Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays Final — September 12, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout 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 Saturday, September 12 at 6:11 PM ET.
The total closed at 7.5, down from 8 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Astros +125, Rays -148) prices the Astros at 43% and the Rays at 57%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Houston Astros 2, Tampa Bay Rays 3
Tampa Bay Rays won by 1.
- Against the closing spread (Tampa Bay Rays -1.5): Houston Astros covered.
- Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
- Tampa Bay Rays closed at -148 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Astros +1.5 (-175)
Astros +1.5 (-175)
Rays -145 57%
Rays -148 57%
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 23 times since 2023: the Astros won 12 and the Rays 11.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2026 | Astros 1, Rays 3 Rays won | ||
| Jul 5, 2026 | Rays 0, Astros 2 Astros won | ||
| Jul 4, 2026 | Rays 8, Astros 10 Astros won | ||
| Jul 3, 2026 | Rays 3, Astros 1 Rays won | ||
| Jun 1, 2025 | Rays 0, Astros 1 Astros won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Houston Astros
- Houston Astros team stats
- Chicago White Sox 7, Houston Astros 3 (Sep 30)
- Chicago White Sox 6, Houston Astros 3 (Sep 29)
- Houston Astros 13, Athletics 2 (Sep 26)
Tampa Bay Rays
- Tampa Bay Rays team stats
- Milwaukee Brewers at Tampa Bay Rays (Oct 28)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Tampa Bay Rays 4 (Oct 27)
- Milwaukee Brewers 10, Tampa Bay Rays 1 (Oct 26)
- Tampa Bay Rays 4, Milwaukee Brewers 5 (Oct 24)
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More MLB games on September 12, 2026
- Colorado Rockies 7, Detroit Tigers 11 (Sep 12)
- New York Mets 12, New York Yankees 2 (Sep 12)
- Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Chicago Cubs 4 (Sep 12)
- Baltimore Orioles 3, Toronto Blue Jays 7 (Sep 12)
- San Diego Padres 7, San Francisco Giants 6 (Sep 12)
- Kansas City Royals 1, Boston Red Sox 5 (Sep 12)
- Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Miami Marlins 4 (Sep 12)
- Philadelphia Phillies 2, Atlanta Braves 12 (Sep 12)
- Texas Rangers 6, Arizona Diamondbacks 2 (Sep 12)
- Seattle Mariners 19, Athletics 1 (Sep 12)
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