Highlights: Tampa Bay Rays 3-4 Houston Astros in MLB 2021

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— Houston Astros (@astros) September 29, 2021

Jason Castro walks. Correa scores. Díaz to 3rd. McCormick to 2nd.

The Game is Over!

Chas McCormick walks. Siri scores. Correa to 3rd. Díaz to 2nd. All bases loaded.

Change of Pitcher Rays:

JT Chargois replaces Josh Fleming.

Josh Fleming intentionally walks Aledmys Díaz All bases loaded.

Kyle Tucker grounds out. Siri to 3rd. Correa to 2nd. 1 out.

Call on the field overturned:

Carlos Correa reaches on a fielder´s choice.

Siri, who replaces Choi, to 2nd.

Astros challenged play: Carlos Correa grounds out.

Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to second baseman.

Change of Pitcher Rays:

Josh Fleming replaces David Robertson.

Kevin Kiermaier grounds out. It's the third out.

Mike Zunino strikes out swinging. 2 out.

Ji-Man Choi doubles on a line drive to center fielder, deflected by left fielder.

Randy Arozarena homers on a fly ball to right field.

Austin Meadows lines out to first baseman. 1 out.

Yuli Gurriel lines out to center fielder. Third out.

Alex Bregman strikes out swinging. 2 out.

José Altuve homers on a fly ball to left field.

Martín Maldonado grounds out. 1 out.

Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. Third out.

Astros Pitcher Change:

Phil Maton replaces Brooks Raley.

Wander Franco walks 

Joey Wendle also strikes out swinging. 2 out.

Brandon Lowe strikes out swinging. 1 out.

Astros Pitcher Change:

Brooks Raley replaces Blake Taylor.

Chas McCormick strikes out swinging. Third out.

Aledmys Díaz flies out to right fielder. 2 out.

Kyle Tucker singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder.

Carlos Correa lines out to third baseman. 1 out

Change of Pitcher Rays:

David Robertson replaces Andrew Kittredge.

Kevin Kiermaier grounds into a double play.

Mike Zunino walks.

Ji-Man Choi lines out to right fielder. 1 out.

Astros Pitcher Change:

Blake Taylor replaces Yimi Garcia.

And we go to the fateful seventh inning. Play ball.

Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder. Third out.

Yuli Gurriel singles on a line drive to center fielder.

Alex Bregman homers on a fly ball to left center field.

José Altuve grounds out. 2 out.

Martin Maldonado strikes out swinging. 1 out.

Change of Pitcher Rays:

Andrew Kittredge replaces Michael Wacha.

Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. Third out.

Austin Meadows grounds out sharply. 2 out.

Nelson Cruz strikes out swinging. 1 out.

Astros Pitcher Change:

Yimi García replaces José Urquidy.

Chas McCormick also grounds out. Third out.

Aledmys Díaz grounds out. 2 out.

Kyle Tucker flies out to shortstop. 1 out.

Wander Franco flies out to left fielder. Third out.

Yandy Díaz flies out to center fielder. 2 out.

Brandon Lowe grounds out. 1 out.

Carlos Correa flies out to right fielder. Third out.

Yordan Alvarez called out on strikes. 2 out.

Yuli Gurriel flies out to shortstop. 1 out.

Kevin Kiermaier flies out to center fielder. Third out.

Mike Zunino grounds out. 2 out.

Ji-Man Choi called out on sreikes. 1 out.

Thus we come to the fourth inning. Play ball.

Alex Bregman lines out to left fielder.

José Altuve also grounds out. 2 out.

Martin Maldonado grounds out. 1 out.

Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging. Third out.

Austin Meadows reaches on a fielding error by second baseman.

Nelson Cruz flies out to center fielder. 2 out.

Wander Franco grounds out. 1 out.

Chas McCormick strikes out swinging. Third out.

Aledmys Díaz called out on srtikes.

Kyle Tucker strikes out on a foul tip. 1 out.

Carlos Correa walks.

Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. Third out.

Brandon Lowe doubles on a soft ground ball to third baseman. Kiermaier to 3rd.

Kevin Kiermaier singles on a line drive to right fielder.

Mike Zunino strikes out swinging. 2 out.

Ji-Man Choi strikes out swinging. 1 out

Yordan Alvarez strikes out on a foul tip. Third out.

Yuli Gurriel walks.

Alex Bregman called out on strikes. 2 out

José Altuve grounds out. 1 out.

Randy Arozarena strikes out swinging.

Austin Meadows walks.

Nelson Cruz flies out sharply to center fielder. 2 out

Wander Franco lines out to center fielder. 1 out.

Yandy Díaz homers on a fly ball to left field. Lowe Scores.

Brandon Lowe singles on a sharp line drive to center field.

