MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
09/16/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT TAMPA BAY RAYS
GAME ID: 2850 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (67-85) 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
Tampa Bay Rays (80-72) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Rays Deal Houston 2-1 Defeat
Pitching was the name of the game in a tight contest between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Houston Astros. Tampa Bay won it, 2-1. Tampa Bay starter Chad Maynard was in command. Joe Montgomery earned his 40th save in 43 chances. The loss makes Houston 67-85.

With scoring opportunities rare, the Rays had to cash in when they had the chance. One such opportunity presented itself in the bottom of the fourth, when center fielder Daniel Santos hit a run-scoring single. The single came off Clarence Jackson and made the score 2-0, Rays. Santos went 1 for 3.

"Nice win for us," said Santos. "Now we'll go after the next one."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .271 10 60
T. Holman C 3 0 0 0 1 2 2 .224 20 57
J. Ibarra 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .287 4 11
   a-S. Castro PH, 1B 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .264 7 37
D. Jones LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .232 22 64
   b-H. Rivera PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .147 0 0
   c-G. Porter LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .267 4 12
E. Simmons DH 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 .229 23 65
S. McGuire 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .254 11 45
   d-N. Gomez PH, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 .262 4 12
B. Antonelli 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 .265 4 26
R. Aracena SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .231 0 3
A. Rosa RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .247 1 6
Totals 31 1 4 1 3 6 15      
a - S. Castro pinch hit for J. Ibarra in the 6th
b - H. Rivera pinch hit for D. Jones in the 6th
c - G. Porter substituted for H. Rivera in the 6th
d - N. Gomez pinch hit for S. McGuire in the 7th

BATTING
Home Runs: E. Simmons (23, 5th Inning off C. Maynard, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Spears , E. Simmons 4 , B. Antonelli 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: H. Rivera , G. Porter , A. Rosa 2
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Spears (5)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (McGuire-Antonelli-Castro, Antonelli-Aracena-Castro)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Davenport RF 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .307 17 81
O. Leme C 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .267 4 48
J. Engram DH 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .229 10 61
I. Ramírez 2B 4 1 1 0 0 0 3 .272 8 41
D. Mitchell 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .232 21 44
E. Cox LF 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 .230 24 68
D. Veeck 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 2 .252 12 56
D. Santos CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .243 9 43
T. Miller SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .237 0 4
Totals 28 2 7 2 3 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: E. Cox (13, 4th Inning off C. Jackson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: B. Davenport 2 , O. Leme , I. Ramírez , E. Cox 3 , D. Santos
2-out RBI: D. Santos
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: I. Ramírez , D. Mitchell , T. Miller 2
GIDP: O. Leme , D. Santos
Hit by Pitch: B. Davenport
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Davenport (17) , E. Cox (22)
CS: B. Davenport (7)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE TAMPA BAY PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Jackson L (6-3) 6.0 6 2 2 3 6 0 26 98 3.57   
C. Brown 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6 27 2.85   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Jackson 55
Batters Faced: C. Jackson 26, C. Brown 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Jackson 7-3, C. Brown 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Jackson 98-61, C. Brown 27-19
Hit Batsmen: C. Jackson
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Maynard W (9-8) 5.0 3 1 1 1 2 1 19 69 3.78   
C. Sanchez H (16) 1.1 1 0 0 1 2 0 6 26 4.42   
J. Carver H (9) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 13 3.12   
D. Gardner H (12) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 16 4.53   
J. Montgomery SV (40) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 1.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Maynard 58
Batters Faced: C. Maynard 19, C. Sanchez 6, J. Carver 3, D. Gardner 3, J. Montgomery 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Maynard 8-5, C. Sanchez 1-1, J. Carver 0-2, D. Gardner 2-0, J. Montgomery 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Maynard 69-41, C. Sanchez 26-15, J. Carver 13-8, D. Gardner 16-9, J. Montgomery 10-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Sanchez 1-0 , J. Carver 2-0 , D. Gardner 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Chad Maynard
Ballpark: Tropicana Field
Start Time: 6:40 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 27415
Special Notes: RP Chad Maynard was injured while pitching.
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