{"id":344997,"date":"2026-06-21T20:28:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:28:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/344997\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T20:28:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T20:28:12","slug":"bazzana-leads-guardians-against-the-astros-after-4-hit-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/344997\/","title":{"rendered":"Bazzana leads Guardians against the Astros after 4-hit game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cleveland Guardians<\/a> (41-36, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (36-42, fourth in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi<\/a> (3-5, 4.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Astros: Kai-Wei Teng<\/a> (3-6, 4.31 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Astros -137, Guardians +113; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Houston Astros after Travis Bazzana<\/a> had four hits against the Astros on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 19-21 record in home games and a 36-42 record overall. The Astros have hit 102 total home runs to rank fifth in the majors.<\/p>\n

Cleveland is 22-19 on the road and 41-36 overall. The Guardians have an 18-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Astros have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes<\/a> has 14 doubles and 10 home runs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 10 for 40 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .230 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored by 14 runs<\/p>\n

Guardians: 4-6, .219 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by seven runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Braden Shewmake<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Guardians: Chase DeLauter<\/a>: 10-Day IL (rib), Angel Martinez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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