Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (63-55) visit Yandy Diaz and the Tampa Bay Rays (59-59) on Tuesday, August 13th at Tropicana Field, starting at 6:50 p.m. ET.

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• Date: Tuesday, August 13, 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: Yusei Kikuchi

• Yusei Kikuchi (5-9) will be starting for the Astros in his 25th start of the season. He has a 4.62 ERA and 149 strikeouts in 126 2/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Wednesday, the left-hander played 5 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing two earned runs and conceding four hits.
• In 24 games this season, the 33-year-old has a 4.62 ERA and 10.6 strikeouts per nine innings while allowing opposing batters a batting average of .265.
• Kikuchi can look back on eight good starts this year.
• Kikuchi will look to build on his three-game winning streak of pitching five or more innings (he averages 5.3 frames per game).
• He had two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.

Rays: Shane Baz

• Shane Baz makes his seventh start of the season for the Rays. He has a record of 0-1, a 4.30 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 29 1/3 innings pitched.
• In his last appearance on Thursday against the St. Louis Cardinals, the right-hander threw 4 1/3 innings, allowed four earned runs and collected six hits.
• The 25-year-old has a 4.30 ERA and eight strikeouts per nine innings in six games this season while allowing a .267 batting average to opposing hitters.
• Baz is trying to make his third quality start of the season.
• Baz has made three starts this year where he pitched five or more innings.
• In one of his 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 season is .308 and he has an OPS of .957 (.395 on-base, .562 slugging). He has 25 home runs and 64 RBIs, as well as 70 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 15% and his walk rate is 11.1%.
• In 2024, Alex Bregman has a batting average of .260 and an OPS of .757 (.318 on-base, .439 slugging). He has 18 home runs and 58 RBIs, as well as 63 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 13% and his walk rate is 7.2%.
• Jose Altuve has a batting average of .304, with 15 home runs and 50 RBIs, plus 66 runs scored and 15 steals in 20 attempts. He has an on-base percentage of .355 and a slugging percentage of .443. His strikeout rate is 17.8% and his walk rate is 6.6%.
• Yainer Diaz of the Astros has a batting average of .299 and an OPS of .776 (.326 on-base, .451 slugging). His strikeout rate is 14.7% and his walk rate is 4.1%. He has 12 home runs and 66 RBIs, as well as 50 runs scored.

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Rays offensive leader

• Yandy Diaz has a batting average of .270/.328/.396 with 10 home runs, 51 RBI and 43 runs scored this year. He strikes out 15.7% of the time and allows 7.7% of the walks.
• In 469 at-bats this season, Christopher Morel has a .192 batting average with a .299 OBP and a .363 SLG. He has also hit 20 home runs with 53 RBI and 46 runs, including eight steals, while posting a 24.5% strikeout rate and 11.3% walk rate.
• This season, Brandon Lowe has a batting average of .257/.342/.511 with a 10% walk rate and a 24.5% K rate. In addition, he has hit 14 home runs, scored 43 runs, and scored 36 times. He has also stolen five bases in five attempts.
• At the plate, Jose Caballero, who has a batting line of .238/.294/.370, has scored 44 runs, 32 RBIs and eight home runs in 357 plate appearances. As a base stealer, he has stolen 30 bases in 42 attempts. His walk rate is 5.6%, while his K rate is 28%.