MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
07/04/2027
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 1823 - SUNDAY, JULY 4TH , 2027 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (46-40) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 4 10 1
Tampa Bay Rays (35-48) 0 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 7 9 0
Tampa Bay Wins, Williams hits 2 home runs
Tampa Bay second baseman Carson Williams contributed significantly to his team's 7-4 win over the Houston Astros. Williams went 3 for 4 with 3 runs scored to lead the offensive attack for the Rays. Drew Rasmussen, the winning pitcher, improved to 5-6. He pitched 5.1 innings, giving up 4 hits and no runs, while striking out 8 and walking 2. The 4th-place Rays now sit at 35-48.

Williams made an early impact for Tampa Bay when he stroked his 14th home run of the season. The 3-run home run, which came in the bottom of the second, put the Rays on top, 5-0.

"No complaints from me," said Rays manager Mike Leitao. "I like what I saw out there."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
P. Leon CF 5 1 2 1 0 2 1 .230 6 25
J. Melton LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .266 6 28
Y. Alvarez DH 3 1 1 2 2 2 2 .250 18 47
K. Tucker RF 5 0 2 0 0 1 2 .332 19 75
J. Altuve 2B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 7 40
A. Bregman 3B 2 0 1 0 2 1 0 .281 8 53
W. Frizzell 1B 4 1 1 0 0 2 5 .241 1 8
R. Kreidler SS 4 1 1 0 0 2 4 .228 7 35
O. Narvaez C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .146 1 5
Totals 37 4 10 3 4 13 23      
BATTING
Doubles: K. Tucker 2 (29, 4th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 0 outs; 9th Inning off E. Reifert, 0 on, 2 outs) , J. Melton (15, 5th Inning off D. Rasmussen, 0 on, 2 outs) , P. Leon (16, 7th Inning off C. Criswell, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Alvarez (18, 9th Inning off E. Mejia, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: P. Leon 3 , J. Melton 2 , Y. Alvarez 4 , K. Tucker 4 , A. Bregman , W. Frizzell , R. Kreidler , O. Narvaez
2-out RBI: P. Leon , Y. Alvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Melton , Y. Alvarez , J. Altuve , W. Frizzell , R. Kreidler
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Kreidler (6)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Bregman (5)
Double Plays: 2 (Kreidler-Frizzell, Kreidler-Frizzell)
OF assists: 1 (Melton(Misner at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Williams 2B 4 3 3 4 0 0 0 .225 14 36
K. Misner CF 4 0 1 1 0 1 1 .231 9 24
C. Seager SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .338 13 51
I. Paredes 3B 3 1 1 0 1 0 0 .212 11 40
R. Cermak LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 2 .301 20 57
J. Kelenic DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 2 .262 13 41
C. Ledbetter RF 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .211 11 32
R. Rangel C 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .211 3 24
T. Morgan 1B 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 .260 7 29
Totals 31 7 9 7 2 7 12      
BATTING
Doubles: I. Paredes (7, 3rd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Misner (12, 4th Inning off C. Javier, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Cermak (20, 2nd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Williams 2 (14, 2nd Inning off E. Gonzalez, 2 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off C. Martin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Williams 9 , K. Misner 2 , C. Seager , I. Paredes 2 , R. Cermak 4 , J. Kelenic , C. Ledbetter
2-out RBI: C. Williams , K. Misner
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Ledbetter
GIDP: K. Misner , C. Ledbetter
Hit by Pitch: T. Morgan
Team LOB: 3
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
E. Gonzalez L (5-4) 3.2 6 6 5 1 3 2 66 4.26   
C. Javier 2.1 2 0 0 0 2 0 29 5.70   
C. Martin 2.0 1 1 1 1 2 1 28 6.05   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Gonzalez 27
Batters Faced: E. Gonzalez 19, C. Javier 8, C. Martin 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Gonzalez 5-2, C. Javier 2-2, C. Martin 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: E. Gonzalez 66-42, C. Javier 29-22, C. Martin 28-17
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Javier 1-1
Hit Batsmen: E. Gonzalez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
D. Rasmussen W (5-6) 5.1 4 0 0 2 8 0 95 3.83   
C. Criswell 1.2 2 1 1 0 2 0 27 6.48   
E. Mejia 1.2 3 3 3 2 3 1 36 4.98   
E. Reifert 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 4.74   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Rasmussen 66
Batters Faced: D. Rasmussen 22, C. Criswell 7, E. Mejia 10, E. Reifert 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Rasmussen 4-4, C. Criswell 2-1, E. Mejia 1-1, E. Reifert 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Rasmussen 95-61, C. Criswell 27-20, E. Mejia 36-20, E. Reifert 5-3
WP: E. Mejia
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Carson Williams
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 1:10 PM ET
Time: 3:21
Attendance: 30996
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