The game begins at the Minute Maid.

The first ball is thrown.

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Right-hander José Urquidy (8-3, 3.56) has the starting assignment for the Astros tonight. He is 2-0 with a 4.34 ERA in four starts since he returned after two months on the disabled list with a right shoulder discomfort. He was victorious in his previous start despite allowing four runs and six hits with three strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings, in the Houston Astros' 10-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels on Sept. 21.

Urquidy had one of his best starts of the season precisely against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 1, with seven scoreless innings with four hits, one walk and five strikeouts in his biggest victory with the Astros 3-1. That was the first appearance of his career against Tampa Bay.

Right-handed pitcher Michael Wacha (3-5, 5.49 ERA) will start Game 1 of the series for the Tampa Bay Rays tonight. A native Texan who pitched in college baseball at Texas A&M, Wacha is coming off his first relief season after 12 consecutive starts during which he was 2-3 with a 5.82 ERA.

Wacha allowed one run and three hits with four strikeouts in three relief innings in the Rays' 4-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Sept. 21. He has a 6.14 ERA in two career relief appearances against the Houston Astros.

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Tonight's #Astros starting roster behind Jose Urquidy.

First of three vs. Tampa Bay.

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— Houston Astros (@astros) September 28, 2021

Immediately after securing their seventh place in the postseason in club history and their third in a row, the Tampa Bay Rays have one goal left to meet during the final week of the regular season.

With their fourth AL East title secured, including their second in a row, the Rays will conclude the regular season having held sole possession of first place in the AL East for 66 consecutive days, the longest stretch in history. of the club.

All that's left for the 97-59 Rays is to secure home advantage in the American League playoffs, and a win over the Houston Astros tonight will allow Tampa Bay to reach that goal.

The Rays, who have won seven of their last 10, will face the Astros in Houston in a three-game series starting today.

Temperature controls have marked the second half of the season for the Astros, whose inability to maintain momentum for an extended period will carry over to their last home stay. Since winning 12 of 16 games to move a 30-game season record above .500 on Sept. 22, the Astros have lost four straight games to stop their bid for a fourth American League West pennant in five seasons. .

The Astros were swept by the Athletics in Oakland over the weekend, suffering back-to-back losses to keep the Athletics and Seattle Mariners ain the fight for the division crown. With a magic number of two wins to clinch the division, the Astros are unlikely to falter to that point. Still, the Astros are just 27-24 since Aug. 1 and have struggled to keep up.

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Michael Wacha allowed one run on three hits over three innings of work in relief in his last appearance last weekend against the Toronto Blue Jays.

Wacha was called upon in the sixth, with the Rays seemingly reducing his role in the rotation and using him in long relief. The 30-year-old carries a 5.49 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, with 113 strikeouts over 114 innings into this road matchup against a deadly Houston Astros roster.

José Urquidy allowed four runs over 5 1/3 innings on Tuesday in a win over the Angels. Urquidy served up six hits, including a solo shot to Jack Mayfield in the second inning and a three-run dinger to Phil Gosselin in the sixth inning. He notched three strikeouts and didn't hand out a free pass.

The Mexican 26-year-old righty has recorded a respectable 4.34 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, and 15/4 K/BB ratio across 18 2/3 innings over four starts since returning from the injured list on September 3.

He will toe the rubber in his last start of the regular season against the Rays on Tuesday.

The Tampa Bay Rays have already clinched the AL East title with one week to play in the regular season. They were just beefing up their playoff rotation at this key moment before the playoffs.

The most important indicator in this game is how far Wacha goes. Manager Kevin Cash believes he will continue to use the veteran right-hander in low-leverage, extended relief situations. Although he has a 5.49 ERA, he has pitched well enough to earn himself a spot on the playoff list.

The Houston Astros have yet to clinch the American League West, but hold a commanding five-game lead over the Seattle Mariners with a handful of games remaining.

Either way, Houston’s incredible season will be capped off with a playoff appearance whether it’s via the division route or wild-card.

They will be a dangerous team to handle in October, with their unique mix of power bats and starting pitching.

Minute Maid Park, formerly called The Ballpark at Union Station, Enron Field and Astros Field, is a retractable roof ballpark in downtown Houston, Texas, United States,
It was opened in 2000 as the home stadium of the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball.

The ballpark is Houston's first retractable roof stadium and features a natural grass playing field. The stadium was built as a replacement for the Astrodome, the first domed sports stadium ever built, which opened in 1965.

It is named after the Minute Maid beverage brand, a subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company, which acquired the naming rights in 2002 for $ 100 million over 30 years. As of 2016, Minute Maid Park has a capacity of 41,168 seats, which includes 5,197 club seats and 63 luxury suites.

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