Astros Beat Rays With Another Walk-off

Archer (11-9) allowed one walk and finished with 11 strikeouts while throwing 98 pitches. Watt was warming up for his team’s preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers, he and a fan in the second deck had a good ol’ game of catch. “I’ve done it before, so I know I’m capable of it. So I have the same mentality whether I go five (innings) and give up eight runs or whether I go up nine and give up no runs”.

Archer set the Astros down so as within the second, third and fourth innings.

Houston is favored by a slight -109 margin in its matchup against Tampa Bay. Blue is entering his second year in the league and should do just fine at the start of the season.

Astros right-hander Collin McHugh (13-7) proved up to the challenge and while he did not dominate to the extent that Archer did, he repeatedly responded when trouble arose.

“I was like, ‘You’d rather get hit by somebody than by a baseball?'” Correa said of his conversation with the fellow No. 1 overall pick. Starting pitcher Nathan Karns allowed six hits and a run while striking out eight over 6.0 innings to not get a decision as Matt Andriese took the loss.

In Detroit, Alfredo Simon threw a one-hitter for his first career complete game.

After surrendering a walk-off home run to Houston Astros first baseman Marwin Gonzalez in the 10th inning Tuesday night, Tampa Bay closer Brad Boxberger was asked a question that, unfortunately for the Rays, could have been repackaged and repeated roughly 24 hours later.

Keuchel was sent back out for the eighth and allowed the first two to reach before he was pulled for Chad Qualls, who kept the game tied with three strikeouts, the last coming with the bases loaded. On most nights, that effort would have sufficed. “So I gotta play quarterback, got a good arm, just gotta learn how to throw the ball”.

NOTES: Rays LHP Jake McGee will bear arthroscopic surgical procedure on Friday to restore a left knee meniscus tear. He was placed on the 15-day disabled list and rookie left-hander Enny Romero has been recalled from Triple-A Durham.

He got off to a 13-5 record this season largely thanks to robust run support, which propped up an ERA that has been above 4.00 most of the season. Outfielder George Springer has been sidelined since August . 1 with a right wrist fracture, and his bat is sorely missed.