US EditionHouston 4, Tampa Bay 3
- The Houston Astros defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 on Monday night, May 19, 2025, in Tampa, Florida, before a sellout crowd of 10,046.
- The Astros jumped out to a three-run advantage early against Tampa Bay’s Ryan Pepiot, who finished with six innings pitched, giving up eight hits and three runs.
- Colton Gordon, a native of St. Petersburg and longtime Rays supporter making his second major league start for Houston, gave up three runs on five hits across 5⅓ innings while recording seven strikeouts.
- Jake Meyers secured the Astros' go-ahead run with his third home run on the second pitch from Rays reliever Manuel Rodriguez in the seventh inning, going 2 for 3 with a stolen base and scoring on a double by Cam Smith.
- The Astros' win ended with Josh Hader stranding a runner at third in the ninth, dropping the Rays to 11-18 at their temporary home with a.379 winning percentage there.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolJake Meyers Hits a Go-Ahead Homer, Josh Hader Earns His 12th Save, and the Astros Beat the Rays 4-3.
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead home run and Josh Hader stranded a baserunner on third in the ninth inning to preserve the Houston Astros' 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night. Chandler Simpson reached on catcher's interference to start the ninth against Hader. Simpson advanced on a grounder before stealing third base. Hader then got Taylor Wells to pop up a bunt and Isaac Paredes to pop out near third for his 12th s…
The Daily News
Jake Meyers hits go-ahead HR, Josh Hader gets 12th save as Astros beat Rays 4-3
Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead home run, and Josh Hader stranded a runner on third in the ninth inning to preserve the Houston Astros’ 4-3 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays. Chandler Simpson reached on catcher’s interference to begin the…
Rays rally but fall at home to Astros
By John Romano Tampa Bay Times TAMPA — The Rays are tired of hearing about their problems at Steinbrenner Field. That makes 2,000,000 of us. Tampa Bay did a lot of things right on Monday night — including fighting back from an early three-run deficit — but still came up short in a 4-3 loss to the Astros in front of announced sellout of 10,046. The loss dropped the Rays’ record at Steinbrenner to 11-18. It’s not the worst home record in the major…
Rockdale Citizen & Newton Citizen
Henry HeraldJake Myers late homer lifts Astros past Rays
Jake Meyers hit a go-ahead solo home run in the seventh inning as the Houston Astros opened a three-game series with a 4-3 win over the host Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night.
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