Tampa Bay Rays at Houston Astros 9/30/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 09/30/2022 at 9:46 AM ET
On Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays open a three-game series on the road versus the Houston Astros. Tampa Bay dropped to 85-70 following its 2-1 loss to Cleveland on Wednesday. Tampa Bay has lost three of the last four. The Rays are second in the American League wild card race, 2 ½ games behind Toronto and tied with Seattle, 4 ½ games behind the fourth place Baltimore Orioles.
Third baseman Yandy Diaz is batting .292 to lead Tampa Bay and has a team high .398 on-base percentage. Left fielder Randy Arozarena is the leader in home runs with 20, RBIs with 80 and hits with 152. On Friday, the Tampa Bay Rays will send Drew Rasmussen to the mound. The right-hander is 10-7 with a 2.85 ERA, 122 Ks and 31 BBs.
Houston is 102-54 following its 5-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. Houston split its two-game interleague series with the Diamondbacks and the Astros have won seven of the last 10. Houston has clinched the American League West and currently leads second place Seattle by 17 games. The Astros have the second best overall record in baseball trailing only the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is batting .304 to lead Houston and has team highs in home runs with 37 and on-base percentage at .407. Right fielder Kyle Tucker is the leader in RBIs with 104 and second baseman Jose Altuve is the leader in hits with 152. Houston has not announced its starting pitcher for Friday's opening game of the series with Tampa Bay.
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Houston has won 14 of its last 17 and the Astros have won six of the last seven at home. Tampa Bay will have plenty of pressure as the Rays attempt to secure a wildcard spot while the pressure is off Houston as they have already clinched the AL West title. Tampa Bay starter Drew Rasmussen was hit hard when last facing Houston on September 19, allowing four runs on six hits across six Innings resulting in a 4-0 loss for Tampa Bay. Final Score Prediction, Houston Astros win 7-3.
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