díaz called out on strikes.

Top 4th

  1.  Yainer Diaz pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios.
  2.  Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.
  3.  Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.

Bot 4th

  1.  Jonathan Aranda flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.
  2.  Junior Caminero pops out to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Liam Hicks grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 5th

  1.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  2.  Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging.
  3.  Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging.

Bot 5th

  1.  Victor Mesa Jr. singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.HOU 52%
  2.  Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. to 3rd.TB 61%
  3.  Cedric Mullins out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Peter Lambert to first baseman Christian Walker. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.TB 56%
  4.  Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson scores.TB 72%
  5.  Jorge Mateo strikes out swinging.

Top 6th

  1.  Jeremy Peña pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.
  2.  Isaac Paredes flies out sharply to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
  3.  Jose Altuve doubles (23) on a fly ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson.
  4.  Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jose Altuve scores.TB 55%
  5.  Daulton Varsho grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.

Bot 6th

  1.  Yandy Díaz flies out to right fielder Cam Smith in foul territory.
  2.  Jonathan Aranda singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.
  3.  Junior Caminero grounds into a double play, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Jonathan Aranda out at 2nd. Junior Caminero out at 1st.TB 52%

Top 7th

  1.  Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins.
  2.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  3.  Taylor Trammell walks.
  4.  Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Liam Hicks doubles (14) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith.TB 69%
  2.  Victor Mesa Jr. walks.
  3.  Chandler Simpson grounds into a force out, first baseman Christian Walker to shortstop Jeremy Peña. Kenny Piper to 3rd. Victor Mesa Jr. out at 2nd. Chandler Simpson to 1st.
  4.  Nick Madrigal out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Kenny Piper scores. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.
  5.  Jonny DeLuca singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jose Altuve. Chandler Simpson to 3rd.
  6.  Jorge Mateo lines out to right fielder Cam Smith.

Top 8th

  1.  Jeremy Peña walks.TB 63%
  2.  Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.
  3.  Jose Altuve strikes out swinging.TB 75%
  4.  Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to second baseman Nick Madrigal. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.
  5.  Daulton Varsho strikes out swinging.TB 79%

Bot 8th

  1.  Yandy Díaz grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Jonathan Aranda walks.
  3.  Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  4.  Ryan Vilade walks.
  5.  Victor Mesa Jr. walks. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Ryan Vilade to 2nd.
  6.  Chandler Simpson grounds out, pitcher Bryan King to first baseman Christian Walker.TB 76%

Top 9th

  1.  Christian Walker grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Jonathan Aranda.TB 82%
  2.  Cam Smith flies out to shortstop Jorge Mateo.
  3.  Taylor Trammell flies out sharply to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr.

Top 1st

  1.  HOU 1, TB 0Isaac Paredes homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field.HOU 59%

Bot 5th

  1.  HOU 1, TB 2Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson scores.TB 72%

Top 6th

  1.  HOU 2, TB 2Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jose Altuve scores.TB 55%

Bot 7th

  1.  HOU 2, TB 3Nick Madrigal out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Kenny Piper scores. Chandler Simpson to 2nd.

Win probability

Bot 5th · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 1–2 TB

Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson scores.

See it in the scoring summary
TB 72%TB +16 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

RaysSt. Petersburg

Team stats

  • HOU 5HitsTB 7
  • HOU 1Home runsTB 0
  • HOU 3WalksTB 4
  • HOU 14StrikeoutsTB 4
  • HOU 10Left on baseTB 10
  • HOU 0Stolen basesTB 1
All team stats
  • HOU 8.0IpTB 9.0
  • HOU 7HTB 5
  • HOU 3RTB 2
  • HOU 3ErTB 2
  • HOU 4BbTB 3
  • HOU 4SoTB 14
  • HOU 0HrTB 1
  • HOU 129PTB 139
  • HOU 13ATB 6
  • HOU 24PoTB 27
  • HOU 37TcTB 33
  • HOU 2RTB 3
  • HOU 12bTB 1
  • HOU 2RbiTB 3
  • HOU 32AbTB 27

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jeremy Peña SS3000012.269
Isaac Paredes 3B4111101.260
Jose Altuve 2B3110011.247
Yainer Diaz DH4031000.279
Daulton Varsho CF4000003.226
Christian Walker 1B4000001.225
Cam Smith RF4000002.217
Taylor Trammell LF3000011.207
Christian Vázquez C3000003.208
Totals322521314

2B: Altuve.HR: Paredes.RBI: Paredes, Diaz.LOB: 10.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Peter Lambert L6.063304853.71
Bennett Sousa0.200010135.40
AJ Blubaugh1.010020243.30
Bryan King0.10001075.01

Video

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