Houston's offense stalled, its lead shrank and its playoff path grew more precarious after Tampa Bay exposed the gap between the AL division leaders in a weekend sweep.

Freddy Peralta pitched five hitless innings, and Jonathan Aranda hit two of Tampa Bay’s four home runs to help the Rays finish off a three-game sweep of the Houston Astros with a 14-4 victory.

While the Bucs’ season got off to a disappointing start with a loss in Cincinnati, the American League-best Rays completed a sweep of the Astros. The Rays plated two touchdowns worth of runs to keep them in great position to win the division title,

Sunday’s 14-4 win completed a three-game sweep of the AL West-leading Astros, improved the Rays’ AL-leading record to 90-59, maintained their four-game division lead and lowered their magic number to win the East to 10, with a slim chance that celebration could happen this week at Tropicana Field.

El dominicano Freddy Peralta lanzó cinco entradas sin permitir hits, y el mexicano Jonathan Aranda conectó dos de los cuatro jonrones de Tampa Bay para ayudar a los Rays a completar una barrida de tre

The Tampa Bay Rays return home for a three-game set against the Houston Astros starting on Friday night. The Rays split a four-game set in Texas before taking t

Fresh off Junior Caminero's walk-off blast to clinch a postseason berth, Tampa Bay hands the ball to Ian Seymour against Houston right-hander Peter Lambert.

The Tampa Bay Rays are the first team to lock up a spot in the 2026 MLB playoffs. They did it in dramatic fashion.

The Houston Astros and Tampa Bay Rays open a 3-game series Friday at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. First pitch is 7:10 p.m. ET.

Rays star Junior Caminero reacts after his two-run walk-off homer vs. the Astros clinched Tampa Bay's 2026 postseason berth.

TODAY’S GAME: The Houston Astros (75-74) and Tampa Bay Rays (89-59) play the finale of this 3-game set this afternoon at Tropicana Field. RHP Hayden Wesneski (5-1, 3.35 ERA) will start for the Astros as he takes on Rays RHP Freddy Peralta (8-11,