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Heredia sacrificed, third baseman Gurriel to second baseman Altuve, Mi.Pérez to third.

Sacrificed, third baseman Gurriel to second baseman Altuve, Mi.Pérez to third.

Y.Díaz flied out to center fielder Kemp.

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Kiermaier doubled to right, Y.Díaz scored.

Mi.Pérez singled to right, Kiermaier scored.

Astros first.  Springer grounded out, third baseman Díaz to first baseman Choi.  Altuve walked.  Altuve was caught stealing, catcher Pérez to second baseman Lowe, Altuve out.  Bregman homered to left on a 2-2 count.  Brantley flied out to left fielder Meadows.

Rays fifth.  Díaz doubled to left.  Wendle grounded out, shortstop Bregman to first baseman White.  García struck out.  Kiermaier doubled to right, Díaz scored.  Pérez singled to right, Kiermaier scored.  Meadows struck out.

Rays eighth.  Pérez doubled to right.  Heredia sacrificed, third baseman Gurriel to second baseman Altuve, Pérez to third.  Pham singled to left, Pérez scored.  Choi singled to left, Pham to second.  Lowe struck out.  Pham stole third, Choi stole second.  Díaz flied out to center fielder Kemp.

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

The Astros long to avoid another protracted stretch of games with All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa performing at less than optimal health, a thought process that informed the decision to sit Correa in the opening two games of this season with another day of rest set for Saturday.
Correa, who battled back injuries while producing career-worst numbers across the board last season, suffered a neck strain during the final week of spring training and has been sidelined ever since. The Astros are aiming for Correa to return to the starting lineup on Sunday in the finale of the season-opening four-game series with the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Short-handed 'Stros turn to former reliever against Rays

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP)  Tyler Glasnow had a concerning spring training for the Tampa Bay Rays. The gangly, 6-foot-8 right-hander - acquired last July from the Pirates for ace Chris Archer - had some fans worrying his stellar end to 2018 might have been a flash in the pan.
Facing one of the AL's top lineups to open his regular season, Glasnow was golden once again for the Rays.

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Houston Astros @ Tampa Bay Rays on March 30, 2019

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