52-35, 21-23 Away

Final

45-47, 23-24 Home

Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
Y. DiazDH	0-4	0	0	0	.321
J. Aranda1B	1-4	0	0	0	.287
J. Caminero3B	0-3	0	0	0	.288
C. MullinsCF	0-2	0	0	0	.213
R. ViladePH-RF-2B	0-2	0	0	0	.263
C. SimpsonLF	1-4	0	0	0	.277
B. WilliamsonSS	1-4	0	0	0	.238
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 2nd: Williamson struck out swinging. 5th: Williamson singled to left. 7th: Williamson grounded out to third. 9th: Williamson struck out swinging.
V. Mesa Jr.RF-CF-RF	0-2	0	0	0	.171
R. Palacios2B	0-2	0	0	0	.231
J. DeLucaPH-CF	1-1	0	0	0	.270
H. FeducciaC	0-2	0	0	0	.227
N. FortesPH-C	0-1	0	0	0	.259

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
M. Englert	5.2	5	2	1	9	101-65	3.82
C. Booser	1.1	0	0	0	3	15-13	1.42
C. Kimbrel	1.0	1	0	0	0	12-7	4.62

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

3:30 PM, July 5, 2026Coverage: Peacock

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 29,003

Game Time:2:37

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Cory Blaser
First Base Umpire - Jansen Visconti
Second Base Umpire - Andy Fletcher
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Walker and Paredes hit HRs, 4 pitchers combine for shutout as Astros beat Rays 2-0

— Christian Walker and Isaac Paredes hit solo home runs, and four pitchers combined on a four-hit shutout, and the Houston Astros beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0 on Sunday.

Jul 5, 2026, 06:52 pm - AP


TB
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	2
0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	-	2	6	0

Scoring Summary

Inning				TB	HOU
		4th	Walker homered to right (351 feet).	0	1
		6th	Paredes homered to left center (401 feet).	0	2

Data is currently unavailable.

OpenMLTotalRL

Tampa Bay RaysRaysTB

(52-35)

(52-35, 21-23 Away)

(52-35)

Mason Englert

(0-4, 5.95)

-132

Houston AstrosAstrosHOU

(45-47)

(45-47, 23-24 Home)

(45-47)

Peter Lambert

(8-10, 3.82)

u8.5

-110

Rays
3
Astros
1

Game 1

7/3

Rays
8
Astros
10

Game 2

7/4

Rays
0
Astros
2

Game 3

7/5

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	98	64	.605	-	L1
New York	93	68	.578	4.5	W1
Boston	87	75	.537	11	L1
Baltimore	79	82	.491	18.5	L1
Toronto	79	83	.488	19	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	81	81	.500	-	W2
Texas	80	82	.494	1	L1
Seattle	76	86	.469	5	W2
Athletics	64	98	.395	17	L2
Los Angeles	62	100	.383	19	L2

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Tampa Bay Rays @ Houston Astros

Walker and Paredes hit HRs, 4 pitchers combine for shutout as Astros beat Rays 2-0

P. Lambert7-5

M. Englert0-2

J. Hader9

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