Live game updates: Houston Astros vs Tampa Bay Rays

SAN DIEGO, Ca. (WFLA) – The Tampa Bay Rays are hoping to win Game 2 of the ALCS against the Houston Astros. They already have a one game lead in this series after taking Game 1 by a score of 2-1 on Sunday night.

9TH INNING: 4-2 Tampa Bay Rays

KK MAKES THE CATCH !!!!

THE RAYS WIN GAME 2 !!!!

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another walk loads the bases for the #Astros … Bregman is at the plate with 2 outs

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Nick Anderson is pitching for the #Rays … he allows two hits to the first two batters he faces in this 9th inning

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8TH INNING: 4-1 Tampa Bay Rays

Thompson throws two pitches and he is out of the inning … YUPPPP

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Ryan Thompson is pitching for the #Rays

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Tucker hits a single off of Aaron Loup after Loup got the first two outs of the 8th inning … with Correa at the plate, the #Rays will make a call to the bullpen

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Choi is making ALL of the crazy catches at first base … Florida man oh Florida man, that flexibility !!

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

7TH INNING: 4-1 Tampa Bay Rays

and Zunino breaks the trend … HOME RUN RAYS

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

McCullers strikes out KK … his 11th of the game

wow

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

McCullers strikes out Willy … his 10th K of the game

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1-2-3 for Fairbanks in the 7th inning … he strikes out all three batters #RaysUp

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

6TH INNING: 3-1 Tampa Bay Rays

3-1 Rays after 6 innings

McCullers is dealing for the Astros. He has 9 strikeouts … 5 of them coming in the last two innings where he only faced 6 batters

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Fairbanks is on the mound for the #Rays to start the 6th inning … he allows a solo HR to Correa, the second batter he faces

3-1 Rays

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

5TH INNING: 3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

both teams go 1-2-3 in the 5th inning

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Wendle, you are a wizard !

He dives on a ball hit by Altuve and he gets him out at first base.

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

4TH INNING: 3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

Zunino pops out to end the inning.

KK with a SHOT down the first base line … Guerriel snags it for the second out of the inning

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Morton and the #Rays get out of the inning. They are heading to the bottom of the 4th with a 3-0 lead over the #Astros

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Morton walks Maldonado on four straight pitches …

2 on
2 out

77 pitches thrown in the game for Morton

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3RD INNING: 3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

he gets another base hit — 2 for 2 so far in this game !! https://t.co/TkES7KJVBp

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

so Lowe gets to first base on an error and Arozarena is at the plate

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

A pretty play from Adames to Choi prevents Bregman from reaching first base.

Brantley looks at strike three … Morton has 3 strikeouts in this game

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2ND INNING: 3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

Meadows strikes out swinging to end the inning

3-0 Rays heading into the 3rd

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

3 pitches to KK, 3 strikes to KK

2 outs for the #Rays in the bottom of the 2nd inning

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Margot makes an unbelievable catch to end the inning.

Margot makes the catch (!!) falling over the wall … he never let go of the ball but he appears to be shaken … the announcer said that that drop from the wall is about six feet

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

1ST INNING: 3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

Florida Florida manuel Margot hits a home run to put the Rays on the scoreboard.

3-0 Tampa Bay Rays

a sloppy play by the Astros – they should have had Choi out at 1st – allows the Rays to extend the inning

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

Arozarena is on base (shocker) with 2 men out in the bottom of the 1st inning

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020

with runners on 1st and 3rd and 2 outs, Morton strikes out Kyle Tucker … to the bottom of the 1st !!

— Gabrielle Shirley (@WFLAGabrielle) October 12, 2020