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Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — September 11, 2026

Friday, September 11 · 7:11 PM ET
Last 10 games
+3-4+2+4+2-1-1+1-4+1
Game by game
-1+4-6-6+1+3-2+6+5-2
6-4
Last 10
5-5
+3
Net
+2
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
781 mi1,257 km
Travel to the game
Home
+1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Astros visited the Rays on Friday, September 11 at 7:11 PM ET.

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Astros +161, Rays -196) prices the Astros at 37% and the Rays at 63%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Houston Astros 1, Tampa Bay Rays 3

Tampa Bay Rays won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Tampa Bay Rays covered.
  • Combined score 4 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Tampa Bay Rays closed at -196 on the moneyline (a 63% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenRays -1.5 (+125)
Astros +1.5 (-152)
CloseRays -1.5 (+112)
Astros +1.5 (-135)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o -120 / u -103)
Close7.5 (o -110 / u -110)
Moneyline
OpenAstros +145 39%
Rays -174 61%
CloseAstros +161 37%
Rays -196 63%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Astros won 12 and the Rays 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 5, 2026Rays 0, Astros 2
Astros won


Jul 4, 2026Rays 8, Astros 10
Astros won


Jul 3, 2026Rays 3, Astros 1
Rays won


Jun 1, 2025Rays 0, Astros 1
Astros won


May 31, 2025Rays 16, Astros 3
Rays won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Houston Astros

Tampa Bay Rays

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