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Houston Astros at Tampa Bay Rays

Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg Regular Season Final

Final score

The Tampa Bay Rays beat the Houston Astros 3–2 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 2 81-81
at Tampa Bay Rays 3 98-64

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 5 0
Tampa Bay Rays 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 7 0
  • W: Tyler Wells (5-2)
  • L: Peter Lambert (8-9)
  • S: Bryan Baker

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Isaac Paredes (20)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 1st Houston Astros Isaac Paredes homers (20) on a fly ball to left center field. 1–0
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Richie Palacios singles on a line drive to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson scores. 1–2
Top 6th Houston Astros Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Chandler Simpson. Jose Altuve scores. 2–2
Bottom 7th Tampa Bay Rays Nick Madrigal out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Kenny Piper scores. Chandler Simpson to 2nd. 2–3

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 .269
Isaac Paredes 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 .260
Jose Altuve 2B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .247
Yainer Diaz DH 4 0 3 1 0 0 .279
Daulton Varsho CF 4 0 0 0 0 3 .226
Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 .225
Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .217
Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 .207
Christian Vázquez C 3 0 0 0 0 3 .208
Totals 32 2 5 2 3 14
Pitcher
Peter Lambert (L, 8-9) 6.0 6 3 3 0 4 0 85 3.71
Bennett Sousa 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 13 5.40
AJ Blubaugh 1.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 24 3.30
Bryan King 0.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 5.01

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301
Jonathan Aranda 1B 3 0 1 0 1 0 .277
Junior Caminero 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .279
Liam Hicks C 3 0 1 0 0 0 .286
Kenny Piper C 0 1 0 0 0 0 .222
Ryan Vilade PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 .262
Nick Fortes C 0 0 0 0 0 0 .263
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 2 1 1 0 2 1 .253
Chandler Simpson LF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .306
Cedric Mullins CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .202
Nick Madrigal 2B 0 0 0 1 0 0 .255
Richie Palacios 2B 2 0 1 2 0 0 .232
Jonny DeLuca CF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .264
Jorge Mateo SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .207
Totals 27 3 7 3 4 4
Pitcher
Ian Seymour 6.0 4 2 2 1 10 1 79 4.27
Tyler Wells (W, 5-2) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15 2.38
Ty Johnson (H, 1) 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 3.86
Bryan Baker (S, 40) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 1.54

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
6:10 PM
Time of game
2:44
Attendance
24,642
Umpires
Home Plate: Mark Wegner, First Base: Bruce Dreckman, Second Base: Carlos Torres, Third Base: Jacob Metz

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Tampa Bay Rays 3 at Houston Astros 1 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 8 at Houston Astros 10 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Rays 0 at Houston Astros 2 Final Game page
Houston Astros 1 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 2 at Tampa Bay Rays 3 Final Game page
Houston Astros 4 at Tampa Bay Rays 14 Final Game page

Other MLB games on Sep 12

Matchup Status Details
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San Diego Padres 7 at San Francisco Giants 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 3 at Minnesota Twins 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 3 at Miami Marlins 4 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 5 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 9 at Milwaukee Brewers 13 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 6 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Atlanta Braves 12 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 6 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 19 at Athletics 1 Final Game page

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