How to Watch Houston Astros vs. Tampa Bay Rays: Live Stream, TV Channel, Start Time – July 28

At Minute Maid Park on Friday, the Houston Astros (58-45) begin a three-game series versus the Tampa Bay Rays (62-43), at 8:10 PM ET. The scheduled starters are Shane McClanahan (11-1) for the Rays, and Cristian Javier (7-2) for the Astros.

How to Live Stream Rays vs. Astros

• Game Day: Friday, July 28, 2023
• Game Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Stadium: Minute Maid Park
• TV: MLB.tv

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Rays and Astros Stats

• The Rays have a 9.2 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, seventh-best in baseball.
• The Rays have a 3.70 ERA as a team, best in baseball.
• The Rays rank fourth in Major League Baseball with 150 home runs.
• Hitters for Tampa Bay have a combined .444 slugging percentage this season, which ranks fifth in MLB.
• The Astros pitching staff is seventh in MLB with a collective 9.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• Houston has a 3.81 team ERA that ranks third among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Astros rank 10th in baseball with 129 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
• So far this year, Houston ranks 13th in baseball with a .412 slugging percentage.

Rays vs. Astros Key Players

• Wander Franco is hitting .262 with 23 doubles, four triples, 11 home runs and 35 walks.
• Yandy Diaz’s .318 batting average leads his team.
• Randy Arozarena has put up a team-best 62 runs batted in.
• Kyle Tucker leads the Astros with 18 home runs and 69 runs batted in, while posting a team-high batting average of .304.
• Alex Bregman has 14 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 54 walks while batting .256.
• Yordan Alvarez is hitting .275 with 12 doubles, 17 home runs and 33 walks.

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Rays vs. Astros Betting Odds and Trends

Rays vs. Astros Moneyline and Over/Under

Rays vs. Astros Betting Trends

• The Rays have won 56, or 64.4%, of the 87 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
• The Rays are 56-28 this season when entering a game favored by -115 or more on the moneyline.
• So far this season, the Rays and their opponents have hit the over in 54 of 105 games with a total.
• The Astros have been underdogs in 31 games this season and have come away with the win 18 times (58.1%) in those contests.
• The Astros have a win-loss record of 15-12 when favored by -105 or worse by bookmakers this year.
• The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 50 of their 103 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.