Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros

Thursday, March 28th, 2019 3:00PM CST

Tampa Bay Rays

Rays

TB

Home

1
vs.
Final

Astros

HOU

Away

5
Houston Astros

Game Recap

Opening day saw the Houston Astros defeat the Tampa Bay Rays by a score of 5-1 on Thursday. Justin Verlander secured the win by outpitching Blake Snell in a notable matchup of the reigning Cy Young Award winner and runner-up to begin the season.

Game Details

Date: Thursday, March 28th, 2019

Time: 3:00PM CST

Stadium: Tropicana Field

Location: St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 25,025

Line Score

Innings:123456789
Tampa Bay RaysTB 100000000
Houston AstrosHOU 003110000

Game Stats


Tampa Bay Rays Batting

Rays Batting

Doubles: Díaz (1, Verlander)

Home Runs: Meadows (1, 1st inning off Verlander 0 on, 0 Out)

Runs Batted In: Meadows (1)

Team Left On Base: 6

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-6 (Kiermaier 0-2, Zunino 0-2, Adames 0-2)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Zunino 2


Tampa Bay Rays Pitching

Rays Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Snell pitched to 2 batters in the 6th. ; Beeks pitched to 2 batters in the 9th.

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Snell 15/24; Beeks 9/13

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Snell-16-11-9-18; Beeks-10-8-12-8

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Snell 5-8; Beeks 2-2

Game Scores: B Snell 41



Houston Astros Batting

Astros Batting

Doubles: Chirinos (1, Beeks); Altuve (1, Beeks); Gurriel (1, Snell)

Home Runs: Brantley (1, 4th inning off Snell 0 on, 0 Out); Altuve (1, 5th inning off Snell 0 on, 2 Out); Springer (1, 3rd inning off Snell 2 on, 1 Out)

Runs Batted In: Brantley (1), Altuve (1), Springer 3 (3)

2-out Runs Batted In: Altuve

Team Left On Base: 5

Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 1-10 (Brantley 0-1, Chirinos 0-1, Marisnick 0-1, Springer 1-2, Díaz 0-2, Bregman 0-1, White 0-1, Gurriel 0-1)

Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Springer 2; Díaz 1; Gurriel 1


Houston Astros Pitching

Astros Pitching

Pitcher Notes: Verlander pitched to 3 batters in the 7th. ; Pressly pitched to 1 batter in the 8th.

Hit By Pitch: Wendle 2 (by Verlander 2)

First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Verlander 17/27; Osuna 2/3; Pressly 3/4

Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Verlander-15-23-21-15; Osuna-2-0-1-2; Pressly-5-1-3-2

Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Verlander 8-4; Osuna 0-2; Pressly 1-0

Game Scores: J Verlander 75


Houston Astros Fielding

Astros Fielding

Errors: Díaz (1, ground ball)


Houston Astros Baserunning

Astros Baserunning

Caught Stealing: Brantley (1, 2nd base by Snell/Zunino); Gurriel (1, 2nd base by Snell/Zunino)


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