Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros, at Tropicana Field, October 8, 2019 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Houston Astros
Record 2-1 in postseason
Manager AJ Hinch
Game # 162
On This Date
Standing 1st (0.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 8-2
Last 20 15-5
Last 30 22-8
Home 62-21
Away 47-35
Extra Innings 10-4
vs. RHP 70-45
vs. LHP 39-11
1-Run Games 24-19
vs. East 21-14
vs. Central 21-13
vs. West 56-20
Inter-League 11-9

HOU Last 10 Games

Justin Verlander (#35, 36, RHP, 21-6, 2.58)

Tampa Bay Rays

Team Summary
Team Page 2019 Tampa Bay Rays
Record 2-2 in postseason
Manager Kevin Cash
Game # 162
On This Date
Standing 2nd (7.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 7-3
Last 20 13-7
Last 30 20-10
Home 49-33
Away 49-35
Extra Innings 11-8
vs. RHP 65-43
vs. LHP 33-25
1-Run Games 23-16
vs. East 44-32
vs. Central 20-13
vs. West 20-17
Inter-League 14-6

TBR Last 10 Games

Diego Castillo (#63, 25, RHP, 5-8, 3.41)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Thu, Mar 28, 2019 HOU5@TBR1
Fri, Mar 29, 2019@TBR4 HOU2
Sat, Mar 30, 2019@TBR3 HOU1
Sun, Mar 31, 2019@TBR3 HOU1
Tue, Aug 27, 2019@HOU15 TBR1
Wed, Aug 28, 2019@HOU8 TBR6
Thu, Aug 29, 2019 TBR9@HOU8
Fri, Oct 04, 2019@HOU6 TBR2
Sat, Oct 05, 2019@HOU3 TBR1
Mon, Oct 07, 2019@TBR10 HOU3
DateAwayHomeTime
Tue, Oct 08, 2019HOU@TBR7:07pm
Thu, Oct 10, 2019TBR@HOU7:07pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

Astros Batters (5.68 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (4.05 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (5.68 RS/G) vs. Rays Pitchers (4.05 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 63. Castillo 70. Anderson 72. Chirinos 47. Drake 49. McKay* 15. Pagan 38. Poche* 52. Roe 48. Yarbrough*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 5/.000 1/5.000 3/.000 6/.500 ··· 6/.666 1/.000 9/1.000 6/.833
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/2.000 ··· 3/2.333 1/.000 1/.000 1/ 2/1.500 4/.250
23. Brantley* G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 2/.000 ··· 3/1.000 1/2.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 6/.500
2. Bregman G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.666 2/1.000 3/.000 6/1.300 1/3.000 7/2.381 1/.000 6/.666 7/1.238
28. Chirinos G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/1.167 3/1.167 5/.200 ···
1. Correa G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/2.000 3/.000 5/.600 ··· 8/1.250 ··· 3/.000 ···
16. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.500 ··· 7/.762 4/1.167 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 3/.666 7/.429
10. Gurriel G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/.000 2/.000 7/.929 ··· 10/.000 1/.000 4/.500 2/2.500
12. Maldonado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 ··· 4/.000 1/2.000 ··· 5/1.400 ··· 3/1.167 4/.000
6. Marisnick G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 ··· 2/3.500 3/.666 ··· 2/.500 ··· 4/.500 5/1.850
22. Reddick* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· 8/.500 2/.500 2/.000 3/.000
4. Springer G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.833 1/.000 3/.000 4/.250 ··· 9/.555 2/.000 8/.875 6/.000
26. Straw G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
3. Tucker* G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/ ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 1/.000 ··· ···

