Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays, July 5, 2026

RaysTB
0-2
Final
AstrosHOU

July 5, 2026, 3:30 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Tampa Bay Rays

3-2

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

Houston Astros

3-2

Last 5
W 6-4
vs MIN
L 3-8
vs MIN
L 1-3
vs TB
W 10-8
vs TB
W 2-0
vs TB

Starting Pitchers

Tampa Bay Rays

Mason Englert headshot
Mason Englert
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jul 5, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Tampa Bay Rays52-35.598#1N/A-
Houston Astros45-47.489#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

4 H, 3 HR, 4 RBI

Cedric Mullins headshot
Cedric Mullins

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Richie Palacios headshot
Richie Palacios

3 H, 1 HR, 3 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

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Yainer Diaz headshot
Yainer Diaz

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Josh Hader headshot
Josh Hader

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Bryan King headshot
Bryan King

3.0 IP, 3 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Mason Englert headshot
Mason Englert
Tampa Bay Rays, MLBDB pick
Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 2, Tampa Bay Rays 0: TB 4 hits, HOU 6 hits; TB 2 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Tampa Bay Rays000000000042
Houston Astros00010100x260

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Tampa Bay Rays with 1 hit each.

Tampa Bay Rays batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Yandy DíazDH4000030
Jonathan Aranda1B4010000
Junior Caminero3B3000110
Cedric MullinsCF2000000
Ryan ViladePH/RF/2B2000010
Chandler SimpsonLF4010010
Ben WilliamsonSS4010020
Victor Mesa Jr.RF/CF2000110
Richie Palacios2B2000000
Jonny DeLucaPH/CF1010000
Hunter FeducciaC2000000
Nick FortesPH/C1000000
Totals31040290

Isaac Paredes led Houston Astros with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jose Altuve2B3010110
Yordan AlvarezDH4000010
Isaac Paredes3B4121001
Christian Walker1B4111021
LaMonte Wade Jr.LF3000020
Brice MatthewsCF0000000
Cam SmithRF3010000
Taylor TrammellCF2000020
Zach DezenzoPH/LF1000010
Nick AllenSS3000010
Christian VázquezC3010020
Totals302621122

Pitching

Mason Englert went 5.2 innings for Tampa Bay Rays (9 SO, 2 ER); Peter Lambert went 5.2 innings for Houston Astros (6 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Tampa Bay Rays
Mason Englert5.2522192
Cam Booser1.1000030
Craig Kimbrel1.0100000
Houston Astros
Peter Lambert5.2300160
Steven Okert1.1000010
Bryan King1.0100000
Josh Hader1.0000120
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

  • B4

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B6

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 0, HOU 2

Play-by-Play

All 64 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Ben Williamson strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T9

    Lineout Chandler Simpson lines out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Ryan Vilade strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T9

    Walk Junior Caminero walks. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B8

    Grounded Into DP Christian Walker grounds into a double play, third baseman Junior Caminero to second baseman Ryan Vilade to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B8

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder Jonny DeLuca. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B8

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Flyout Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Forceout Astros challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Yandy Díaz grounds into a force out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to second baseman Jose Altuve. Jonny DeLuca out at 2nd. Yandy Díaz to 1st. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Pop Out Nick Fortes pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T8

    Single Jonny DeLuca singles on a line drive to left fielder Zach Dezenzo. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Jose Altuve called out on strikes. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B7

    Flyout Nick Allen flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Flyout Victor Mesa Jr. flies out to center fielder Brice Matthews. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Groundout Ben Williamson grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Chandler Simpson strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Zach Dezenzo strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Single Cam Smith singles on a line drive to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 2

  • B6

    Home Run Isaac Paredes homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. TB 0, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Ryan Vilade flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T6

    Pop Out Junior Caminero pops out to shortstop Nick Allen. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T6

    Single Jonathan Aranda singles on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B5

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B5

    Walk Jose Altuve walks. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B5

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B5

    Groundout Nick Allen grounds out, shortstop Ben Williamson to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T5

    Lineout Hunter Feduccia lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T5

    Groundout Richie Palacios grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Ben Williamson to 3rd. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Victor Mesa Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T5

    Single Ben Williamson singles on a line drive to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Groundout LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Home Run Christian Walker homers (20) on a fly ball to right field. TB 0, HOU 1

  • T4

    Groundout Chandler Simpson grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T4

    Bunt Groundout Cedric Mullins bunt grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T4

    Groundout Junior Caminero grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Groundout Isaac Paredes grounds out softly, pitcher Mason Englert to first baseman Jonathan Aranda. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder Chandler Simpson. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Single Jose Altuve singles on a sharp line drive to shortstop Ben Williamson. Christian Vázquez to 2nd. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Single Christian Vázquez singles on a ground ball to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Nick Allen strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Flyout Jonathan Aranda flies out sharply to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T3

    Flyout Hunter Feduccia flies out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Flyout Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B2

    Strikeout LaMonte Wade Jr. strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Forceout Richie Palacios grounds into a force out, second baseman Jose Altuve to shortstop Nick Allen. Victor Mesa Jr. out at 2nd. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Walk Victor Mesa Jr. walks. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Ben Williamson strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Single Chandler Simpson singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T2

    Pop Out Cedric Mullins pops out to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to right fielder Victor Mesa Jr. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Jose Altuve steals (2) 2nd base. Jose Altuve to 3rd. Throwing error by catcher Hunter Feduccia. TB 0, HOU 0

  • B1

    Field Error Jose Altuve reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Ben Williamson. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Junior Caminero strikes out swinging. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Flyout Jonathan Aranda flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr. TB 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Yandy Díaz called out on strikes. TB 0, HOU 0