HOUSTON — Rays reliever JT Chargois walked two Houston batters with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, propelling the Astros to a 4-3 win over Tampa Bay on Tuesday night that snapped a four-game skid and moved them closer to securing a postseason berth.
“We needed this one,” Altuve said. “We needed to create some momentum ... to put those games in the past and start winning.”
The Rays took a 3-2 lead when Randy Arozarena hit a solo homer off Phil Maton (5-0) with one out in the ninth.
Yordan Alvarez singled on a grounder off Josh Fleming (10-7) to start Houston’s ninth and was replaced by pinch-runner Jose Siri.