Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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Houston AstrosHOU

2–3

Final

Tampa Bay RaysTB

Tropicana Field

Team Season Averages

Houston AstrosLeads 5 of 18

Tampa Bay RaysLeads 13 of 18

Batting

4.48Runs per game4.52
0.241Batting average0.260
0.315On-base percentage0.328
0.409Slugging percentage0.404
0.724OPS0.733
1.30Home runs per game1.07
8.11Hits per game8.73
193Home runs157
45Stolen bases149

Pitching

4.51ERA3.79
1.34WHIP1.15
8.88Strikeouts per nine8.12
4.10Walks per nine2.52
4.45Runs allowed per game3.76
0.238Opponent batting average0.231
1296Pitching strikeouts1183
42Quality starts51
47Saves55

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (TB)	Total	HOU ML	TB ML
DDraftKings	-1.5	7.5	+123	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	7.5	+126	-148
BBetMGM	-1.5	7.5	+125	-150
CCaesars	-1.5	7.5	+126	-150
BBetOnline	-1.5	7.5	+127	-140
BBetRivers	-1.5	7.5	+130	-157
BBetus	-1.5	7.5	+126	-140
BBovada	-1.5	7.5	+122	-145
FFanatics	-1.5	7.5	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	7.5	+127	-140
MMyBookie	-1.5	7.5	+124	-146

Game Information

Tropicana Field

Stadium

Sep 12, 2026

6:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Light drizzle

Wind 4 mph

80°

Lineups

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
HOU	15th	24th
TB	12th	8th

Matchup

HOUTB

75-73Record88-59
50.7%Win %59.9%
37-38Home record48-25
38-35Road record40-34
5-5Last 106-4
-1Streak1
-42Run diff+58
22-24Division25-20
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2
TB	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	0	—	3

Team Stats

HOUStatTB

2Runs3
5Hits7
0Errors0
1Home runs0
2RBI3
0Stolen bases1
14K (bat)4
4K (pit)14
4BB (pit)3

Player Stats

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Cam SmithRF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Yainer DiazC	4	0	3	0	1	0
Isaac Paredes3B	4	1	1	1	1	0
Daulton VarshoCF	4	0	0	0	0	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy PenaSS	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jose Altuve2B	3	1	1	0	0	1
Taylor TrammellLF	3	0	0	0	0	1
Christian VazquezC	3	0	0	0	0	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Peter LambertSP	6.0	6	3	3	0	4
AJ BlubaughRP	1.0	1	0	0	2	0
Bennett SousaRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0
Bryan KingRP	0.1	0	0	0	1	0

TB — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Yandy DiazDH	4	0	0	0	0
Junior Caminero3B	4	0	1	0	0
Chandler SimpsonLF	4	1	1	0	0
Liam HicksC	3	0	1	0	0
Jorge MateoSS	3	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Aranda1B	3	0	1	0	1
Victor Mesa Jr.RF	2	1	1	0	2
Richie Palacios2B	2	0	1	2	0
Jonny DeLucaRF	1	0	1	0	0
Cedric MullinsCF	1	0	0	0	0
Kenny PiperC	0	1	0	0	0
Nick FortesC	0	0	0	0	0
Ryan ViladeRF	0	0	0	0	1
Nick Madrigal3B	0	0	0	1	0

TB — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Ian SeymourSP	6.0	4	2	2	1	10
Bryan BakerRP	1.1	1	0	0	0	1
Tyler WellsRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	2
Ty JohnsonRP	0.2	0	0	0	1	1

Scoring Summary

85 events · 4 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Peña struck out swinging.
0-0
Top
Paredes homered to left center (391 feet).
1-0
Top
Altuve walked.
1-0
Top
Diaz reached on infield single to shortstop, Altuve to second.
1-0
Top
Varsho struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz grounded out to shortstop.
1-0
Bottom
Aranda grounded out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Caminero singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Hicks flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Smith grounded out to pitcher.
1-0
Top
Trammell grounded out to second.
1-0
Top
Vázquez struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Mesa Jr. struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to second.
1-0
Bottom
Mullins grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Peña struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Paredes struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Altuve flied out to center.
1-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Palacios lined out to center.
1-0
Bottom
Mateo struck out swinging.
1-0
Bottom
Díaz struck out looking.
1-0

Inning 4 Top

Top
Diaz popped out to second.
1-0
Top
Varsho struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Walker grounded out to third.
1-0

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Aranda flied out to right.
1-0
Bottom
Caminero popped out to first.
1-0
Bottom
Hicks grounded out to shortstop.
1-0

