Houston AstrosAstros75-74
2FinalSep 12, 2026
Tampa Bay RaysRays89-59
3TVSpace City Home NetworkStreamMLB.TVRays.TV
Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
HOU+123
TB−149
Run line
HOU +1.5−175
TB −1.5+144
Total O/U
Over 7.5−114
Under 7.5−105
- Run line: Astros +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 7.5 (5 runs).
Recap
The Tampa Bay Rays edged the Houston Astros 3-2 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg on Sep 12, 2026 to move to 89-59.
The game was played before 24,642.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | x | 3 |
W: Wells (5-2) · L: Lambert (8-9) · S: Baker (2-2)
Scoring plays
Top 1
- HOUHome runParedes homered to left center (391 feet).1-0
Bottom 5
- TBSinglePalacios singled to center, Mesa Jr. scored and Simpson scored.1-2
Top 6
- HOUSingleDiaz singled to left, Altuve scored.2-2
Bottom 7
- TBSacrifice flyMadrigal hit sacrifice fly to center, Piper scored, Simpson to second.2-3
Team stats
HOUTB
- Hits
- 5
- 7
- Home Runs
- 1
- 0
- Runs Batted In
- 2
- 3
- Walks
- 3
- 4
- Strikeouts
- 14
- 4
- Runners Left On Base
- 10
- 10
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Astros · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy Pena SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 18 | .269 | .322 | .449 |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .260 | .358 | .430 |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | .247 | .308 | .400 |
| Yainer Diaz DH | 3-4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .279 | .307 | .435 |
| Daulton Varsho CF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 16 | .226 | .289 | .360 |
| Christian Walker 1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .225 | .298 | .418 |
| Cam Smith RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .217 | .283 | .405 |
| Taylor Trammell LF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 | .207 | .292 | .358 |
| Christian Vazquez C | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | .208 | .263 | .326 |
Astros · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Lambert P | 6.0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 85-62 | 3.71 | 85 |
| Bennett Sousa P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13-7 | 5.40 | 13 |
| AJ Blubaugh P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24-11 | 3.30 | 24 |
| Bryan King P | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-2 | 5.01 | 7 |
Rays · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yandy Diaz DH | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .301 | .366 | .464 |
| Jonathan Aranda 1B | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | .277 | .360 | .426 |
| Junior Caminero 3B | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .279 | .365 | .532 |
| Liam Hicks C | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .286 | .368 | .442 |
| Kenny Piper C | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | .364 | .556 |
| Ryan Vilade PH | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | .262 | .329 | .472 |
| Nick Fortes C | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .263 | .307 | .361 |
| Victor Mesa Jr. RF | 1-2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 23 | .253 | .324 | .500 |
| Chandler Simpson LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .306 | .335 | .355 |
| Cedric Mullins CF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .202 | .284 | .342 |
| Nick Madrigal 2B | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .255 | .357 | .277 |
| Richie Palacios 2B | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | .232 | .328 | .368 |
| Jonny DeLuca CF | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .297 | .419 |
| Jorge Mateo SS | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | .207 | .254 | .326 |
Rays · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ian Seymour P | 6.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 79-58 | 4.27 | 79 |
| Tyler Wells P | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15-9 | 2.38 | 15 |
| Ty Johnson P | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25-16 | 3.86 | 25 |
| Bryan Baker P | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-11 | 1.54 | 20 |
Game info
VenueTropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
Attendance24,642
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Mark Wegner · First Base Umpire: Bruce Dreckman · Second Base Umpire: Carlos Torres · Third Base Umpire: Jacob Metz
TVSpace City Home Network · local
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