On Monday, the Tampa Bay Rays head to the Lone Star State to open a series against the Houston Astros.
The Rays through Saturday had lost three straight following a 4-1 loss to the Yankees. The Rays have lost each of the first three games of their current four-game series with the Yankees. Tampa Bay could not hit Yankees starter Luis Severino who struck out nine. Matt Duffy produced the Rays only run with a ninth inning solo home run.
Jose Altuve has a .337 batting average to lead Houston along with a team high 98 hits. George Springer leads with 14 home runs while Evan Gattis leads in RBIs with 46. Houston has a team batting average of .265, while opposing hitters are averaging just .210 at the plate against Astros pitching. On Monday, the Astros will send Gerrit Cole to the mound. The right-hander this season is 8-1 with an ERA of 2.40, 130 Ks and 25 BBs.
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Gerrit Cole has pitched extremely well this season allowing more than three earned runs just once in nine starts. The Astros have won 22 of their last 27 games at home against teams with a losing record on the road. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win and cover the run line 8-2.