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Bregman and Peña homer as the AL West-leading Astros beat the Rays 3-2

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) Alex Bregman and Jeremy Peña homered, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros won their seventh consecutive game by beating the Tampa Bay Rays 3-2 on Tuesday night.

Yusel Kikuchi (6-9) allowed one run and three hits over 5 2/3 innings to go 2-0 in three starts with the Astros since being acquired from Toronto on July 29.

Josh Hader got three outs for his 26th save in 27 chances for the Astros, who increased their division lead to 1 1/2 games over Seattle. The Mariners lost 15-1 at Detroit.

“Just urgency, there’s fire,” Astros manager Joe Espada said. “This a team that loves winning. They know how to win. They stay together. We fight through up and downs, and that’s the character and makeup of this team. It’s what makes this group so special.”

Hader has converted a franchise-record 26 consecutive saves.

Tampa Bay loaded the bases on two singles and a walk with one out in the eighth against struggling reliever Ryan Pressly. Brandon Lowe made it 3-2 on a one-hop fielder's choice before Christopher More hit a grounder to end the inning. Pressly has allowed a run in four straight appearances.

“He's good physically,” Espada said. “He got out of that inning. He's making his pitches, and they're putting some swings on pitches that he's executing."

Junior Caminero, the majors' No. 2 prospect, was recalled from Triple-A Durham by the Rays and had an infield hit and struck out three times. The 21-year-old got his right leg tangled with catcher Victor Caratini on a first-inning foul at the plate and favored it again after a swinging strike three.

“I felt very good,” Caminero said through a translator. “I tried to keep my focus. I think that was the main important part.”

Caminero, who appeared in seven games with Tampa Bay last season, made a couple strong defensive plays at third base.

Tampa Bay (59-60) dropped under .500 after losing for the sixth time in eight games.

Bregman set a career high with a homer in his fourth consecutive game, a solo shot in the fifth. Peña's solo drive off Shane Baz (0-2) put the Astros ahead 3-1. Bregman had three hits.

Baz gave up three runs and seven hits over a career-high seven innings in his seventh start since returning from Tommy John surgery. The right-hander hasn't recorded a win since July 3, 2022.

The Rays took a 1-0 lead in the second due to the hustling of José Caballero, who turned a two-out ground single into a double when he saw left fielder Chas McCormick not charging in on the ball. Caballero then scored on a single by Josh Lowe.

“A little more urgency out of Chas,” Espada said.

Houston tied it at 1 on Yainer Diaz's third-inning RBI single.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Astros: RHP Justin Verlander (neck) will throw 70 to 75 pitches in his second minor league rehab start on Thursday, and could be back next week.

UP NEXT

Astros RHP Ronel Blanco (9-6, 3.02 ERA) will face Rays RHP Zack Littell (5-8, 4.11 ERA) on Wednesday night.

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	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU64-55	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	9	1
Rays TB59-60	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

W: Y. Kikuchi (5-9)L: S. Baz (0-2)S: J. Hader (26)
HR: HOU - J. Pena (15), A. Bregman (26)

HOUAstros

TBRays

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
5.2 IP, ER, 5 SO, 92 P
.J. HaderJosh Hader
P
1.0 IP, SO, 10 P

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.301	.352	.438	.790	-0.5
A. Bregman 3B	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	.263	.321	.449	.770	9.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.306	.394	.558	.952	0.0
Y. Diaz 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.301	.327	.451	.778	2.0
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.278	.323	.400	.723	7.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.269	.327	.455	.782	0.5
J. Meyers CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	.231	.292	.386	.678	0.0
M. Dubon RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.252	.279	.364	.643	0.0
C. McCormick LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.266	.298	.564	1.0

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	5
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz 1B	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	4
M. Dubon RF	4
C. McCormick LF	4

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.271	.327	.396	.723	1.0
T. Walls PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.285	.228	.513	0.0
D. Carlson LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.197	.278	.265	.543	0.0
B. Lowe 2B-1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.253	.337	.502	.839	0.5
C. Morel DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.193	.300	.373	.673	-1.0
J. Caminero 3B	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	-0.5
J. Caballero SS-2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.238	.293	.372	.665	3.0
J. Lowe RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.238	.298	.408	.706	4.0
J. DeLuca CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.185	.254	.296	.551	-0.5
A. Jackson C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.120	.188	.248	.435	2.0

