HOUSTON -- If you have to give up a home run now and then, the idea is to do so with nobody on base. Solo homers don't do as much damage as three-run jacks. However, homers without men on base can add up to deliver a knockout punch, which the Astros' four solos shots accomplished Wednesday night in the Rays' 5-1 loss at Minute Maid Park.
Tampa Bay completed its seven-game road trip to New York and Houston with a 2-5 mark against the Yankees and Astros, two of baseball's best teams. The Rays head back to St.