Rays Probable Pitchers

Houston looks to wrap things up with its ace, who is 3-1 with a 1.05 ERA in four potential clincher appearances in his career. Verlander struck out eight Rays over seven scoreless innings in Game 1.

It’s all hands on deck for the Rays, beginning with Castillo, who opened six games during the second half. Castillo tossed 1 2/3 scoreless innings against Houston in Game 2.

Glasnow was the choice to start Game 5 after manager Kevin Cash deployed Blake Snell to close Game 4. The righty will be pitching on an extra day’s rest after throwing 4 1/3 innings in the Rays’ 6-2 loss in Game 1, when he gave up four hits and a two-run homer to Jose Altuve.

A third straight trip to the ALCS for Houston hinges on Cole, who was historically dominant in Game 2 when he struck out 15 -- an Astros franchise playoff record -- in his 118-pitch outing across 7 2/3 innings.