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Astros

Chirinos doubled to left, White to third.

Díaz grounded out, shortstop Adames to first baseman Choi.

Grounded out, shortstop Adames to first baseman Choi.

Rays

Springer homered to center on the first pitch, Chirinos scored, Marisnick scored.

Homered to center on the first pitch, Chirinos scored, Marisnick scored.

Brantley homered to right on the first pitch.

Rays first.  Meadows homered to left on a 2-1 count.  Pham singled to left.  Pham was out advancing, catcher Chirinos to shortstop Díaz to first baseman Gurriel, Pham out.  Choi grounded out, first baseman Gurriel unassisted.  Lowe struck out.

Astros third.  Chirinos walked on a full count.  Díaz flied out to right fielder Meadows.  Marisnick walked on a full count, Chirinos to second.  Springer homered to center on the first pitch, Chirinos scored, Marisnick scored.  Altuve grounded out, shortstop Adames to first baseman Choi.  Bregman flied out to right fielder Meadows.

Astros fourth.  Brantley homered to right on the first pitch.  Gurriel doubled to left.  White grounded out, shortstop Adames to first baseman Choi.  Chirinos grounded out, third baseman Díaz to first baseman Choi.  Díaz popped out to first baseman Choi.

Astros fifth.  Marisnick flied out to center fielder Kiermaier.  Springer fouled out to first baseman Choi.  Altuve homered to left on a 1-0 count.  Bregman flied out to right fielder Meadows.

The Rays are 32-21 (.604) all-time against the Astros, their best record against any current AL team.

Blake Snell went 21-5 with a 1.89 ERA last season, allowing just 112 hits in 180.2 innings. The 112 hits were the fewest ever allowed in a 20-win season in MLB history, besting the previous record of 139 by Clayton Kershaw in 2014.

The Rays had just four players hit 10+ home runs for the team last season (tied with Detroit for the fewest in MLB), and only one of those four players is still with the team (Willy Adames).

Justin Verlander continues to be baseball's foremost workhorse pitcher, as last year marked the eighth time in his career he led the AL in total pitches thrown. Since pitches were first tracked beginning in 1988, no other pitcher has led his league (AL or NL) in pitches more than four times (Roger Clemens, Randy Johnson and Barry Zito are second with four each).

Alex Bregman posted a .553 on-base percentage in last year's playoffs, the fifth best all-time in a single postseason (minimum 35 PA) behind Manny Ramirez in 2008 (.667), Barry Bonds in 2002 (.581), Jon Jay in 2014 (.571) and Rickey Henderson in 1989 (.568).

George Springer's 24 career leadoff homers are tied with Hanley Ramirez (2005-09) for the most all-time in a player's first five seasons in the majors.

HP - Holbrook, 1B - Iassogna, 2B - Wolf, 3B - Gonzalez

The reigning American League Cy Young Award winner faces the runner-up when the Tampa Bay Rays host the Houston Astros on Opening Day Thursday at 4 p.m. ET.
Rays lefthander Blake Snell (21-5, 1.89 ERA in 2018) begins the defense of his Cy Young Award against the Astros' ace Verlander (16-9, 2.52), who finished second in last year's voting.

Rays' Cy Young winner opens against Verlander, Astros

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)  Justin Verlander relished facing Blake Snell on opening day.
''I don't try to hide behind the this-is-just-another-start anymore,'' the Houston ace said.

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays on March 28, 2019

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