Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

1-0, 1-0 Away

Final

0-1, 0-1 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
G. SpringerRF	1-5	1	1	3	.200
J. Altuve2B	2-4	1	1	1	.500
A. Bregman3B	0-4	0	0	0	.000
M. BrantleyLF	2-4	1	1	1	.500
Y. Gurriel1B	2-4	0	0	0	.500
T. WhiteDH	1-4	0	0	0	.250
R. ChirinosC	1-3	1	0	0	.333
A. DíazSS	0-4	0	0	0	.000
J. MarisnickCF	1-3	1	0	0	.333

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Verlander	7.0	3	1	1	9	102-74	1.29
R. Pressly	1.0	1	0	0	2	13-11	0.00
R. Osuna	1.0	0	0	0	1	9-5	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

Hits

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Total Bases

Runners LOB

Tropicana Field

4:00 PM, March 28, 2019

St. Petersburg, Florida

Attendance: 25,025

Game Time:2:38

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Sam Holbrook
First Base Umpire - Dan Iassogna
Second Base Umpire - Jim Wolf
Third Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez

Verlander outpitches Snell, Astros cruise past Rays 5-1

Justin Verlander outpitched Blake Snell in a rare opening-day matchup between a reigning Cy Young Award winner and runner-up, helping the Houston Astros begin the season Thursday with a 5-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Mar 28, 2019, 09:28 pm - Associated Press


HOU
TB

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	10	1
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0

J. Verlander1-0

7.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 9 K, 1 BB

B. Snell0-1

6.0 IP, 6 H, 5 ER, 3 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU	TB
1st	Meadows homered to left (381 feet).	0	1
3rd	Springer homered to center (427 feet), Chirinos scored and Marisnick scored.	3	1
4th	Brantley homered to right (404 feet).	4	1
5th	Altuve homered to left (384 feet).	5	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
5
Rays
1

Game 1

3/28

Astros
2
Rays
4

Game 2

3/29

Astros
1
Rays
3

Game 3

3/30

Astros
1
Rays
3

Game 4

3/31

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	51	51	.500	-	L1
Seattle	51	52	.495	0.5	L2
Houston	50	54	.481	2	W3
Athletics	43	59	.422	8	L2
Los Angeles	41	62	.398	10.5	L1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	59	43	.578	-	L1
New York	57	45	.559	2	W1
Boston	52	49	.515	6.5	L1
Baltimore	50	53	.485	9.5	W1
Toronto	47	56	.456	12.5	W1

Trump hails Dodgers at second White House visit: 'One of the great brands'

President Donald Trump feted Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers at the White House on Thursday, calling the team "one of the great brands anywhere in the world" during a Rose Garden event.

Cuban's investment group purchases minority stake in Athletics

Harbinger Sports Partners, an investment group that includes former Mavericks majority owner Mark Cuban, has bought a minority stake in the Athletics ahead of the team's move to Las Vegas in 2028.

Royals manager Matt Quatraro out vs. Tigers for personal matter

Kansas City Royals manager Matt Quatraro was not with the team due to a personal matter on Thursday night when it started a series against the Detroit Tigers.

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays

Verlander outpitches Snell, Astros cruise past Rays 5-1

J. Verlander1-0

B. Snell0-1

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