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Tampa Bay Rays beat Houston Astros 3–1: July MLB Rundown

July 3, 2026: Tampa Bay Rays beat Houston Astros 3–1 in regular-season play.

Archive recap · Listed by game date. First published Oct 3, 2026.

The Tampa Bay Rays beat Houston Astros 3–1 on July 3, 2026, in the 2026 MLB regular season. The final score was Tampa Bay Rays 3, Houston Astros 1. Final game record.

Houston Astros

Yordan Alvarez went 1-for-4 for the Houston Astros, scoring 1 run. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.

Isaac Paredes went 1-for-3 for the Houston Astros, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Cam Smith went 1-for-4 for the Houston Astros, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Spencer Arrighetti recorded 6 innings pitched for the Houston Astros. His pitching line listed 2 hits allowed, 1 earned run allowed, 1 walk and 4 strikeouts.

Tampa Bay Rays

Nick Fortes went 2-for-3 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 1 run. He drove in 2 runs and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 0 strikeouts.

Junior Caminero went 1-for-4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 1 run. He drove in 1 run and hit 1 home run in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 1 strikeout.

Yandy Diaz went 1-for-4 for the Tampa Bay Rays, scoring 0 runs. He drove in 0 runs and hit 0 home runs in the game. His line also included 0 walks and 2 strikeouts.

Nick Martinez recorded 5 1/3 innings pitched for the Tampa Bay Rays. His pitching line listed 3 hits allowed, 1 earned run allowed, 1 walk and 3 strikeouts.

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