MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/02/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1823 - SUNDAY, JULY 2ND , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (50-36) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 1
Tampa Bay Rays (51-32) 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 X 5 7 0
Red-Hot Rays Win Again
Noelvi Marte knocked in all 5 runs for the Tampa Bay Rays, helping them defeat the Houston Astros, 5-3. Tampa Bay starter Shane Baz was credited with the win after throwing 99 pitches over 6 innings. His record now stands at 6-3. Shane McClanahan was credited with the save. He has now successfully converted 26 of 29 save opportunities.

Tampa Bay took the lead in the bottom of the fifth when Marte hit a grand slam home run. His 13th home run of the season made the score 4-2, Tampa Bay.

"We'll enjoy this ride as long as it lasts," said Rays manager Dan Shepherd.

With the victory, the Rays upped their record to 51-32.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .291 5 30
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 1 1 2 .261 10 46
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 .227 10 42
Y. Alvarez DH 5 0 0 0 0 0 6 .312 26 72
I. Happ RF 4 2 3 2 0 1 0 .254 14 45
S. Bouchard LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 5 38
W. Frizzell 1B 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .264 2 16
K. Hirata C 4 0 1 0 0 2 2 .227 5 29
R. Kreidler SS 4 0 3 0 0 1 0 .202 9 28
Totals 38 3 12 3 2 6 19      
BATTING
Doubles: W. Frizzell (2, 2nd Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: I. Happ 2 (14, 2nd Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 0 outs; 8th Inning off M. Montgomery, 0 on, 0 outs) , W. Frizzell (2, 4th Inning off S. Baz, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Melton , J. Altuve , A. Bregman , I. Happ 9 , W. Frizzell 6 , K. Hirata , R. Kreidler 3
2-out RBI: W. Frizzell
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Melton 2 , Y. Alvarez 2
GIDP: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Errors: I. Happ (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Altuve-Kreidler-Frizzell)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Rodriguez 2B 2 2 1 0 2 0 0 .286 8 34
N. Marte 3B 4 1 2 5 0 2 2 .252 13 50
C. Seager SS 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .394 5 17
K. Misner CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .264 9 53
S. Farni LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 15 40
J. Davis 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 .249 9 24
J. Polanco DH 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .170 5 11
R. Cermak RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .239 7 22
K. Lee C 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 .172 1 3
Totals 30 5 7 5 4 11 10      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Davis (11, 5th Inning off S. Arrighetti, 0 on, 0 outs) , N. Marte (9, 7th Inning off M. Tamarez, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: N. Marte (13, 5th Inning off S. Arrighetti, 3 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Rodriguez , N. Marte 6 , C. Seager , S. Farni , J. Davis 2 , K. Lee
2-out RBI: , N. Marte 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: N. Marte , C. Seager , J. Polanco
GIDP: S. Farni
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Marte-Rodriguez-Davis)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Arrighetti L (9-7) 5.0 5 4 4 3 7 1 88 5.94   
M. Tamarez 1.2 1 1 1 1 1 0 26 7.01   
T. Mayza 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 8 1.93   
P. Ruotolo 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 11 2.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Arrighetti 45
Batters Faced: S. Arrighetti 22, M. Tamarez 7, T. Mayza 2, P. Ruotolo 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Arrighetti 2-5, M. Tamarez 3-1, T. Mayza 1-0, P. Ruotolo 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Arrighetti 88-52, M. Tamarez 26-17, T. Mayza 8-6, P. Ruotolo 11-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Mayza 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Baz W (6-3) 6.0 9 2 2 2 5 2 99 3.86   
M. Montgomery H (8) 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 1 29 5.16   
S. McClanahan SV (26) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 2.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Baz 49
Batters Faced: S. Baz 28, M. Montgomery 9, S. McClanahan 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Baz 7-5, M. Montgomery 1-5, S. McClanahan 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: S. Baz 99-60, M. Montgomery 29-20, S. McClanahan 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Montgomery 2-0
WP: S. Baz
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Noelvi Marte
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 30805
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