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September 13, 2026 · AL East

Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

September 13, 2026Tropicana FieldDome 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Houston Astros
75-75
4
vs
HOME
Tampa Bay Rays
90-59
14

Game Highlights

Published September 13, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B1 Victor Mesa Jr. Victor Mesa Jr. triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Yandy Díaz scores. Junior Caminero scores. HOU 0, TB 2
B1 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson grounds out, pitcher Hayden Wesneski to first baseman Christian Walker. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. HOU 0, TB 3
B3 Jonny DeLuca Jonny DeLuca reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Peña. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. Chandler Simpson to 3rd. HOU 0, TB 4
B3 Richie Palacios Richie Palacios homers (10) on a fly ball to right field. Chandler Simpson scores. Jonny DeLuca scores. HOU 0, TB 7
B4 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda homers (20) on a fly ball to left field. HOU 0, TB 8
B4 Chandler Simpson Chandler Simpson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daulton Varsho. Victor Mesa Jr. scores. HOU 0, TB 9
B5 Nick Fortes Nick Fortes homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Madrigal scores. HOU 0, TB 11
T6 Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes homers (21) on a fly ball to left field. Nick Allen scores. HOU 2, TB 11
B7 Yandy Díaz Yandy Díaz singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Jorge Barrosa. Richie Palacios scores. HOU 2, TB 12
B7 Jonathan Aranda Jonathan Aranda homers (21) on a fly ball to right center field. Yandy Díaz scores. HOU 2, TB 14
T8 Nick Allen Nick Allen homers (3) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 3, TB 14
T8 Nelson Velázquez Nelson Velázquez homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. HOU 4, TB 14

Box score

  123456789 R
HOU 000002020 4
TB 304220300 14

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Astros AWAY 4

Hayden Wesneski started for Astros, leaving trailing 0–7. Out of the bullpen, Ronel Blanco took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Hayden Wesneski Starter 3.0 62 7 2 L
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Hayden Wesneski threw
    CSW 19% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.4 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 20 32% 1 4 3 7 5
    Cutter 15 24% 2 1 5 4 3
    Sweeper 14 23% 1 2 2 7 2
    Sinker 10 16% 0 0 2 4 4
    Changeup 3 5% 0 1 1 1 0
  • Enyel De Los Santos Middle 0.2 24 2 0
  • Ronel Blanco Reliever 4.1 62 5 3 inherited 2, stranded 2
Rays HOME 14

Freddy Peralta started for Rays, leaving with a 9–0 lead. Out of the bullpen, Brody Hopkins took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Freddy Peralta Starter 5.0 86 0 4 W
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Freddy Peralta threw
    CSW 21% 1st-pitch strike 44% 4.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 45 52% 5 4 16 13 7
    Changeup 23 27% 1 1 3 16 2
    Curveball 12 14% 1 4 1 5 1
    Sweeper 6 7% 1 1 0 3 1
  • Brody Hopkins Middle 1.0 22 2 1
  • Cole Sulser Setup 1.0 13 0 1
  • Casey Legumina Middle 1.0 27 2 1
  • Steven Matz Long 1.0 10 0 0

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 1st · off Wesneski
  • Jr. 3B (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · HOU
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Nick Allen SS 2 2 1 1 1 0 .279 .327 .382 .709 HR (3)
Nelson Velázquez DH 2 1 1 1 0 0 .198 .262 .427 .689 HR (6)
Isaac Paredes 3B 3 1 1 2 1 0 .260 .359 .435 .794 HR (21)
Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .306 .397 .703
Yainer Diaz C 3 0 0 0 1 2 .276 .307 .431 .738
LaMonte Wade Jr. 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .205 .315 .330 .645
Jorge Barrosa CF 2 0 1 0 0 0 .203 .284 .348 .632 2B
Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .281 .402 .683
Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 0 0 1 2 .204 .292 .353 .645
Jeremy Peña SS 2 0 0 0 0 1 .268 .321 .447 .768
Yordan Alvarez DH 1 0 0 0 1 1 .310 .427 .589 1.016
Daulton Varsho CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .225 .287 .358 .645
Christian Walker 1B 1 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .299 .417 .716
HOME · TB
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Yandy Díaz DH 5 2 2 1 0 0 .301 .366 .463 .829
Jonathan Aranda 1B 4 2 2 3 1 2 .278 .362 .438 .800 2 HR (20, 21)
Ryan Vilade 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .260 .328 .470 .798
Victor Mesa Jr. RF 5 3 3 2 0 1 .261 .330 .518 .848 2B, 3B
Chandler Simpson LF 5 1 1 2 0 0 .305 .333 .353 .686
Jonny DeLuca CF 5 1 1 0 0 1 .263 .295 .416 .711
Richie Palacios 2B 4 2 2 3 0 0 .235 .330 .379 .709 HR (10)
Nick Madrigal SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .275 .367 .294 .661
Nick Fortes C 3 1 1 2 1 0 .264 .310 .372 .682 HR (5)
Junior Caminero 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .279 .364 .532 .896 2B

Pitching lines

AWAY · HOU
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Hayden Wesneski 3.0 6 7 3 2 2 1 62 3.70 L
Enyel De Los Santos 0.2 4 2 2 0 0 1 24 4.50
Ronel Blanco 4.1 5 5 5 0 3 2 62 7.11
HOME · TB
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Freddy Peralta 5.0 0 0 0 3 4 0 86 4.67 W
Brody Hopkins 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 1 22 18.00
Cole Sulser 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13 4.65
Casey Legumina 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 2 27 3.93
Steven Matz 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 5.64

Manager comparison

AWAY · HOU
Joe Espada
Joe Espada
Lineup 5.5 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 0.7 R
HOME · TB
Kevin Cash
Kevin Cash
Lineup 3.0 R Bunts 6.3 R IBBs 4.3 R

Recent form

AWAY · HOU
3-7 L3 -18 run diff
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HOME · TB
8-2 W2 +25 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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