José Siri doubles, scores tiebreaking run to lift Rays past Astros
HOUSTON (AP) — Brandon Lowe hit a three-run homer early and José Siri doubled and scored the tiebreaking run within the ninth inning within the Tampa Bay Rays‘ 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night time.
The recreation was tied getting into the ninth when Siri, who performed for Houston final season, doubled to left subject off Ryan Pressly (3-3) and moved to 3rd on a sacrifice fly by Christian Bethancourt. The Rays took a 4-3 lead when Siri scored on a sacrifice fly by Yandy Díaz.
Tampa Bay supervisor Kevin Cash raved about Siri’s work within the ninth.
“It was a big at-bat against a really tough pitcher … that’s what he can do,” Cash mentioned. “He can change the game with his speed and certainly impacted it right there.”
Siri mentioned that it meant “very much” to guide the Rays to a win towards his former group.
“They know the capabilities and the abilities that I have from when I played here,” he mentioned in Spanish by means of a translator. “And that’s life that I was able to do it against them.”
Houston supervisor Dusty Baker famous that not many individuals would have gotten to second on a ball hit to shallow left subject.
“That was a hustle double and Siri, out of the box he was thinking two,” Baker mentioned. “That was good baserunning on his part.”
Wander Franco singled after that earlier than Pressly hit Luke Raley with a pitch. But Randy Arozarena popped out to depart them stranded.
Pete Fairbanks walked Chas McCormick with one out within the ninth, however he was erased when pinch-hitter Yainer Díaz grounded right into a pressure out. Fairbanks then struck out pinch-hitter Mauricio Dubon to get his thirteenth save.
The victory was simply Tampa Bay’s third within the final 11 video games and the group’s sixth this month.
Lowe’s three-run homer got here within the first inning and Houston tied it on a two-run shot by José Abreu within the fourth.
Tampa Bay starter Shane McClanahan allowed eight hits and three runs in 5 innings. Colin Poche (8-3) pitched a scoreless eighth for the win.
Houston’s Cristian Javier yielded three hits and three runs with eight strikeouts in six innings to stay winless since June 3.
“His velocity was good … he was, he was a lot better tonight than he had been in probably four or five starts,” Baker mentioned.
Franco tripled with one out within the first earlier than Javier plunked Arozarena with two outs within the inning. Lowe then smacked his homer to the seats in proper subject to make it 3-0.
Jose Altuve led off the underside of the inning with a triple and scored on a groundout by Jeremy Peña to chop it to 3-1.
Javier retired seven straight after Lowe’s homer earlier than strolling Arozarena to begin the fourth. Arozarena stole second earlier than shifting to 3rd on a single by Lowe. Javier hit Isaac Paredes with a pitch to load the bases.
But he escaped the jam by placing out Josh Lowe and Siri earlier than René Pinto lined out to finish the inning.
Yordan Alvarez singled with no outs within the fourth earlier than Abreu’s hovering shot to left subject tied it at 3-3.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Cash mentioned RHP Zach Eflin (left knee discomfort) remains to be everyday after injuring his knee Wednesday. Cash mentioned they’re hoping he could make his subsequent begin however that they’ll know extra within the subsequent day or two.
GRAVEMAN RETURNS
The Astros acquired reliever Kendall Graveman from the White Sox in alternate for minor league catcher Korey Lee Friday. Graveman spent the final two months of the 2021 season with Houston after being traded from Seattle.
UP NEXT
Tampa Bay RHP Taj Bradley (5-6, 5.30 ERA) opposes RHP Hunter Brown (6-7, 4.19) when the sequence continues Saturday night time.
