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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 14–4 on Sunday, September 13, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 4 81-81
at Tampa Bay Rays 14 98-64

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 4 4 1
Tampa Bay Rays 3 0 4 2 2 0 3 0 14 15 0
  • W: Freddy Peralta (9-11)
  • L: Hayden Wesneski (5-2)

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Nick Allen (3), Nelson Velázquez (6), Isaac Paredes (21)
  • Tampa Bay Rays: Jonathan Aranda 2 (21), Richie Palacios (10), Nick Fortes (5)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 1st Tampa Bay Rays Victor Mesa Jr. triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Yandy Díaz scores. Junior Caminero scores. 0–2
Bottom 1st Tampa Bay Rays Chandler Simpson grounds out, pitcher Hayden Wesneski to first baseman Christian Walker. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. 0–3
Bottom 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Jonny DeLuca reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. 0–4
Bottom 3rd Tampa Bay Rays Richie Palacios homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. 0–7
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. 0–8
Bottom 4th Tampa Bay Rays Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. 0–9
Bottom 5th Tampa Bay Rays Nick Fortes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Madrigal scores. 0–11
Top 6th Houston Astros Isaac Paredes homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Allen scores. 2–11
Bottom 7th Tampa Bay Rays Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jorge Barrosa. Richie Palacios scores. 2–12
Bottom 7th Tampa Bay Rays Jonathan Aranda homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Yandy Díaz scores. 2–14
Top 8th Houston Astros Nick Allen homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. 3–14
Top 8th Houston Astros Nelson Velázquez homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. 4–14

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jeremy Peña SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268
Nick Allen SS 2 2 1 1 1 0 .279
Yordan Alvarez DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .310
Nelson Velázquez DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 .198
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .260
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245
Yainer Diaz C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276
Daulton Varsho CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225
LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205
Christian Walker 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .225
Jorge Barrosa CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .203
Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216
Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .204
Totals 31 4 4 4 6 7
Pitcher
Hayden Wesneski (L, 5-2) 3.0 6 7 3 2 2 1 62 3.70
Enyel De Los Santos 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 24 4.50
Ronel Blanco 4.1 5 5 5 0 3 2 62 7.11

Tampa Bay Rays

Batter
Yandy Díaz DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .301
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 2 2 3 1 2 .278
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279
Ryan Vilade 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 .261
Chandler Simpson LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .305
Jonny DeLuca CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263
Richie Palacios 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .235
Nick Madrigal SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275
Nick Fortes C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .264
Totals 40 14 15 13 2 5
Pitcher
Freddy Peralta (W, 9-11) 5.0 0 0 0 3 4 0 86 4.67
Brody Hopkins 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 22 18.00
Cole Sulser 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.65
Casey Legumina 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 2 27 3.93
Steven Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.64

Game info

Weather
72 degrees, Dome
Wind
0 mph, None
First pitch
1:40 PM
Time of game
2:39
Attendance
18,718
Umpires
Home Plate: Bruce Dreckman, First Base: Carlos Torres, Second Base: Jacob Metz, Third Base: Mark Wegner

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 13

Matchup Status Details
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Baltimore Orioles 1 at Toronto Blue Jays 8 Final Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Miami Marlins 6 Final Game page
Cleveland Guardians 9 at Minnesota Twins 2 Final Game page
Cincinnati Reds 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 Final Game page
Chicago White Sox 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 4 at Chicago Cubs 3 Final Game page
Kansas City Royals 1 at Boston Red Sox 4 Final Game page
Seattle Mariners 7 at Athletics 8 Final Game page
Texas Rangers 7 at Arizona Diamondbacks 6 Final Game page
San Diego Padres 6 at San Francisco Giants 4 Final Game page

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