How to Watch Astros vs. Rays on TV or Streaming Live - Tuesday, August 13

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The Houston Astros (63-55) and the Tampa Bay Rays (59-59) will match up on Tuesday, August 13 at Tropicana Field, with Yusei Kikuchi starting for the Astros and Shane Baz toeing the rubber for the Rays. The first pitch will be thrown at 6:50 PM ET.

Ahead of Houston matching up against Tampa Bay, you can find out how to watch the matchup in the article below.

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Where to Watch Astros vs. Rays

Date: Tuesday, August 13, 2024
Time: 6:50 PM ET
TV Channel: SCHN
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Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
Venue: Tropicana Field

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Pitching Matchup

Astros: Yusei Kikuchi

Kikuchi (5-9) takes the mound for the Astros in his 25th start of the season. He's put together a 4.62 ERA in 126 2/3 innings pitched, with 149 strikeouts.
His most recent time out was on Wednesday against the Texas Rangers, when the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing four hits.
The 33-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.62, with 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings, in 24 games this season. Opponents are batting .265 against him.
Kikuchi has recorded eight quality starts this season.
Kikuchi will look to prolong a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he's averaging 5.3 frames per outing).
He has had two appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.

Rays: Shane Baz

Baz makes the start for the Rays, his seventh of the season. He is 0-1 with a 4.30 ERA and 26 strikeouts over 29 1/3 innings pitched.
His last time out came on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals, when the right-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering four earned runs while giving up six hits.
The 25-year-old has a 4.30 ERA and 8 strikeouts per nine innings during six games this season, while allowing a batting average of .267 to opposing batters.
Baz is looking to secure his third quality start of the year.
Baz has three starts this year that he pitched five or more innings.
In one of his appearances this season he has not give up an earned run.

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Team Comparison

Astros		Rays
4.6	Runs Scored (PG)	3.9
4.1	Runs Allowed (PG)	4.4
.262	Batting AVG	.233
.233	Batting AVG Against	.243
139	Home Runs	110
138	Home Runs Allowed	149

Astros Offensive Leaders

Yordan Alvarez's batting average this season is .308, and he has an OPS of .957 (.395 on-base, .562 slugging). He has 25 homers and 64 RBI, plus 70 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15%, and his walk rate is 11.1%.
So far this year, Alex Bregman is hitting .260, with a .318 on-base percentage and a .439 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 13%, and his walk rate is 7.2%. He has 18 home runs and 58 RBI, plus 63 runs scored.
Jose Altuve is batting .304, with 15 home runs and 50 RBI, plus 66 runs scored and 15 steals on 20 attempts. His strikeout rate is 17.8%, and his walk rate is 6.6%. He has a .799 OPS (.355 on-base, .443 slugging).
The Astros' Yainer Diaz is hitting .299, with a .776 OPS (.326 on-base, .451 slugging). His strikeout rate is 14.7%, and his walk rate is 4.1%. He has 12 home runs and 66 RBI, plus 50 runs scored.

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Rays Offensive Leaders

The Rays' Yandy Diaz has a .270/.328/.396 slash line this season, and he's hit 10 home runs with 43 runs and 51 RBI. He's walking and striking out 7.7% and 15.7% of the time, respectively.
In 469 plate appearances this year, Christopher Morel owns a .192 average along with a .299 OBP and .363 SLG. He's also clubbed 20 homers with 53 RBI and 46 runs, including eight steals, while posting a 24.5% strikeout rate and 11.3% walk rate.
This season, Brandon Lowe is batting .257/.342/.511 with 14 dingers, 43 RBI and 36 runs, with five steals. He's fanning at a 24.5% clip and walking 10% of the time.
At the dish, Jose Caballero is batting .238/.294/.370 with eight homers, 32 RBI and 44 runs scored, with 30 steals. He's striking out 28% of the time and walking at a 5.6% rate.