With another 10,046 of their best friends on hand, the Rays answered Houston’s win on Monday with some late signs of life on Tuesday.
Brandon Walter made his return to the bigs after an inauspicious debut two seasons ago. This time around, he struck out five over five shutout innings, giving up three hits and a walk. Shawn Dubin followed him with two shutout innings of relief.
In the meantime, Jake Meyers was ensuring an early Astros lead with a second-inning RBI-double. The lead was doubled in turn one frame later on an Isaac Paredes (8) solo home run.