Astros meet the Rays with 1-0 series lead

Houston Astros (25-22, second in the AL West) vs. Tampa Bay Rays (21-26, fourth in the AL East)

Tampa, Florida; Tuesday, 7:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Brandon Walter (0-0); Rays: Zack Littell (3-5, 4.31 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 32 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -114, Rays -105; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros play the Tampa Bay Rays leading the series 1-0.

Tampa Bay has a 21-26 record overall and an 11-18 record in home games. The Rays have the eighth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 3.92.

Houston has a 10-13 record in road games and a 25-22 record overall. The Astros have the fifth-ranked team on-base percentage in the AL at .318.

Tuesday’s game is the second time these teams meet this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jonathan Aranda leads the Rays with a .309 batting average, and has nine doubles, six home runs, 17 walks and 21 RBIs. Chandler Simpson is 12 for 33 with four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jake Meyers has six doubles, a triple and three home runs for the Astros. Isaac Paredes is 11 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Rays: 5-5, .236 batting average, 4.34 ERA, outscored by one run

Astros: 6-4, .252 batting average, 3.78 ERA, outscored opponents by two runs

INJURIES: Rays: Chandler Simpson: day-to-day (face / hand), Travis Jankowski: 10-Day IL (groin), Ha-Seong Kim: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Hunter Bigge: 15-Day IL (lat), Shane McClanahan: 60-Day IL (tricep), Jake Mangum: 10-Day IL (groin), Jonny Deluca: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Richie Palacios: 10-Day IL (knee), Alex Faedo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kevin Kelly: 15-Day IL (glute), Nathan Lavender: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Astros: Hayden Wesneski: 15-Day IL (elbow), Yordan Alvarez: 10-Day IL (hand), Forrest Whitley: 15-Day IL (knee), Spencer Arrighetti: 15-Day IL (thumb), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (calf), Pedro Leon: 10-Day IL (knee)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.