On Wednesday, August 14, Yordan Alvarez’s Houston Astros (64-55) visit Yandy Diaz’s Tampa Bay Rays (59-60) at Tropicana Field. First pitch will be thrown at 6:50 p.m. ET.

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• Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
• Time: 6:50 p.m. ET
• TV channels: SN
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• Location: St. Petersburg, Florida
• Venue: Tropicana Field

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Pitching duel

Astros: Ronel Blanco

• Ronel Blanco (9-6 with a 3.02 ERA and 126 strikeouts in 128 2/3 innings pitched) is looking for his 10th win when he starts for the Astros, his 23rd of the season.
• In his last appearance on Friday, the right-hander threw four innings against the Boston Red Sox, allowing two earned runs and conceding four hits.
• The 30-year-old has a 3.02 ERA with 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings in 22 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .183 batting average against him.
• Blanco has had eleven good starts this year.
• Blanco enters this duel with 18 appearances of five or more innings pitched this season.
• He has appeared four times this season without allowing a single earned run.

Rays: Zack Littell

• The Rays send Zack Littell (5-8) to the mound, making his 24th start of the season. He is 5-8 with a 4.11 ERA and 113 strikeouts in 124 2/3 innings pitched.
• The right-hander last pitched on Friday against the Baltimore Orioles. He played five innings, allowed three earned runs and allowed eight hits.
• The 28-year-old has a 4.11 ERA and 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 23 games this season. His opponents’ batting average is .287.
• Littell can look back on eight good starts this year.
• Littell will attempt to pitch five or more innings for his sixth consecutive appearance. He is averaging 5.4 innings per appearance.
• In three of his 23 appearances this season, he has not allowed a single earned run.

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Team comparison

Offensive leader of the Astros

• Alvarez’s batting average this year is .306 and his OPS is .952 (.394 on-base, .558 slugging). He has 25 home runs and 64 RBIs, as well as 70 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15.2% and his walk rate is 11.2%.
• In 2024, Alex Bregman’s batting average is .263, along with an OPS of .770 (.321 on-base, .449 slugging). He has 19 home runs and 59 RBIs, along with 65 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 13.1% and his walk rate is 7.1%.
• Jose Altuve has a batting average of .301, with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs, plus 66 runs scored and 15 steals in 20 attempts. He has an on-base percentage of .352 and a slugging percentage of .438. His strikeout rate is 17.8% and his walk rate is 6.6%.
• Yainer Diaz of the Astros has a .301 batting average, .327 on-base percentage and .451 slugging percentage. He has 12 home runs and 67 RBIs, as well as 50 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15% and his walk rate is 4%.

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Rays offensive leader

• Yandy Diaz has a .270 batting average with a .722 OPS (.327 OBP; .395 SLG) this season while hitting 10 home runs with 43 runs and 51 RBIs. He has a 7.7% walk rate and a 15.5% fan rating.
• Christopher Morel of the Rays has a .190/.296/.360 batting line in 473 at-bats this season, and he has hit 20 home runs with 46 runs and 53 RBIs, along with eight stolen bases in 14 attempts. He is walking and striking out 11.2% and 24.7% of the time, respectively.
• This season, Brandon Lowe has hit 14 bombs, scored 44 runs and struck out 36 times while hitting .253/.337/.502 in 273 at-bats. He has also stolen five bases in five attempts. His K-rate is 24.5% and his walk rate is 9.9%.
• At bat, Jose Caballero has a batting average of .238/.293/.372 with eight home runs, 32 RBIs, and 45 runs scored, as well as 30 steals. He strikes out 27.7% of the time and has a walk rate of 5.5%.

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