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
T. Walls PR-SS	0
D. Carlson LF	3
B. Lowe 2B-1B	4
C. Morel DH	4
J. Caminero 3B	4
J. Caballero SS-2B	4
J. Lowe RF	4
J. DeLuca CF	3
A. Jackson C	3

2B - A. Bregman (25)
HR - A. Bregman (19), J. Pena (11)
RBI - A. Bregman (59), Y. Diaz (67), J. Pena (55)
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman, Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Pena, M. Dubon 2 (2)

2B - J. Caballero (18)
RBI - B. Lowe (44), J. Lowe (23)
2-Out RBI - J. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Morel 2 (2), J. DeLuca

SB - J. Lowe (13)

E - J. Altuve (2)

DP - (Caminero-Lowe-Diaz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.2	3	1	1	0	5	4.54	1.29	22.5
B. Abreu (H, 30)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	2.70	1.25	5.0
R. Pressly (H, 21)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	3.86	1.41	-0.5
J. Hader (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.61	0.97	10.5

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.2
B. Abreu (H, 30)	1.1
R. Pressly (H, 21)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 26)	1.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Baz (L, 0-2)	7.0	7	3	3	2	6	2	4.21	1.43	10.0
D. Rasmussen	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5.40	1.20	5.5

PITCHERS	IP
S. Baz (L, 0-2)	7.0
D. Rasmussen	2.0

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 92-62, B. Abreu 13-9, R. Pressly 32-21, J. Hader 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 7-5, B. Abreu 0-1, R. Pressly 3-0, J. Hader 1-0
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 21, B. Abreu 4, R. Pressly 6, J. Hader 3

Pitches-Strikes - S. Baz 97-65, D. Rasmussen 24-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Baz 4-7, D. Rasmussen 4-1
Batters Faced - S. Baz 29, D. Rasmussen 9

.Y. KikuchiYusei Kikuchi
P
5.2 IP, ER, 5 SO, 92 P
.J. HaderJosh Hader
P
1.0 IP, SO, 10 P

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Astros HOU64-55	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	3	9	1
Rays TB59-60	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	0

Tropicana FieldSt. Petersburg, FL

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
J. Altuve 2B	5	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.301	.352	.438	.790	-0.5
A. Bregman 3B	5	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	.263	.321	.449	.770	9.5
Y. Alvarez DH	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	.306	.394	.558	.952	0.0
Y. Diaz 1B	4	0	2	1	0	0	2	1	.301	.327	.451	.778	2.0
J. Pena SS	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	2	.278	.323	.400	.723	7.0
V. Caratini C	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	.269	.327	.455	.782	0.5
J. Meyers CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	2	4	.231	.292	.386	.678	0.0
M. Dubon RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	.252	.279	.364	.643	0.0
C. McCormick LF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.202	.266	.298	.564	1.0
Total	36	3	9	3	2	2	9	16	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
J. Altuve 2B	5
A. Bregman 3B	5
Y. Alvarez DH	3
Y. Diaz 1B	4
J. Pena SS	4
V. Caratini C	3
J. Meyers CF	4
M. Dubon RF	4
C. McCormick LF	4
Total	36

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
Y. Diaz 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.271	.327	.396	.723	1.0
T. Walls PR-SS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.165	.285	.228	.513	0.0
D. Carlson LF	3	0	0	0	1	2	0	.197	.278	.265	.543	0.0
B. Lowe 2B-1B	4	0	0	1	0	1	2	.253	.337	.502	.839	0.5
C. Morel DH	4	0	0	0	0	2	3	.193	.300	.373	.673	-1.0
J. Caminero 3B	4	0	1	0	0	3	0	.250	.250	.250	.500	-0.5
J. Caballero SS-2B	4	1	1	0	0	0	1	.238	.293	.372	.665	3.0
J. Lowe RF	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.238	.298	.408	.706	4.0
J. DeLuca CF	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	.185	.254	.296	.551	-0.5
A. Jackson C	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	.120	.188	.248	.435	2.0
Total	33	2	5	2	1	9	7	-	-	-	-	-

HITTERS	AB
Y. Diaz 1B	4
T. Walls PR-SS	0
D. Carlson LF	3
B. Lowe 2B-1B	4
C. Morel DH	4
J. Caminero 3B	4
J. Caballero SS-2B	4
J. Lowe RF	4
J. DeLuca CF	3
A. Jackson C	3
Total	33

