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Tampa Bay Rays 8, Houston Astros 10

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 4, 6:41 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 2, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score66
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 66
8
8–10
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
10
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysRasmussen leads Brown in P-Score (76 vs 62), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
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 66–52 in T-Score.
PowerAstrosHouston has 117 home runs this season, 36 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

TB
Drew Rasmussen RHP
Drew Rasmussen
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.45
11th
WHIP
0.87
5th
K/9
9.20
62nd
BB/9
1.57
4th
P-Score76i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
21st
OPS/R
–
IP
92.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.82
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
1.78
34th
WHIP
1.18
103rd
K/9
11.37
26th
BB/9
4.62
205th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.71
54th
OPS/R
–
IP
25.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.61
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Rasmussen allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.87 WHIP compared with 1.18.
·Brown strikes out 2.2 more batters per nine innings.
·Rasmussen has produced a quality start in 100% of outings versus 40%.
·Brown enters with a 1.78 ERA compared with Rasmussen's 2.45.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Rasmussen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter29%90.0
Four-seam28%95.8
Sinker24%95.3
Changeup13%89.6
Curveball3%80.1
Sweeper3%84.5
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Rays vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Drew Rasmussen)
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 Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Jonathan Aranda—–––No MLB historyNo history
2Junior Caminero—–––No MLB historyNo history
3Cedric Mullins—–––No MLB historyNo history
4Ryan Vilade—–––No MLB historyNo history
5Victor Mesa Jr.—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Jonny DeLuca—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Richie Palacios—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor Walls—–––No MLB historyNo history
9Hunter Feduccia—–––No MLB historyNo history
1Jonathan Aranda– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score2Junior Caminero– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score3Cedric Mullins– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score4Ryan Vilade– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score5Victor Mesa Jr.– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Jonny DeLuca– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Richie Palacios– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Taylor Walls– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Hunter Feduccia– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Drew Rasmussen
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Rasmussen (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
5LaMonte Wade Jr.—–––No MLB historyNo history
6Cam Smith—–––No MLB historyNo history
7Yainer Diaz—–––No MLB historyNo history
8Taylor Trammell—–––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-Score5LaMonte Wade Jr.– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Cam Smith– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Yainer Diaz– / – · – HRvs hand – · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Taylor Trammell– / – · – 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 2nd.242 19th
OPS.728 8th.732 7th
Home runs169 22nd226 1st
Runs736 12th734 13th
OBP.326 6th.315 19th
SLG.402 15th.417 5th
PitchingTBTB·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.70vs4.45
TBHOU
WHIP1.14vs1.34
TBHOU
K/98.3vs8.8
TBHOU
HR Allowed201vs204
TBHOU
ResultsTBTB·HOUHOU
+3545th
Run differential
+29113th
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?+
Drew Rasmussen (2.45 ERA, 7–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (1.78 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 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?+
Drew Rasmussen is at 76; Hunter Brown is at 62. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.