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 548 .298 .353 .550 .903 405 .849 143 1.057 .836 91 .877 6 5 31 12
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 369 .313 .412 .655 1.067 238 1.083 131 1.038 .985 90 1.023 0 0 27 1
23. Brantley* G ·  S ·  vP 637 .311 .372 .503 .875 453 .928 184 .740 .866 82 .580 3 2 22 3
2. Bregman G ·  S ·  vP 690 .296 .423 .592 1.015 496 .945 194 1.186 1.109 101 1.242 5 1 41 11
28. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP 437 .238 .347 .443 .790 323 .747 114 .915 .673 46 .954 1 2 17 6
1. Correa G ·  S ·  vP 321 .279 .358 .568 .926 243 .914 78 .962 .836 11 1.264 1 0 21 2
16. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 247 .271 .356 .467 .823 170 .853 77 .755 .770 78 .855 2 0 9 3
10. Gurriel G ·  S ·  vP 612 .298 .343 .541 .884 435 .916 177 .803 .815 68 .693 5 3 31 7
12. Maldonado G ·  S ·  vP 374 .213 .293 .378 .671 260 .662 114 .690 .636 48 .879 0 0 12 6
6. Marisnick G ·  S ·  vP 318 .233 .289 .411 .700 206 .694 112 .710 .723 40 .574 10 3 10 1
22. Reddick* G ·  S ·  vP 550 .275 .319 .409 .728 433 .698 117 .836 .767 63 1.018 5 2 14 5
4. Springer G ·  S ·  vP 556 .292 .383 .591 .974 403 .999 153 .903 1.012 77 1.099 6 2 39 2
26. Straw G ·  S ·  vP 128 .269 .378 .343 .721 88 .692 40 .782 .855 25 1.025 8 1 0 0
3. Tucker* G ·  S ·  vP 72 .269 .319 .537 .857 44 .868 28 .840 .876 72 .857 5 0 4 1
TOTAL .274 .352 .495 .848 .840 .868 .819 .896 67 27 288 71

TBR Pitchers

TBR Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
63. Castillo G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X···X··oo 68.2 3.41 10.6 290 .230 .685 184 .637 106 .767 .647 53 .416 8 3 0
70. Anderson G ·  S ·  vP ··X··X······o· 65.0 3.32 15.2 264 .214 .647 141 .539 123 .772 .718 39 .645 8 1 1
72. Chirinos G ·  S ·  vP ········X····X 133.1 3.85 7.7 530 .225 .683 284 .757 246 .596 .646 26 .923 23 4 5
47. Drake G ·  S ·  vP X··X······X·Xo 56.0 3.21 11.2 219 .181 .612 115 .865 104 .360 .490 59 .438 9 1 3
20. Glasnow G ·  S ·  vP ···X······X··· 60.2 1.78 11.3 230 .186 .509 126 .584 104 .418 .644 47 .475 4 9 2
49. McKay* G ·  S ·  vP o··o····o····X 49.0 5.14 10.3 216 .268 .796 164 .871 52 .570 .818 57 .627 8 1 1
50. Morton G ·  S ·  vP X····X······X· 194.2 3.05 11.1 790 .215 .623 385 .562 405 .681 .562 97 .604 15 3 3
15. Pagan G ·  S ·  vP ··X··o····o··X 70.0 2.31 12.3 267 .179 .590 171 .526 96 .711 .582 46 .573 12 2 0
38. Poche* G ·  S ·  vP o·oo······X··o 51.2 4.70 12.5 207 .181 .650 130 .665 77 .625 .458 49 .639 9 6 1
52. Roe G ·  S ·  vP X··X····o·o··X 51.0 4.06 11.5 229 .251 .704 174 .708 55 .689 .713 21 .596 3 11 0
4. Snell* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 107.0 4.29 12.4 441 .241 .702 367 .661 74 .893 .652 28 .661 14 15 9
48. Yarbrough* G ·  S ·  vP ··X······X···· 141.2 4.13 7.4 563 .228 .650 419 .631 144 .707 .779 118 .905 15 5 3
TOTAL 3.67 9.9 .230 .680 .662 .648 181 75 35

Rays Batters (4.75 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.95 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Rays Batters (4.75 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.95 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 35. Verlander 36. Harris 39. James 20. Miley* 54. Osuna 55. Pressly 30. Rondon 38. Smith 65. Urquidy
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
1. Adames G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/.286 ··· 2/1.000 3/1.666 2/2.500 ··· 2/.000 ··· ···
26. Choi* G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.125 4/.500 2/.000 2/.500 1/ 2/.000 ··· ··· ···
37. d'Arnaud G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/.500 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 1/.000 6/.000 2/1.500 ···
2. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/.804 1/.000 2/.000 6/1.167 4/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
5. Duffy G  ·   S  ·   vP 8/1.000 3/.666 1/2.000 2/.000 1/ ··· 4/1.250 ··· ···
24. Garcia G  ·   S  ·   vP 35/.551 5/.000 2/1.000 18/.911 2/.500 9/1.985 2/1.000 7/.429 ···
39. Kiermaier* G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.220 4/.000 ··· 18/.958 7/1.000 5/1.000 3/.666 4/.000 ···
8. Lowe* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/.334 1/.000 ··· 3/.666 2/.500 1/.000 ··· ··· ···
17. Meadows* G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/1.111 1/.000 2/.000 5/2.000 1/2.000 2/1.500 1/.000 ··· ···
29. Pham G  ·   S  ·   vP 9/.889 2/.000 3/.667 8/.875 1/2.000 3/1.334 3/.333 ··· ···
9. Sogard* G  ·   S  ·   vP 12/.000 4/.000 ··· 6/.167 1/ 6/.900 2/.000 5/1.100 ···
18. Wendle* G  ·   S  ·   vP 13/.785 1/.000 ··· 2/.000 3/.000 2/1.000 2/.000 ··· ···
10. Zunino G  ·   S  ·   vP 16/.125 7/.929 ··· 8/.393 3/.000 4/.000 5/.200 9/.361 ···

