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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- Jarred Cosart has spent a lot of time studying David Price. In the last year, the young Houston right-hander has spent a lot of time outpitching him, too. Cosart threw eight shutout innings to beat Tampa Bay once again, and rookie George Springers two-run homer helped the Astros defeat the Rays 3-1 Friday night. Cosart (7-5) gave up six hits in winning his third straight start. He walked one and struck out two, retiring 12 straight at one point. The 24-year-old Cosart topped the Rays last Saturday in Houston, the Astros last victory before losing four in a row. The pitching matchup against Price (5-7) was a rematch of Cosarts major league debut at Tampa Bay last July 12 in which he took a no-hit bid into the seventh inning and finished with eight shutout innings and a win. "Hes a guy Ive watched for years, and hes one of the best in the league and hes proven that, and thats where were all trying to get," Cosart said. "I was trying to compete with him pitch-for-pitch, and you know hes not going to make too many mistakes. Tonight he made one, really." After striking out in his first five at-bats against Price, including his first try Friday night, Springer hit his 13th home run off the D-ring catwalk at Tropicana Field. It came in the third inning after the first of Jose Altuves three hits. "I was a little bit in front of it and just didnt want to hook it," said Springer. "I was actually saying to myself: Just stay fair!" Price "had some success off me the last game and he still has some success off me. It was one of those things where I was just able to hit it," Springer said. Price gave up six hits while striking out 12 in eight innings. It was his fourth straight game with double digits in strikeouts, tying Bostons Jon Lester (in 2010) for the longest such streak since 2008. Price is 1-3 in those four starts for the Rays, who have lost 18 of 24. A second-inning strikeout of Chris Carter was the 1,000th of Prices career. "It (the strikeout) is cool, cant deny that," Price said. "But it stinks. You want to win out there and were not doing that right now so its frustrating." Jonathan Villar added a solo homer for the Astros in the ninth off reliever Juan Carlos Oviedo. The Rays scored an unearned run in the ninth off reliever Chad Qualls, who got his ninth save. Yunel Escobar hit an RBI single with two outs before Ryan Hanigan struck out. Altuve leads the majors with 101 hits. Batting second in front of Springer, the Houston second baseman is 11 for 18 in four games since returning from a hand injury. "It really puts the pressure on the opposing pitcher with a guy that leads the league in hits," Astros manager Bo Porter said. "Hes going to be on base a bunch, and then you have a guy in the batters box that can change the game with one swing. Its a pretty good dynamic for our lineup." Brandon Guyer and Jose Molina each had two of Tampa Bays eight hits, all singles. NOTES: The Astros optioned RHP Paul Clemens to Triple-A Oklahoma City and called up RHP Jake Buchanan, who will start Saturdays game against Tampa Bay RHP Jake Odorizzi. ... Price leads AL pitchers in innings (115 2-3) and strikeouts (133), along with hits (116) and home runs (16) allowed. ... With the signing of LHP Brock Burke, the Rays announced they have signed all 11 of their picks in the first 10 rounds of the draft. 00:23ET 21-06-14 Harry Kane Jersey . Asdrubal Cabrera had four hits and three RBIs, Michael Brantley also homered and the Indians beat the injury-riddled Minnesota Twins 9-4 Thursday for their first three-game winning streak this season. Fernando Llorente Jersey . Manager Alex Ferguson says the injury was sustained while the player tried to hit a volley toward the end of training on Tuesday. http://www.hotspurfcproshop.com/cameron-...spur-jersey-uk/. Jose Bautista homered for the fifth straight game in the sixth inning, following a two-out solo homer by Melky Cabrera. Edwin Encarnacion led off the seventh with a homer to tie the game 3-3 and, with two out in the seventh, Munenori Kawasaki came through with the two-out single to score pinch-runner Steve Tolleson with what proved to be the winning run. Moussa Sissoko Jersey .Brooks, a three-year veteran, was slow to get up after suffering the injury during a 5-yard run by Arian Foster.Brooks limped off the field midway through the quarter and then slowly walked to the locker room a few minutes later. Paulo Gazzaniga Jersey . -- Sonny Grays fastball wasnt as sharp as it usually is, and the Oakland Athletics young pitcher even had a quirky replay go against him.Sheffield Wednesday manager Carlos Carvalhal has revealed he has signed a three-year deal with the club ahead of their Sky Bet Championship play-off final against Hull on Saturday, live on Sky Sports. The former Besiktas boss agreed the deal in principle more than two months ago but felt that it was the right time for the details of his new contract were revealed before the clubs first appearance at Wembley in 23 years.We are near the final and I understand it is a good moment to talk about this, said Carvalhal. I signed for another three years here. I didnt want to sign for that long - I wanted one year - but the chairman wanted three. I dont need four years contract. I dont need money - Im good with my life.If this happens [staying], Im happy. Being happy is the people around you enjoying what you are doing. If they are, I can stay here 10 years.Going into the final at Wembley - coverage starts from 4pm on Sky Sports 1 HD - Carvalhal always believed his team could finish in the top six, even when the Owls were languishing in 19th position after seven games of the season. Jermaine Jackson from the Jackson 5 is a Sheffield Wednesday supporter and hes even re-written a song for the Championship play-off final At that moment, we probably had one per cent chance to get promoted, said the 50-year-old Portuguese. But even then, we had 100 per cent faith.With time, we have achieved the play-offs. At that point, we had 25 per cent of the chances as there were four teeams.ddddddddddddAt this moment, we have 50 per cent of the chances to win, even though in my opinion we are underdogs. We have more faith now. Wednesdays Tom Lees, Daniel Pudil, manager Carlos Carvalhal and Ross Wallace (left to right) The Wednesday manager has urged the fans to stay with the team at the 90,000-capacity stadium - no matter of the outcome from the match.My challenge to the fans is do your best, push the players from start to finish, he said.Applaud them when they make mistakes and lets see if this kind of energy will be enough to beat one of the strongest sides in the competition. Highlights of Sheffield Wednesdays 1-1 draw at Brighton, which sealed a 3-1 aggregate win in the semi-finals Hull are a really good team with a good coach. Its a Premier League team.They have got their strong points but like all the teams in the world, they have their weak points.Watch Hull v Sheffield Wednesday in the Sky Bet Championship final. Coverage begins on Sky Sports 1 HD at 4pm. 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