First pitch: Rays’ Price makes return as Astros try to snap four-game slide
The Astros will attempt to end a four-game losing streak during a 7:10 p.m. contest Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays at Minute Maid Park. Astros veteran lefthander Erik Bedard (3-3, 4.44 ERA) is set to face Rays lefty David Price (1-4, 5.24). Bedard has allowed two runs or less in seven of his last nine starts, becoming one of the Astros’ steadiest pitchers during the stretch. Price, the American League’s reigning Cy Young winner, is making his first start since May 15. He’s missed Tampa Bay’s last 44 games due to a left triceps strain. The Astros have lost seven of nine and were blown out 12-0 by the [...]