TBR Batters

TBR Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
1. Adames G ·  S ·  vP 584 .254 .317 .418 .735 386 .817 198 .575 .557 79 .821 4 2 20 17
26. Choi* G ·  S ·  vP 487 .261 .363 .459 .822 393 .869 94 .629 .734 81 1.008 2 3 19 6
37. d'Arnaud G ·  S ·  vP 391 .251 .312 .433 .745 241 .658 150 .886 .734 74 .580 0 1 16 3
2. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 347 .267 .340 .476 .816 230 .735 117 .976 .905 3 .000 2 2 14 5
5. Duffy G ·  S ·  vP 169 .252 .343 .327 .670 103 .759 66 .524 .542 53 .870 0 1 1 7
24. Garcia G ·  S ·  vP 530 .282 .332 .464 .796 353 .805 177 .778 .894 66 .904 10 4 20 5
39. Kiermaier* G ·  S ·  vP 480 .228 .278 .398 .676 350 .636 130 .784 .674 55 .443 19 5 14 4
8. Lowe* G ·  S ·  vP 327 .270 .336 .514 .850 259 .899 68 .674 .802 20 .653 5 0 17 3
17. Meadows* G ·  S ·  vP 591 .291 .364 .558 .922 414 .960 177 .837 .880 101 1.195 12 7 33 2
29. Pham G ·  S ·  vP 654 .273 .369 .450 .818 457 .765 197 .945 .822 93 .710 25 4 21 0
9. Sogard* G ·  S ·  vP 442 .290 .353 .457 .810 322 .795 120 .854 .791 17 .059 8 0 13 7
18. Wendle* G ·  S ·  vP 263 .231 .293 .340 .633 204 .715 59 .352 .695 83 .745 8 3 3 3
10. Zunino G ·  S ·  vP 289 .165 .232 .312 .544 188 .583 101 .468 .603 22 .318 0 0 9 6
TOTAL .254 .325 .431 .757 .761 .748 .743 .750 94 37 217 87

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
35. Verlander G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 223.0 2.58 12.1 847 .172 .579 408 .595 439 .564 .561 115 .640 36 9 3
45. Cole G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····X 212.1 2.50 13.8 817 .186 .579 400 .571 417 .587 .621 152 .443 29 11 5
21. Greinke G ·  S ·  vP X···········X· 208.2 2.93 8.1 810 .228 .623 413 .640 397 .606 .604 117 .537 21 2 4
36. Harris G ·  S ·  vP ··oo····o·o·o· 60.0 1.50 9.3 229 .196 .540 104 .603 125 .490 .613 28 .291 6 0 1
39. James G ·  S ·  vP X·········oX·· 61.1 4.70 14.7 266 .203 .694 135 .684 131 .704 .432 46 .765 10 8 2
20. Miley* G ·  S ·  vP X··········X·· 167.1 3.98 7.5 720 .254 .726 557 .747 163 .656 .732 69 1.205 23 3 2
54. Osuna G ·  S ·  vP ··Xo·····o···X 65.0 2.63 10.1 253 .190 .555 121 .641 132 .472 .567 43 .453 8 1 0
55. Pressly G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····oo··X 54.1 2.32 11.9 211 .188 .543 108 .719 103 .361 .608 14 .220 6 2 0
30. Rondon G ·  S ·  vP o········o·X·· 60.2 3.71 7.1 257 .242 .754 149 .725 108 .795 .690 34 .684 10 5 1
38. Smith G ·  S ·  vP o·······X··o·· 25.0 1.80 7.9 96 .209 .569 57 .443 39 .765 .723 28 .445 2 2 0
65. Urquidy G ·  S ·  vP ··········X··· 41.0 3.95 8.8 167 .241 .678 86 .821 81 .530 .720 65 .474 6 0 0
TOTAL 3.66 10.3 .221 .681 .678 .626 230 75 17

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