Hunter Brown suffered his worst start of an otherwise brilliant season, giving up three home runs as the Astros dropped the rubber game against the Rays.

Yandy Diaz went 2-for-5 with three RBIs, including one of four home runs for the Tampa Bay Rays in their 8-4 win against the visiting Houston Astros on Wednesday.

Astros first. Jeremy Pena hit by pitch. Isaac Paredes homers to center field. Jeremy Pena scores. Jose Altuve walks. Yainer Diaz grounds out to second base. Jose Altuve out at second.

Yandy Díaz hit a three-run homer, among Tampa Bay’s four home runs in the game, and the Rays beat the Houston Astros 8-4 on Wednesday to win their three-game series.

ARLINGTON - Houston Astros manager Joe Espada was ejected from a game for the first time this season arguing a called strike to Isaac Paredes in the third inning of Sunday's series finale against the Rangers.

The Astros pulled off perhaps their biggest win of the season on Sunday afternoon, and manager Joe Espada was stuck watching it from his office inside Globe Life Field after being ejected in the third inning for arguing balls and strikes.

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A six-run seventh inning capped by Christian Walker's three-run homer lifted the Astros to a win over the Rangers for their third victory in four games.