Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays, July 4, 2026

RaysTB
8-10
Final
AstrosHOU

July 4, 2026, 7:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

4-1

Last 5
W 10-4
@ KC
W 4-0
@ KC
W 5-2
@ KC
W 3-1
@ HOU
L 8-10
@ HOU

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
L 4-5
vs MIN
W 6-4
vs MIN
L 3-8
vs MIN
L 1-3
vs TB
W 10-8
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Drew Rasmussen headshot
Drew Rasmussen
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Hunter Brown headshot
Hunter Brown
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 4, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays52-34.605#1N/A-
Houston Astros44-47.484#3#42.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Tampa Bay RaysHouston Astros
.728
OPS
.732
169
HR
226
736
Runs
734
3.70
ERA
4.45
1.14
WHIP
1.34
1322
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Tampa Bay Rays

Hitters

Junior Caminero headshot
Junior Caminero

6 H, 4 HR, 7 RBI

Cedric Mullins headshot
Cedric Mullins

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Nick Fortes headshot
Nick Fortes

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Shane McClanahan headshot
Shane McClanahan

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kevin Kelly headshot
Kevin Kelly

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ian Seymour headshot
Ian Seymour

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.50 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

10 H, 4 HR, 11 RBI

Cam Smith headshot
Cam Smith

5 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Taylor Trammell headshot
Taylor Trammell

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Miguel Ullola headshot
Miguel Ullola

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Enyel De Los Santos headshot
Enyel De Los Santos

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 3.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Jonny DeLuca headshot
Jonny DeLuca
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 10, Tampa Bay Rays 8: TB 9 hits, HOU 11 hits; TB 0 errors, HOU 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Tampa Bay Rays123100100890
Houston Astros20021030210111

Box Score

Batting

3 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 2 hits each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jonathan ArandaDH5110040
Junior Caminero3B4221111
Cedric MullinsCF3110220
Ryan Vilade1B5000010
Victor Mesa Jr.LF2101210
Jonny DeLucaRF5122001
Richie Palacios2B4122101
Taylor WallsSS4110110
Hunter FeducciaC3000100
Totals358968103

Yordan Alvarez led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 2 home runs and 6 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jose Altuve2B3320200
Yordan AlvarezDH4236002
Isaac Paredes3B4011000
Christian Walker1B3110010
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF3000010
Zach DezenzoPH/LF1011000
Cam SmithRF4000000
Yainer DiazC4112001
Taylor TrammellCF4110020
Nick AllenSS3210100
Totals33101110343

Pitching

Drew Rasmussen went 5.0 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (2 SO, 5 ER); Hunter Brown went 4.0 innings for Houston Astros (3 SO, 6 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Drew Rasmussen5.0655122
Cole Sulser1.0233100
Garrett Cleavinger0.2100010
Craig Kimbrel1.1100010
Casey Legumina0.0122101
Houston Astros
Hunter Brown4.0676432
Nate Pearson1.0000200
Cristian Javier2.0211141
Bryan King1.0100020
Josh Hader1.0000110
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 1, HOU 0

  • B1

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (28) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Altuve scores. TB 1, HOU 2

  • T2

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T3

    Sac Fly Victor Mesa Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 4, HOU 2

  • T3

    Single Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Junior Caminero scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. TB 5, HOU 2

  • T3

    Lineout Richie Palacios lines out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 6, HOU 2

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Junior Caminero reaches on a fielder's choice. Taylor Walls scores. Hunter Feduccia to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Nick Allen. TB 7, HOU 2

  • B4

    Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Walker scores. TB 7, HOU 4

  • B5

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. TB 7, HOU 5

  • T7

    Home Run Jonny DeLuca homers (5) on a line drive to left field. TB 8, HOU 5

  • B7

    Sac Fly Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Taylor Trammell scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. TB 8, HOU 6

  • B7

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. TB 8, HOU 7

  • B7

    Single Zach Dezenzo singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jose Altuve scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B9

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. Jose Altuve scores. TB 8, HOU 10

Play-by-Play

All 82 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (29) on a fly ball to center field. Jose Altuve scores. TB 8, HOU 10

  • B9

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T9

    Strikeout Taylor Walls strikes out swinging. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T9

    Walk Richie Palacios walks. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T9

    Flyout Jonny DeLuca flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T9

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B8

    Pop Out Nick Allen pops out to first baseman Ryan Vilade in foul territory. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B8

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B8

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T8

    Lineout Ryan Vilade lines out sharply to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T8

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out swinging. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T8

    Single Junior Caminero singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 8, HOU 8

  • T8

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B7

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B7

    Single Zach Dezenzo singles on a line drive to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Jose Altuve scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. TB 8, HOU 8

  • B7

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. TB 8, HOU 7

  • B7

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve to 2nd. TB 8, HOU 7

  • B7

    Sac Fly Yordan Alvarez out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. Taylor Trammell scores. Nick Allen to 3rd. TB 8, HOU 6

