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Houston Astros (49-41) at Tampa Bay Rays (45-45), Jul 11, 2015 12:10 PM CDT
TV: Roots Sports SW, MLB.TV
Radio: KBME 790 AM, KLAT 1010 AM
Rays SB Nation Blog: DRaysBay
Pitching Matchup
RHP Lance McCullers (4-2, 2.16 ERA, 1.10 WHIP) vs. LHP Matt Moore (0-0, 8.00 ERA, 2.11 WHIP)
Preview
The All-star break could not come sooner for the Astros -- injured at many position, struggling at the plate and the bullpen. One of the highlights of the season, Lance McCullers takes the mound for Houston in their final game of the first half. McCullers, a Tampa native, was pushed back from Friday to start today. He has given up just one earned run his last three starts. That is just three earned runs over 18 innings.
McCullers squares off against Matt Moore. Moore is returning from Tommy John surgery this season. He is making his third start this season, he wasn't able to get out the fifth inning in his previous two starts. Moore pitched seven scoreless in his one career start against the Astros.
| HOUSTON ASTROS CAREER STATISTICS VS. MATT MOORE | ||||||||||||
| BATTER | AB | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
| Chris Carter"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Chris Carter | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.200 | 0.333 | 0.200 | 0.533 |
| Colby Rasmus"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Colby Rasmus | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0.083 | 0.214 | 0.083 | 0.298 |
| Jose Altuve"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jose Altuve | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| Jason Castro"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Jason Castro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.000 | 0.333 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| Alex Presley"]" style="padding: 2px 3px 2px 3px; vertical-align: bottom;">Alex Presley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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