Shane Baz pitched decently in a no-decision against the Astros on Thursday evening, giving up three runs on seven hits over his 5 2/3 innings of work.
Baz struck out three batters on the evening and did not allow a base on balls. He kept the Astros off the board through the first four frames, but they broke through with two runs in the fifth including a long solo homer off the bat of Yainer Diaz. He then served up a game-tying solo homer to Jose Altuve before being chased in the sixth inning. Had he survived the sixth, he would have been in line to earn a victory after the Rays struck for five runs in the top half of the seventh. The 25-year-old right-hander got four whiffs on 86 pitches on the night, notching a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll lug a 4.92 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a 55/22 K/BB ratio (60 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Rangers.