The Tampa Bay Rays will try to continue their red-hot start to the season when they host the Houston Astros in the second game of a three-game series on Tuesday (6:40 p.m. ET) at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. The Rays have won 20 of their first 23 games. Since 1901, only the 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers and 1911 Detroit Tigers had better starts, at 21-2. 

For Tuesday, Tampa Bay is a -205 favorite in the latest Rays vs. Astros odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while Houston is a +170 underdog. The over/under for runs scored is 7.5. The game is one of 15 on the MLB schedule for Tuesday. (See up-to-date lines for every game on our MLB odds page.)

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