The Cleveland Guardians (29-33) and Jose Ramirez (3 HR in his last game) are underdogs (-109) on the moneyline for their matchup with the Houston Astros (36-27) on Friday at 7:10 PM ET on BSGL.
Houston’s Cristian Javier gets the start, and he’ll go against Cleveland’s Logan Allen.
Astros vs. Guardians Odds
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Astros and Guardians Betting Trends
The Astros have won 55.6% of the games this season when they were favored on the moneyline (25-20).
When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -110 or shorter, Houston has a record of 26-20 (56.5%).
This season, the Guardians have been the underdog 28 times and won 12, or 42.9%, of those games.
Cleveland is 12-14 this season when entering a game as the underdog by -109 or more on the moneyline.
The Astros have played in 63 games with over/under set, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 30 times (30-32-1).
The Guardians’ games have gone over the total in 23 of their 61 chances.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have the No. 15 offense in baseball scoring 4.5 runs per game (283 total runs).
Houston is 14th in MLB action with 70 total home runs.
The Astros have the 17th-ranked batting average in the league (.246).
Houston’s batters strike out eight times per game, the seventh-fewest strikeouts in the majors.
The Astros pitching staff leads MLB with a collective 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston has the first-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.27).
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 28th with just 231 total runs (3.7 per game) this season.
Cleveland has hit just 39 homers this season, which ranks last in the majors.
The Guardians have a team batting average of .237 this season, which ranks 21st among MLB teams.
Cleveland is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking second with an average of 7.1 strikeouts per game.
The Guardians strike out just 7.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, which ranks 27th in MLB.
Cleveland has the sixth-best ERA (3.77) in the majors this season.
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Astros Key Players to Watch
Javier gets the start for the Astros, his 13th of the season. He is 7-1 with a 2.84 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 69 2/3 innings pitched.
Yordan Alvarez is batting .272 this season with a team-high 17 home runs and 55 RBI.
Alex Bregman has collected 59 hits this season and has an OBP of .348. He’s slugging .403 on the year.
Kyle Tucker is slashing .271/.343/.440 this season for the Astros.
Jeremy Pena has collected 58 hits this season and has an OBP of .301. He’s slugging .415 on the year.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Allen (3-2) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his ninth start of the season.
Ramirez paces the Guardians with nine home runs.
Steven Kwan is batting .256 with 14 doubles, a triple, two home runs and 31 walks.
Josh Naylor has racked up a team-high batting average of .277 and paces the Guardians in runs batted in (43).
Andres Gimenez is hitting .241 with 11 doubles, two triples, three home runs and 10 walks.
Astros and Guardians Injuries
Astros: Michael Brantley: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Lance McCullers Jr.: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (Oblique)
Guardians: Cal Quantrill: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Peyton Battenfield: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cody Morris: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)
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