2B - A. Bregman (25)
HR - A. Bregman (19), J. Pena (11)
RBI - A. Bregman (59), Y. Diaz (67), J. Pena (55)
2-Out RBI - A. Bregman, Y. Diaz
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - J. Pena, M. Dubon 2 (2)

2B - J. Caballero (18)
RBI - B. Lowe (44), J. Lowe (23)
2-Out RBI - J. Lowe
Runners left in scoring position, 2-Out - C. Morel 2 (2), J. DeLuca

SB - J. Lowe (13)

E - J. Altuve (2)

DP - (Caminero-Lowe-Diaz)

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.2	3	1	1	0	5	4.54	1.29	22.5
B. Abreu (H, 30)	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	2.70	1.25	5.0
R. Pressly (H, 21)	1.0	2	1	1	1	1	3.86	1.41	-0.5
J. Hader (S, 26)	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	3.61	0.97	10.5
Total	9.0	5	2	2	1	9	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
Y. Kikuchi (W, 5-9)	5.2
B. Abreu (H, 30)	1.1
R. Pressly (H, 21)	1.0
J. Hader (S, 26)	1.0
Total	9.0

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Baz (L, 0-2)	7.0	7	3	3	2	6	2	4.21	1.43	10.0
D. Rasmussen	2.0	2	0	0	0	3	0	5.40	1.20	5.5
Total	9.0	9	3	3	2	9	2	-	-	-

PITCHERS	IP
S. Baz (L, 0-2)	7.0
D. Rasmussen	2.0
Total	9.0

Pitches-Strikes - Y. Kikuchi 92-62, B. Abreu 13-9, R. Pressly 32-21, J. Hader 10-8
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Y. Kikuchi 7-5, B. Abreu 0-1, R. Pressly 3-0, J. Hader 1-0
Batters Faced - Y. Kikuchi 21, B. Abreu 4, R. Pressly 6, J. Hader 3

Pitches-Strikes - S. Baz 97-65, D. Rasmussen 24-19
Ground Balls-Fly Balls - S. Baz 4-7, D. Rasmussen 4-1
Batters Faced - S. Baz 29, D. Rasmussen 9

SCORING

ALL PLAYS

2ND INNING
Lowe singled to center, J. Caballero scored 0 1
3RD INNING
Diaz singled to center, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third 1 1
5TH INNING
A. Bregman homered to left 2 1
6TH INNING
J. Pena homered to left center 3 1
8TH INNING
Lowe grounded out to first, A. Jackson scored, Walls to third, Carlson to second 3 2

2ND INNING
	Lowe singled to center, J. Caballero scored	0	1

3RD INNING
	Diaz singled to center, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third	1	1

5TH INNING
	A. Bregman homered to left	2	1

6TH INNING
	J. Pena homered to left center	3	1

8TH INNING
	Lowe grounded out to first, A. Jackson scored, Walls to third, Carlson to second	3	2

