Astros vs. Rays Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 3

By Lineups Staff | Aug 03, 2024, 1:04pm | Updated: 3 weeks ago

The Tampa Bay Rays (55-54) visit the Houston Astros (57-52) at 7:15 PM ET on Saturday.

The probable pitchers are Ronel Blanco (9-5) for the Astros and Zack Littell (4-7) for the Rays.

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Astros vs. Rays Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Saturday, August 3, 2024
Time: 7:15 PM ET
TV: FOX
Location: Houston, Texas
Venue: Minute Maid Park
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Blanco – HOU (9-5, 2.95 ERA) vs Littell – TB (4-7, 4.18 ERA)

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Ronel Blanco

The Astros will hand the ball to Blanco (9-5) for his 21st start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up four earned runs on three hits in a matchup with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The 30-year-old has an ERA of 2.95, a 2.48 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.000 in 20 games this season.
In 20 starts this season, he’s earned 11 quality starts.
Blanco has started 20 games this season, and he’s lasted five or more innings 17 times. He averages 6 innings per appearance.
He has four appearances with no earned runs allowed in 20 chances this season.
The 30-year-old’s 2.95 ERA ranks ninth, 1.000 WHIP ranks seventh, and 8.6 K/9 ranks 27th among qualified pitchers in the majors this campaign.

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Rays Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Zack Littell

Littell (4-7 with a 4.18 ERA and 105 strikeouts in 114 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Rays, his 22nd of the season.
The righty last appeared on Saturday, July 27 against the Cincinnati Reds, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up three hits.
The 28-year-old has an ERA of 4.18, with 8.3 strikeouts per nine innings in 21 games this season. Opposing hitters have a .286 batting average against him.
Littell enters the outing with eight quality starts under his belt this season.
Littell will aim to go five or more innings for his fourth straight start. He’s averaging 5.4 innings per outing.
He has had three appearances this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
This season, the 28-year-old ranks 54th in ERA (4.18), 58th in WHIP (1.351), and 37th in K/9 (8.3) among qualifying pitchers.

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