MLB

Tampa Bay 3, at Houston 1

Friday, July 3, 2026 · Final

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Tampa Bay Rays

105-69 · L3 · #3 (1362 ELO +2)

0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 51

Houston Astros

81-83 · L2 · #17 (1293 ELO -2)

0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 31

Daikin Park · Houston, TX

Attendance: 36,039

Umpires: Andy Fletcher [HP], Alex Tosi [1B], Cory Blaser [2B], Jansen Visconti [3B]

Rays edge Astros 3‑1 behind Fortes, dominant bullpen

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Nick Fortes and Junior Caminero each hit solo home runs, and Nick Martinez turned in a solid start as the Tampa Bay Rays defeated the Houston Astros 3-1 on Friday night at Daikin Park. The Rays improved to 52-33, extending their winning streak to seven games, while the Astros fell to 43-47. The game drew an announced crowd of 36,039 and lasted 2 hours, 21 minutes. Tampa Bay broke a scoreless deadlock in the sixth inning when Fortes led off with a home run to left-center field off Astros starter Spencer Arrighetti, his second of the season.… Read more...

Top Statlines

Spencer Arrighetti HOU 6.0ip 2h 1er 4k
Nick Martinez TBA 5.1ip 3h 1er 3k
Nick Fortes TBA 2/3 1hr 2rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability TBA 50.6%

Spread HOU -1.5

Projected Score TBA 8 HOU 5

Over/Under 8 (Under)