Rays vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Minute Maid Park as the Tampa Bay Rays, hot off a recent victory, cruise into Houston to clash with the Astros in a battle that’s as tight as their standings! With both teams neck and neck—Tampa chasing the pack 8.5 games behind and Houston just 1.5 games shy of the top in the American League—it’s a high-stakes game set to start at the crack of 2:10 PM EST. The Rays, riding the wave of their last triumph over Houston, and the Astros, hungry to flip the script from their last 6-1 tumble against Tampa, are all geared up under the sunny skies of a warm Houston day. With the betting lines drawn and the over/under teasing a score fest, today’s game promises to be an electrifying display of diamond duels. So, who will ‘Astro-nomically’ outshine the other or will the Rays beam brighter in this celestial clash?

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 04, 2024 02:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Sunny with winds from the ENE at 3.6 mph. Temperature is at 88.5° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	TB ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+139	-165	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+136	-162	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	-3	+3	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

152W-137L

42.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

174W-120L

57.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
08/02/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	2	Under	-3.5
08/02/24	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-3.5
08/03/24	Tampa Bay Rays TB	6	Under	-1.5
08/03/24	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-1.5
04/24/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Over	+2.5
04/24/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+2.5
04/25/23	Houston Astros HOU	5	Under	-3.5
04/25/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-3.5
04/26/23	Houston Astros HOU	1	Under	-7.5
04/26/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	0	Under	-7.5
07/28/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Under	-1.5
07/28/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-1.5
07/29/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	4	Over	+12.5
07/29/23	Houston Astros HOU	17	Over	+12.5
07/30/23	Tampa Bay Rays TB	8	Over	+1.5
07/30/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Over	+1.5

Rays Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Hunter Bigge

ERA 1.688 | IP 5.3 | 0.0W-0.0L | KO 7.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-30-24	vsMIA	3-9W	2.3	1	1	3	Over
07-23-24	@TOR	4-2W	3.0	3	0	4	Under
05-30-24	vsOAK	5-6W	4.7	7	4	7	Over
05-24-24	vsKC	8-1L	5.0	11	8	4	Over
05-17-24	@TOR	4-3W	7.3	3	3	4	Under
05-12-24	vsNYY	10-6L	7.0	7	6	3	Over
05-06-24	vsCWS	2-8W	4.0	4	2	7	Over
04-30-24	@MIL	2-8L	4.0	6	3	3	Over
04-24-24	vsDET	5-7W	4.0	3	2	4	Over
04-19-24	@NYY	3-5L	5.3	2	0	4	Under
08-02-24	@HOU	2-3L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
07-30-24	vsMIA	3-9W	1.0	1	0	0	Over
07-20-24	@ARI	3-0L	1.0	2	0	2	Under
07-13-24	@STL	3-11W	1.0	0	0	2	Over
07-12-24	@STL	5-1L	0.3	1	1	0	Under
07-09-24	@BAL	9-2L	1.0	0	0	1	Over

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
07-28-24	vsLAD	6-2L	6.0	4	3	8	Under
07-22-24	@OAK	0-4L	6.0	7	4	3	Under
07-13-24	vsTEX	2-1L	6.0	2	1	7	Under
07-07-24	@MIN	2-3L	5.0	7	2	6	Under
07-02-24	@TOR	6-7L	4.0	6	7	5	Over
06-26-24	vsCOL	1-7W	7.0	3	0	10	Under
06-20-24	@CWS	5-3W	4.3	5	3	2	Under
06-15-24	vsDET	13-5L	1.3	5	7	2	Over
06-10-24	@SF	3-4L	5.7	4	1	6	Under
06-04-24	vsSTL	5-8W	3.0	3	1	4	Over

Rays Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/05	vs HOU	6-1W	13	3	Under
08/04	vs HOU	2-3L	5	1	Under
08/02	@ MIA	2-6L	7	1	Under
08/01	@ MIA	9-3W	11	1	Over
07/30	@ CIN	1-1L	3	0	Under
07/29	@ CIN	4-0W	8	2	Under
07/28	@ CIN	2-3L	7	0	Under
07/27	vs TOR	13-0W	16	1	Over
07/26	vs TOR	3-6L	4	0	Over
07/25	vs TOR	4-2W	4	1	Under
07/24	vs NYY	1-9L	3	1	Over
07/23	vs NYY	6-4W	7	4	Over
07/22	vs NYY	9-1W	11	4	Over
07/21	vs NYY	1-6L	7	1	Under
07/15	@ CLE	2-4L	8	0	Under

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/05	@ TB	1-6L	5	1	Under
08/04	@ TB	3-2W	9	0	Under
08/02	@ PIT	4-4L	4	1	Under
08/01	@ PIT	2-6L	10	1	Under
07/31	@ PIT	3-5L	9	0	Under
07/30	@ LAD	2-6L	4	1	Under
07/29	@ LAD	7-6W	12	1	Over
07/28	@ LAD	5-0W	11	2	Under
07/26	vs OAK	8-1W	11	1	Over
07/25	vs OAK	2-8L	9	2	Over
07/24	vs OAK	0-4L	8	0	Under
07/23	vs SEA	4-6L	9	2	Over
07/22	vs SEA	4-2W	7	2	Under
07/21	vs SEA	3-0W	6	0	Under
07/15	@ TEX	1-2L	9	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Tampa Bay Rays	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Yandy Diaz	8.8	11.3	0.278	0.414	0.365	0.778	0.319	0.025
#2 Brandon Lowe	9.8	13.0	0.265	0.500	0.407	0.907	0.362	0.054
#3 Curtis Mead	7.7	9.5	0.255	0.314	0.333	0.647	0.270	0.010
#4 Josh Lowe	9.7	12.6	0.244	0.428	0.333	0.761	0.312	0.039
#5 Jose Siri	7.0	9.3	0.199	0.377	0.305	0.682	0.282	0.045
#6 Ben Rortvedt	6.2	8.2	0.264	0.360	0.406	0.766	0.311	0.015
#7 Taylor Walls	7.1	9.2	0.160	0.198	0.340	0.538	0.226	0.000
#8 Kameron Misner	7.9	7.9	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.000
#9 Dylan Carlson	5.9	7.8	0.197	0.260	0.307	0.567	0.239	0.008

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.5	12.0	0.304	0.449	0.380	0.828	0.339	0.032
#2 Alex Bregman	8.6	11.2	0.251	0.411	0.340	0.751	0.309	0.033
#3 Yordan Alvarez	9.9	12.9	0.301	0.532	0.440	0.972	0.386	0.051
#3 Luis Garcia	11.4	11.4	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan	nan
#4 Yainer Diaz	7.7	9.9	0.300	0.448	0.345	0.793	0.327	0.027
#5 Jeremy Pena	7.6	9.7	0.271	0.389	0.340	0.729	0.302	0.022
#6 Jon Singleton	6.1	8.0	0.241	0.368	0.361	0.729	0.298	0.034
#7 Mauricio Dubon	6.5	8.4	0.266	0.384	0.304	0.688	0.287	0.015
#8 Chas McCormick	6.3	8.2	0.213	0.320	0.309	0.629	0.262	0.022
#9 Pedro Leon	7.1	7.1	0.333	0.333	0.333	0.667	0.279	0.000

Rays Notable Injuries

Ryan Pepiot OUT (SP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 07/11/24. Impact: 6.0
Richie Palacios OUT (2B/OF): Avg: 0.233 SLG:0.332 Last game: 08/02/24. Impact: 3.0