Jose Siri utilized his exceptional speed to manufacture the decisive run in the top of the ninth inning as the visiting Tampa Bay Rays claimed a 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday.
Siri opened the ninth with a hustle double to left field off Astros closer Ryan Pressly before advancing to third on a flyout to right and later scoring when Yandy Diaz added a sacrifice fly. Astros right fielder Kyle Tucker positioned himself perfectly behind the ball and fired a strike to catcher Martin Maldonado, but Siri was too fast and the play at home wasn't particularly close.
Astros right-hander Cristian Javier survived a ragged start to his outing, with the Rays striking for three runs in the top of the first. Javier righted himself by striking out the side in the second and recording three flyball outs, all to McCormick in center, in the third. He loaded the bases with no outs in the fourth but rallied with strikeouts of Josh Lowe and Siri before inducing another flyout to center.
The Astros chipped away at that three-run deficit starting in the first inning when Jose Altuve laced a leadoff triple to left-center and scored when Jeremy Pena followed with a run-scoring groundout. Rays left-hander Shane McClanahan surrendered three singles over the ensuing two innings but also recorded five strikeouts over that span to avoid significant danger.
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