HOUSTON — If you are looking for heat, you’ve come to the right place with Tyler Glasnow on the mound Friday for the Rays versus Astros ace Justin Verlander at Minute Maid Park.

“[Glasnow is] probably going to come out throwing 103 miles an hour,’’ Rays manager Kevin Cash said.

At least 100 mph.

Until a forearm strain shut him down for about four months, Glasnow was incredible for the Rays. Now that this will be his fifth start back, Cash said he is hoping for six innings from the 6-foot-8 right-hander against the mighty Astros.

“I think there’s an opportunity that he can be a little bit better efficiency-wise,’’ Cash said. “Performance-wise, he has been outstanding. But I think six innings is reasonable. But then you’ve got to take into consideration that that lineup they’re throwing out doesn’t generally allow pitchers to be too efficient.’’

Carlos Correa (back) will return to the Astros’ lineup and was hitting bombs in batting practice Thursday. Alex Bregman keys the offense, but the 107-win Astros have many weapons. When the roof is closed and the crowd roaring, it becomes an intimidating ballpark for the visiting team. The Astros finished 60-21 at home this season.

That’s why Cash is throwing the heat and hoping for the best. Tampa Bay went 4-3 against the Astros this season (1-2 at Minute Maid Park) and is 7-3 in the past 10 games against Houston. The Rays beat the Athletics 5-1 Wednesday in the wild-card game in Oakland, Calif., so they can handle the road if they get the pitching.

In Glasnow’s previous four starts, his average fastball velocity was 97.6 mph. He has faced the Astros once in his career, on March 30 in St. Petersburg, Fla., and allowed only one run, a Bregman first-inning home run, over five innings. The Rays went 10-2 in Glasnow’s 12 starts this season as he finished 6-1 with a 1.78 ERA.

“It’s awesome,’’ Glasnow said of this opportunity. “I think recovering and feeling good after one setback I had, that really was the only goal. Now that I’m here and it’s real, it feels amazing.’’

The small-market Rays are not out to shock the world.

“I think it’s honestly just maybe not proving other people wrong,’’ Glasnow explained, “but really kind of just proving to ourselves how good we are. So that is the kind of mentality I’m taking and I think a lot of other guys are too.’’

Noted Cash, “We’re built on pitching and preventing runs.’’

To beat Glasnow, the Astros are taking a deep dive into video, Bregman said.

“We ask around to our buddies around the league who have faced him,” Bregman added. “He’s tough. He’s been unbelievable this year. They have a really good staff so we got our hands full.’’

Gear up for 100 mph.