Inning 5 Top

Top
Smith struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Trammell struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Vázquez struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Mesa Jr. singled to right.
1-0
Bottom
Simpson singled to center, Mesa Jr. to third.
1-0
Bottom
Mullins hit sacrifice bunt to pitcher, Simpson to second.
1-0
Bottom
Palacios singled to center, Mesa Jr. scored and Simpson scored.
1-2
Bottom
Palacios caught stealing second, catcher to second.
1-2
Bottom
Mateo struck out swinging.
1-2

Inning 6 Top

Top
Peña popped out to first.
1-2
Top
Paredes flied out to left.
1-2
Top
Altuve doubled to left.
1-2
Top
Diaz singled to left, Altuve scored.
2-2
Top
Varsho grounded out to second.
2-2

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz fouled out to right.
2-2
Bottom
Aranda singled to right.
2-2
Bottom
Caminero grounded into double play, third to second to first, Aranda out at second.
2-2

Inning 7 Top

Top
Wells relieved Seymour
2-2
Top
Walker flied out to center.
2-2
Top
Smith struck out swinging.
2-2
Top
Trammell walked.
2-2
Top
Vázquez struck out swinging.
2-2

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Hicks doubled to right.
2-2
Bottom
Piper ran for Hicks
2-2
Bottom
Sousa relieved Lambert
2-2
Bottom
Mesa Jr. walked.
2-2
Bottom
Simpson grounded into fielder's choice to first, Mesa Jr. out at second, Piper to third.
2-2
Bottom
Madrigal hit for Mullins
2-2
Bottom
Madrigal hit sacrifice fly to center, Piper scored, Simpson to second.
2-3
Bottom
DeLuca hit for Palacios
2-3
Bottom
Blubaugh relieved Sousa
2-3
Bottom
DeLuca reached on infield single to second, Simpson to third.
2-3
Bottom
DeLuca stole second.
2-3
Bottom
Mateo lined out to right.
2-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
Piper catching.
2-3
Top
Madrigal at second base.
2-3
Top
DeLuca in center field.
2-3
Top
Johnson relieved Wells
2-3
Top
Peña walked.
2-3
Top
Paredes grounded out to third, Peña to second.
2-3
Top
Altuve struck out swinging.
2-3
Top
Baker relieved Johnson
2-3
Top
Diaz reached on infield single to second, Peña to third.
2-3
Top
Varsho struck out swinging.
2-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Díaz grounded out to third.
2-3
Bottom
Aranda walked.
2-3
Bottom
Aranda to second on wild pitch by Blubaugh.
2-3
Bottom
Caminero grounded out to third.
2-3
Bottom
Vilade hit for Piper
2-3
Bottom
Vilade walked.
2-3
Bottom
King relieved Blubaugh
2-3
Bottom
Mesa Jr. walked, Vilade to second, Aranda to third.
2-3
Bottom
Simpson grounded out to pitcher.
2-3

Inning 9 Top

Top
Fortes catching.
2-3
Top
Walker grounded out to third.
2-3
Top
Smith flied out to shortstop.
2-3
Top
Trammell flied out to right.
2-3

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Player props

Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
Hits: 12/21 over · last line 0.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Liam Hicks
Hits: 9/19 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Hits: 9/18 over · last line 0.5
Daulton Varsho Hits props & line Daulton Varsho Home Runs props Daulton Varsho Hits Runs Rbis props
Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Hunter Brown
Strikeouts: 7/15 over · last line 6.5
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Nick Martinez
Strikeouts: 6/15 over · last line 3.5
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Drew Rasmussen
Strikeouts: 9/14 over · last line 5.5
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Peter Lambert
Strikeouts: 8/13 over · last line 2.5
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Freddy Peralta
Strikeouts: 5/12 over · last line 4.5
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Hayden Wesneski
Strikeouts: 5/10 over · last line 3.5
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Ryan Vilade
Hits: 4/10 over · last line 0.5
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Tatsuya Imai
Strikeouts: 4/10 over · last line 6.5
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Ben Williamson
Hits: 3/9 over · last line 0.5
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Griffin Jax
Strikeouts: 3/9 over · last line 3.5
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Shane McClanahan
Strikeouts: 1/9 over · last line 4.5
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Ian Seymour
Strikeouts: 3/5 over · last line 5.5
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AJ Blubaugh
Strikeouts: 0/1 over · last line 1.5
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Kai-Wei Teng
Strikeouts: 1/1 over · last line 5.5
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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays: Final Score & Recap

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3-2 in this MLB game at Tropicana Field on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Odds

DraftKings lists the Tampa Bay Rays at TB -1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 7.5. Moneylines are Houston Astros +123 and Tampa Bay Rays -149. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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