Following a clubbing of the Rays the night before in game one of the three game series, the Astros bats got clutch late in this game, securing a series win against Tampa.
The Matchup:
Astros: 86-47 (1st Place AL West, 8.5 Games Up of A's)
Rays: 76-57 (2nd Place AL East, 10.5 Games Back of Yankees)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Gerrit Cole
Rays: Ryan Yarbrough
The win moved the clubs record to 87-47 on the season, their AL West lead bumping up to 9.5 games on the A's.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Will Harris (4-1, 1.60 ERA) (1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 SO, 0 BB)
Losing Pitcher: Diego Castillo (2-8, 3.76 ERA) (1 IP, 3 R, 2 ER, 3 H, 0 SO, 1 BB)
The Offense:
George Springer: 1-4, 2 RBI
Alex Bregman: 3-4, 1 RBI
Yuli Gurriel: 1-3, HR, 2 RBI
Aledmys Diaz: 1-3, 1 RBI
Martin Maldonado: 1-4, 1 RBI