  • B7

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. TB 8, HOU 5

  • B7

    Double Nick Allen doubles (3) on a ground ball to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Taylor Trammell to 3rd. TB 8, HOU 5

  • B7

    Single Taylor Trammell singles on a fly ball to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 8, HOU 5

  • T7

    Groundout Hunter Feduccia grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 8, HOU 5

  • T7

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 8, HOU 5

  • T7

    Single Richie Palacios singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. TB 8, HOU 5

  • T7

    Home Run Jonny DeLuca homers (5) on a line drive to left field. TB 8, HOU 5

  • T7

    Strikeout Victor Mesa Jr. called out on strikes. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B6

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Junior Caminero to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B6

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B6

    Groundout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 7, HOU 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. TB 7, HOU 5

  • T6

    Walk Cedric Mullins walks. TB 7, HOU 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. TB 7, HOU 5

  • T6

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B5

    Grounded Into DP Christian Walker grounds into a double play, shortstop Taylor Walls to second baseman Richie Palacios to first baseman Ryan Vilade. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B5

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to third baseman Junior Caminero. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B5

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Nick Allen scores. Jose Altuve to 3rd. TB 7, HOU 5

  • B5

    Double Jose Altuve doubles (13) on a line drive to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. Nick Allen to 3rd. TB 7, HOU 4

  • B5

    Walk Nick Allen walks. TB 7, HOU 4

  • T5

    Groundout Hunter Feduccia grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 7, HOU 4

  • T5

    Walk Taylor Walls walks. TB 7, HOU 4

  • T5

    Flyout Richie Palacios flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 7, HOU 4

  • T5

    Forceout Jonny DeLuca grounds into a force out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve. Victor Mesa Jr. out at 2nd. Jonny DeLuca to 1st. TB 7, HOU 4

  • T5

    Walk Victor Mesa Jr. walks. TB 7, HOU 4

  • B4

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. TB 7, HOU 4

  • B4

    Home Run Yainer Diaz homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Walker scores. TB 7, HOU 4

  • B4

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out to second baseman Richie Palacios. TB 7, HOU 2

  • B4

    Flyout LaMonte Wade Jr. flies out to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 7, HOU 2

  • B4

    Hit By Pitch Christian Walker hit by pitch. TB 7, HOU 2

  • T4

    Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 7, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Cedric Mullins strikes out on a foul tip. Junior Caminero steals (1) 2nd base. TB 7, HOU 2

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Junior Caminero reaches on a fielder's choice. Taylor Walls scores. Hunter Feduccia to 3rd. Throwing error by shortstop Nick Allen. TB 7, HOU 2

  • T4

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda called out on strikes. TB 6, HOU 2

  • T4

    Walk Hunter Feduccia walks. Taylor Walls to 2nd. TB 6, HOU 2

  • T4

    Single Taylor Walls singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Allen. TB 6, HOU 2

  • B3

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to right fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 6, HOU 2

  • B3

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 6, HOU 2

  • B3

    Groundout Jose Altuve grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 6, HOU 2

  • T3

    Lineout Richie Palacios lines out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 6, HOU 2

  • T3

    Single Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Junior Caminero scores. Cedric Mullins to 3rd. TB 5, HOU 2

  • T3

    Sac Fly Victor Mesa Jr. out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Jonathan Aranda scores. TB 4, HOU 2

  • T3

    Lineout Ryan Vilade lines out to pitcher Hunter Brown. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T3

    Walk Cedric Mullins walks. Jonathan Aranda to 3rd. Junior Caminero to 2nd. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T3

    Walk Junior Caminero walks. Jonathan Aranda to 2nd. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T3

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a ground ball to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 3, HOU 2

  • B2

    Pop Out Nick Allen pops out to first baseman Ryan Vilade in foul territory. TB 3, HOU 2

  • B2

    Lineout Taylor Trammell lines out to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 3, HOU 2

  • B2

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, shortstop Taylor Walls to first baseman Ryan Vilade. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T2

    Pop Out Hunter Feduccia pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T2

    Groundout Taylor Walls grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Hunter Brown. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T2

    Home Run Richie Palacios homers (2) on a fly ball to right center field. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. TB 3, HOU 2

  • T2

    Lineout Jonny DeLuca lines out to second baseman Jose Altuve. TB 1, HOU 2

  • T2

    Walk Victor Mesa Jr. walks. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Forceout Cam Smith grounds into a force out, third baseman Junior Caminero to second baseman Richie Palacios. Christian Walker out at 2nd. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Single Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (28) on a fly ball to left center field. Jose Altuve scores. TB 1, HOU 2

  • B1

    Triple Jose Altuve triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Cedric Mullins. TB 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Grounded Into DP Ryan Vilade grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Allen to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Cedric Mullins out at 2nd. Ryan Vilade out at 1st. TB 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Cedric Mullins singles on a ground ball to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Home Run Junior Caminero homers (26) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 1, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jonathan Aranda strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0