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Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:15 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 3, 7:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score68
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 68
3
3–1
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 53
1
T-Score53
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysMartinez owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthRaysTampa leads 68–53 in T-Score.
PowerAstrosHouston has 116 home runs this season, 37 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

TB
Nick Martinez RHP
Nick Martinez
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.66
32nd
WHIP
1.15
26th
K/9
5.51
220th
BB/9
1.62
1st
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.86
91st
OPS/R
–
IP
94.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.14
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
HOU
Spencer Arrighetti RHP
Spencer Arrighetti
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.00
163rd
WHIP
1.29
150th
K/9
9.38
85th
BB/9
4.63
212th
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.13
160th
OPS/R
–
IP
72.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.79
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Arrighetti strikes out 3.9 more batters per nine innings.
·Martinez enters with a 2.66 ERA compared with Arrighetti's 4.00.
·Martinez walks 3.0 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Arrighetti has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.27 more per nine innings.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Martinez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker32%92.4
Changeup26%78.3
Cutter22%89.1
Four-seam13%92.7
Curveball4%80.0
Slider4%85.1
Arrighetti arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Curveball34%76.5
Four-seam29%92.4
Sweeper12%79.7
Sinker10%92.2
Changeup7%84.2
Cutter7%87.8
Slider1%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Spencer Arrighetti)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Nick Martinez)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Spencer Arrighetti
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Arrighetti (BvP)
1Yandy Díaz—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan Aranda—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Junior Caminero—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Cedric Mullins—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Jonny DeLuca—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Chandler Simpson—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Ben Williamson—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor Walls—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Nick Fortes—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Jonathan Aranda– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Junior Caminero– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Cedric Mullins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Jonny DeLuca– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Chandler Simpson– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Ben Williamson– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Taylor Walls– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Nick Fortes– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Nick Martinez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Martinez (BvP)
1Jose Altuve—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan Alvarez—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac Paredes—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Christian Walker—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Cam Smith—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Taylor Trammell—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Yainer Diaz—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Jake Meyers—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Nick Allen—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Jose Altuve– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Yordan Alvarez– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Isaac Paredes– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Christian Walker– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Cam Smith– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Taylor Trammell– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Yainer Diaz– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jake Meyers– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Nick Allen– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseTBTB·HOUHOU
AVG.258 1st.242 19th
OPS.728 8th.732 7th
Home runs169 22nd226 1st
Runs736 12th734 13th
OBP.326 6th.315 19th
SLG.402 12th.417 5th
PitchingTBTB·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs4.45
TBHOU
WHIP1.14vs1.34
TBHOU
K/98.3vs8.8
TBHOU
HR Allowed201vs204
TBHOU
ResultsTBTB·HOUHOU
+3475th
Run differential
+28214th
98–64 Record81–81
5–5 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Tampa Bay Rays (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
W
Houston Astros (6–4)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—3
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Rays?+
Nick Martinez (2.66 ERA, 7–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Spencer Arrighetti (4.00 ERA, 7–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:15 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Rays and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 3–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Nick Martinez is at 61; Spencer Arrighetti is at 38. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.