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HOUSTON -- Tampa Bay rookie Blake Snell struggled to throw strikes in his last three outings, piling up 13 walks over that span.He didnt walk a batter Saturday night, but not much else went right for the 23-year-old in a 6-2 loss to the Houston Astros.Snell allowed a season-high nine hits and five runs -- four earned -- in three-plus innings for his third loss in four starts. He exited with a bruise on his lower left leg after being hit by a sharp grounder from Marwin Gonzalez to start the fourth.The performance ended his streak of nine straight starts of allowing two earned runs or fewer. The streak was a franchise record for a rookie.I was thinking differently than what they were thinking, Snell said. I felt like they were in attack mode, swing mode, so I guess I should have been throwing more pitches out of the zone.Carlos Correa and Evan Gattis hit consecutive doubles with no outs in the second to give Houston a 1-0 lead. A third straight double, this one by Yulieski Gurriel, made it 2-0.Alex Bregman connected off Snell (4-7) for a two-run homer in the third inning to make it 4-0. It was Bregmans fifth homer.Blake obviously had a tough time, manager Kevin Cash said. He got there a different way; probably more hard-hit today than wed seen in the past ... threw the ball over the plate, but thats where the execution of making quality pitches is so important.Starter Dallas Keuchel (9-12) allowed nine hits and two runs for his first career victory over the Rays. He entered 0-4 in six starts against them.Gurriel had two doubles for Houston and collected the first two RBI of his career. It was the fifth game for Gurriel, who played in Cuba for 15 seasons before signing with the Astros in July.Bobby Wilson hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning for the Rays, and Tim Beckham had three hits.George Springer singled to start Houstons third and scored on Bregmans homer.Bregmans single in the fourth inning pushed the lead to 5-0.Corey Dickerson singled with no outs in the fifth before Wilsons home run, which smashed off the wall above the seats in left field and cut the lead to 5-2.The Rays didnt take advantage of a scoring opportunity in the sixth. Beckham singled with one out but was caught in a rundown when he tried to go to third on a single by Mikie Mahtook. Keuchel then struck out Steven Souza Jr. to end the threat.It was the second straight game in which the Rays had a key baserunning error.Its definitely showing up too much, and ultimately thats on me, Cash said. 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Taylor, who took 130 wickets in 46 Tests over 13 years, will continue to be available for selection in the ODI and T20I formats.He will play for St Lucia Zouks in the remainder of the 2016 Caribbean Premier League and is expected to be available for their match on July 17.Taylor, 32, played his last Test in Sydney at the start of the year and was left out of the squad to play India after giving formal notification of his decision to retire, the board said in a release.Rapid and with a natural outswinger, Taylor made his international debut as an 18-year-old against Sri Lanka in 2003, having impressed in domestic cricket for Jamaica. Injuries prevented him reaching his full potential, however, and he spent almost five years out of the Test side between 2009 and 2014.His finest hour came on his home ground, when he took 5 for 111 to help dismiss England for 51 on the way to an innings victory in 2009.dddddddddddd His best innings figures - 6 for 47 against Australia in 2015 - and match haul - 9 for 95 against India in 2006 - also came at at Sabina Park. He was dangerous enough as a batsman to thrash a hundred from No. 10 against New Zealand in 2008.Despite injury problems that at one point meant he played two domestic T20s in a 32-month period, Taylor returned to good effect in 2014, playing another 17 Tests. He took six wickets against England in Barbados last year to help West Indies win the match and secure a 1-1 draw.That was his last involvement in a Test victory, however, and after taking two wickets in three Tests against Australia on West Indies 2015-16 tour, he has decided to focus on limited-overs cricket. ' ' '