Tampa Bay Rays vs. Houston Astros - News - July 28, 2023

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Isaac Paredes - Clubs pair of homers Paredes went 2-for-3 with a two-run home run and a solo home run in Saturday's loss against the Astros.

Impact Paredes clobbered his 19th and 20th long balls of the season Saturday, tagging Hunter Brown and Rafael Montero for homers throughout the contest. The outing broke Paredes out of a mini-slump after entering the contest 1-for-12 (.083) over his last four games. With both of Saturday's homers coming off right-handed pitching, Paredes further solidified his reverse splits, slashing .261/.367/.535 with a .274 ISO versus righties while slashing .246/.342/.420 with a .174 ISO against lefties.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Taj Bradley - Roughed up by Astros Bradley (5-7) took the loss Saturday, allowing five runs on three hits and four walks over 3.1 innings in a 17-4 loss to the Astros. He struck out four.

Impact Bradley gave up a two-run home run to Yainer Diaz in the second inning, marking his seventh consecutive appearance allowing a long ball. Despite surrendering five runs, Bradley allowed just three hits, tying his season low in the category while doling out four walks. Though Bradley has thrown six innings just once this season (16 starts), he'll likely be worth a look as a streaming option during his next outing, which is tentatively scheduled to come against the Tigers at Comerica Park.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Hunter Brown - Books another quality start Brown (7-7) earned the win Saturday, allowing two runs on four hits and two walks over six innings against Tampa Bay. He struck out four.

Impact After holding the Rays scoreless through the first six innings, Brown retook the mound to start the seventh frame but was quickly pulled without recording an out after serving up a two-run home run to Isaac Paredes. the outing marked Brown's second consecutive quality start after recording just one in his previous five appearances. In the month of July, Brown holds a 1-3 record and a 5.92 ERA across 24.1 innings. He's tentatively lined up for a meeting with the Yankees on the road for his next start.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Zack Littell - Starting Sunday Littell will start Sunday's game against the Astros, Steve Carney of StPeteNine.com reports.

Impact The right-hander hasn't pitched since he delivered two scoreless innings last Sunday against Baltimore, and he'll start Tampa Bay's bullpen day in Houston a week later. Littell has covered at least two frames in each of his past four outings, but he shouldn't be expected to last more than once through the order Sunday.

JULY 30, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

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