Houston and Tampa Bay have already played a series this year, with Houston taking two-of-three from April 24 through 26. Houston won the final game of the set by a final score of 1-0. Hunter Brown (3-0, 2.37) earned the win, pitching seven two-hit innings and striking out eight. Héctor Neris and Ryan Pressly pitched a perfect inning each, with Pressly earning his second save of the season. The Astros won despite totaling only five hits, not including Alex Bregman’s RBI in which he reached base on a first-inning error.
Houston is in the middle of a nine-game homestand.