Shane Baz will try to slow down Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros when they square off against his Tampa Bay Rays on Friday at 8:10 PM ET.

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Astros vs. Rays Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info

• Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
• Time: 8:10 PM ET
• Location: Houston, Texas
• Venue: Minute Maid Park
• TV Channel: SCHN
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Astros Batting & Pitching Performance

• The Astros are 11th in MLB action with 123 total home runs.
• Houston is ninth in baseball, slugging .417.
• The Astros are second in the majors with a .261 batting average.
• Houston is the 12th-highest scoring team in baseball, averaging 4.6 runs per game (502 total).
• The Astros rank 10th in baseball with a .320 on-base percentage.
• The Astros strike out 7.1 times per game, the third-best mark in MLB.
• Houston’s 4.03 team ERA ranks 15th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The pitching staff for Houston has a collective nine K/9, the third-best in MLB.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the 21st-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.298).

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher

• Yusei Kikuchi makes the start for the Astros, his 23rd of the season. He is 4-9 with a 4.75 ERA and 130 strikeouts in 115 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last time out — while pitching for the Toronto Blue Jays — the left-hander threw 4 2/3 innings against the Texas Rangers on Friday, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
• Kikuchi has eight quality starts under his belt this year.
• Kikuchi is looking to secure his 16th start of five or more innings this season in this game.
• He has made two appearances this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.

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Astros Schedule

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