1ST INNING
Astros
D. Rasmussen Pitching:
J. Altuve: Strike (foul tip), Ball, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Altuve fouled out to third
A. Bregman: Bregman singled to deep center
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Strike swinging, Alvarez flied out to left
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
Middle of the 1st (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Ball, Foul, Diaz lined out to right
D. Carlson: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Ball, Foul, Strike swinging, Carlson struck out swinging
B. Lowe: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Lowe flied out to shallow left
End of the 1st (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
2ND INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
J. Pena: Pena fouled out to third
V. Caratini: Ball, Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Ball, Strike swinging, Caratini struck out swinging
J. Meyers: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Meyers singled to center
M. Dubon: Ball, Dubon lined out to third
Middle of the 2nd (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
C. Morel: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Morel struck out looking
J. Caminero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, Caminero struck out swinging
J. Caballero: Ball, Strike swinging, Caballero doubled to shallow left
J. Lowe: Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Lowe singled to center, J. Caballero scored
J. DeLuca: Ball, Lowe stole second, Strike looking, Foul, Foul, Ball, DeLuca grounded out to third
End of the 2nd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
3RD INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
C. McCormick: Ball, McCormick grounded out to third
J. Altuve: Ball, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Altuve struck out looking
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Bregman doubled to left
Y. Alvarez: Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Ball, Alvarez walked
Y. Diaz: Diaz singled to center, A. Bregman scored, Alvarez to third
J. Pena: Strike looking, Ball, Pena flied out to right
Middle of the 3rd (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
A. Jackson: Strike swinging, Jackson grounded out to third
Y. Diaz: Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Foul, Diaz flied out to deep center
D. Carlson: Foul, Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Carlson struck out swinging
End of the 3rd (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
4TH INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
V. Caratini: Foul, Ball, Foul, Caratini grounded out to second
J. Meyers: Foul, Foul, Strike looking, Meyers struck out looking
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Strike (foul tip), Foul, Dubon popped out to first
Middle of the 4th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
B. Lowe: Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Lowe struck out looking
C. Morel: Ball, Ball, Morel flied out to center
J. Caminero: Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Ball, Foul, Ball, Caminero reached on an infield single to shortstop
J. Caballero: Caballero grounded out to third
End of the 4th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
5TH INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
C. McCormick: McCormick flied out to deep right
J. Altuve: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Altuve lined out to left
A. Bregman: Strike looking, A. Bregman homered to left
Y. Alvarez: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Foul tip, Alvarez struck out on foul tip
Middle of the 5th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
J. Lowe: Strike looking, Strike looking, Foul, Ball, Foul, Ball, Lowe fouled out to third
J. DeLuca: Foul, Foul, DeLuca lined out to right
A. Jackson: Jackson flied out to deep left
End of the 5th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
6TH INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Diaz struck out swinging
J. Pena: Ball, Ball, Strike looking, J. Pena homered to left center
V. Caratini: Foul, Ball, Ball, Ball, Foul, Ball, Caratini walked
J. Meyers: Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Meyers flied out to shallow right
M. Dubon: Foul, Foul, Foul, Dubon fouled out to right
Middle of the 6th (1 Run, 1 Hit, 1 Error)
Rays
Y. Kikuchi Pitching:
Y. Diaz: Diaz fouled out to first
D. Carlson: Strike looking, Carlson grounded out to third
B. Lowe: Foul, Lowe safe at first on 2nd baseman Altuve fielding error
Bryan Abreu relieved Yusei Kikuchi
C. Morel: Strike looking, Ball, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Morel struck out swinging
End of the 6th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
7TH INNING
Astros
S. Baz Pitching:
C. McCormick: Ball, Foul, Ball, McCormick singled to center
J. Altuve: Ball, Altuve grounded into double play third to second to first, McCormick out at second
A. Bregman: Bregman lined out to left
Middle of the 7th (0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors)
Rays
B. Abreu Pitching:
J. Caminero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Caminero struck out swinging
J. Caballero: Ball, Ball, Caballero flied out to deep left
J. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Lowe lined out to right
End of the 7th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
8TH INNING
Astros
Drew Rasmussen relieved Shane Baz
Y. Alvarez: Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Ball, Strike swinging, Alvarez struck out swinging
Y. Diaz: Diaz singled to right
J. Pena: Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Pena singled to shallow left, Diaz to third
V. Caratini: Foul, Caratini reached on fielder's choice to shortstop, Pena to second
J. Meyers: Foul, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Meyers struck out swinging
M. Dubon: Strike looking, Dubon grounded out to third
Middle of the 8th (0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Ryan Pressly relieved Bryan Abreu
J. DeLuca: Ball, Foul, Foul, Strike swinging, DeLuca struck out swinging
A. Jackson: Jackson singled to shallow right
Y. Diaz: Strike looking, Strike looking, Ball, Diaz singled to left, Jackson to second
Taylor Walls ran for Yandy Diaz
D. Carlson: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Ball, Ball, Carlson walked, Jackson to third, Walls to second
B. Lowe: Foul, Ball, Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Foul, Lowe grounded out to first, A. Jackson scored, Walls to third, Carlson to second
C. Morel: Strike swinging, Ball, Strike swinging, Foul, Ball, Foul, Morel grounded out to shortstop
End of the 8th (1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors)
9TH INNING
Astros
Taylor Walls at shortstop
Brandon Lowe at first base
Jose Caballero at second base
C. McCormick: Strike looking, Ball, McCormick flied out to shallow shortstop
J. Altuve: Altuve grounded out to shortstop
A. Bregman: Strike looking, Strike looking, Strike swinging, Bregman struck out swinging
Middle of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)
Rays
Josh Hader relieved Ryan Pressly
J. Caminero: Strike looking, Strike swinging, Strike swinging, Caminero struck out swinging
J. Caballero: Strike looking, Caballero popped out to first
J. Lowe: Strike looking, Ball, Ball, Strike looking, Lowe grounded out to first
End of the 9th (0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors)

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Bregman and Peña homer as the AL West-leading Astros beat the Rays 3-2