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The Tampa Bay Rays (20-4) will look to Harold Ramirez, who is riding a 10-game hitting streak, when they play the Houston Astros (13-11) and Mauricio Dubon, who has hit in 19 straight games. The Rays are the moneyline favorite (-141) for this outing against the Astros (+120), which begins at 6:40 PM ET on Wednesday at Tropicana Field. Tampa Bay’s Calvin Faucher gets the start against Houston’s Hunter Brown.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Rays vs. Astros
- Game Day: Wednesday, April 26, 2023
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
- Stadium: Tropicana Field
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Rays | -141 | – |
How Do I Watch the Rays vs. the Astros?
- TV Channel: BSSUN
Rays Stats & Trends
Rays Batting
- The Tampa Bay Rays have hit a league-leading 48 home runs, averaging 2.0 per game.
- Tampa Bay’s .282 batting average leads MLB.
- The Rays have a league-leading .355 on-base percentage.
- Tampa Bay’s batters strike out 8.1 times per game, the eighth-fewest strikeouts in MLB.
- The Rays average 1.9 homers per game when playing at home this season (29 total in home contests).
- Tampa Bay is slugging .531 with 4.3 extra-base hits per game in home contests.
- The team is batting .278 with 137 hits (9.1 per game) at home this season.
Rays Key Batters
- Randy Arozarena leads Tampa Bay in OBP (.412), slugging percentage (.584) and total hits (31) this season. He has a .348 batting average.
- Among qualifying hitters, Arozarena is sixth in batting average, his on-base percentage ranks 13th, and he is 12th in slugging.
- Arozarena has picked up at least one hit in two games in a row. During his last five outings he is batting .412 with a double, a triple, a home run, three walks and six RBI.
- Yandy Diaz is hitting .313 with three doubles, six home runs and 12 walks, while slugging .566 with an on-base percentage of .408.
- Among qualifying batters, Diaz’s batting average places him 19th, his on-base percentage 16th, and his slugging percentage 16th.
- Diaz heads into this game looking to extend his seven-game hit streak. During his last 10 outings he is hitting .385 with two doubles, two home runs, five walks and six RBI.
- Wander Franco has collected 29 base hits, an OBP of .388 and a slugging percentage of .576 this season.
- Franco takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .368 with four doubles, four walks and an RBI.
- Ramirez is batting .371 with a .435 OBP and 11 RBI for Tampa Bay this season.
- Ramirez enters this game on a 10-game hitting streak. In his last 10 games he is hitting .447 with three doubles, a triple, two home runs, five walks and seven RBI.
Astros Stats & Trends
Astros Batting
- The Astros rank 20th in Major League Baseball with 24 home runs.
- Houston’s .254 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
- The Astros have the 11th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.330).
- Houston ranks 14th in strikeouts per game (8.4) among MLB offenses.
- They’ve hit 12 homers, an average of 1.1 per game, in 11 road contests this season.
- In 11 road games this season, it is slugging .425 with 37 hits going for extra bases.
- In away games this season, they’re batting .267 with 9.5 base hits per contest.
Astros Key Batters
- Kyle Tucker has racked up a team-best .417 on-base percentage. He’s batting .301 and slugging .518.
- Including all qualified hitters, Tucker ranks 27th in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 11th and he is 34th in slugging.
- Yordan Alvarez has collected 19 hits to pace his team. He has a batting average of .253 while slugging .533 with an on-base percentage of .374.
- Alvarez is currently 92nd in batting average, 43rd in on-base percentage and 28th in slugging percentage among all qualified hitters.
- Alex Bregman is hitting .237 with four doubles, three home runs and 18 walks.
- Jeremy Pena is hitting .229 with seven doubles, four home runs and five walks.
Rays vs. Astros Probable Pitchers
| Calvin Faucher (TB) | Pitcher | Hunter Brown (HOU) |
|---|---|---|
| 0 – 0 | W/L | 2 – 0 |
| 10.2 | IP | 23.1 |
| 5.91 | ERA | 3.09 |
| 1.500 | WHIP | 1.200 |
| 7.6 | K/9 | 9.3 |
| 1.7 | BB/9 | 3.1 |
Rays vs. Astros Injury Updates
- Rays: Ryan Thompson: 15 Day IL (Lat), Tyler Glasnow: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Jeffrey Springs: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shane Baz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Shawn Armstrong: 60 Day IL (Neck), Andrew Kittredge: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
- Astros: Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Back), Jose Altuve: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Michael Brantley: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Parker Mushinski: 15 Day IL (Spine), Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (Neck)
