Yandy Díaz hit a three-run homer, among Tampa Bay's four home runs in the game, and the Rays beat the Houston Astros 8-4 on Wednesday to win their three-game series. Díaz's shot in the bottom of the eighth followed Josh Lowe and Brandon Lowe homering back-to-back in the fifth and Curtis Mead's first of the season in the fourth.

Heading into the fourth, Jake Meyers got a two-out single for the Astros, but a Cam Smith strikeout ended the inning. With two outs in the home half of the inning, Curtis Mead hit a solo home run to break up the tie and put the Rays ahead. Ben Rortvedt reached on a fielding error but the Rays wouldn’t be able to score any additional runs.

The Astros made Littell work, forcing him to throw 103 pitches in five innings, but he held them to two runs on seven hits while striking out six. Relievers Edwin Uceta, Garrett C

There's a script to follow to beat Tampa Bay this season, and there is no ad-libbing allowed. You start a left-handed pitcher against the Rays, an

After a long night following Monday’s failure to deliver, Taylor Walls produces the game-winning sacrifice fly.

Jake Meyers and the Houston Astros take the field on Wednesday, May 21 at George M. Steinbrenner Field against Taj Bradley, who is starting for the Tampa Bay Rays. First pitch will be at 1:10 p.m. ET, and the game will air on FDSSUN and SCHN.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Taylor Walls hit a game-ending sacrifice fly and the Tampa Bay Rays rallied to beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Tuesday night. The Rays trailed 2-0 until Jonathan Aranda’s two-run single in the eighth inning tied the score.

The Toronto Blue Jays hosted the Tampa Bay Rays in a series just 10 days ago, and they rolled into the meeting fresh off a sweep of the first-plac