Expect a display of power when Jose Ramirez (38 HR) and the Cleveland Guardians (92-68) take on Yordan Alvarez (35 HR) and the Houston Astros (87-73) at Progressive Field at 6:10 p.m. ET live on BSGL. Ramirez and the Guardians are -141 favorites on the moneyline for the matchup.
Ben Lively takes the mound for Cleveland while Justin Verlander is Houston’s starter for the contest.
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Guardians and Astros Betting Trends
The Guardians have gone 64-35 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 64.6% of those games).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -141 or shorter, Cleveland has a record of 29-16 (64.4%).
The Astros have been underdogs in 42 games this season and won 20 (47.6%) of those contests.
Houston has entered 10 games this season as the underdog by +120 or more and is 5-5 in those contests.
In the 160 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Guardians, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 68 times (68-81-11).
The Astros and their opponents have hit the over in 65 of their 160 games with a total this season.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians are the 14th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.4 runs per game (705 total).
Cleveland is 12th in MLB action with 184 total home runs.
The Guardians’ .238 batting average ranks 20th in MLB.
Cleveland strikes out 7.4 times per game, the fourth-fewest mark in MLB.
The Guardians pitching staff is eighth in MLB with a collective 8.9 strikeouts per nine innings.
Cleveland’s 3.62 team ERA ranks fourth across all MLB pitching staffs.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have scored the 11th-most runs in the league this season with 736 (4.6 per game).
Houston’s 190 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
The Astros rank third in MLB with a .262 team batting average.
Houston is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking third with an average of 7.3 strikeouts per game.
The Astros have a 9.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, third-best in baseball.
Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 3.75 ERA this year, sixth-best in baseball.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
The Guardians will send Lively (13-9) out for his 29th start of the season. He is 13-9 with a 3.80 ERA and 114 strikeouts in 147 2/3 innings pitched.
Ramirez leads Cleveland in home runs with 38 and runs batted in with 115.
Josh Naylor has collected 135 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .456 on the year.
Steven Kwan is batting .292 to lead Cleveland, while adding 14 homers and 44 runs batted in this season.
Andres Gimenez has 146 hits and an OBP of .299 to go with a slugging percentage of .340 this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros’ Verlander (4-6) will make his 17th start of the season.
Alvarez has put up a team-best batting average of .308, while leading the Astros in home runs (35) and runs batted in (86).
Jose Altuve has 31 doubles, 20 home runs and 47 walks while hitting .295.
Alex Bregman has 30 doubles, two triples, 26 home runs and 44 walks while hitting .260.
Yainer Diaz is batting .299 with 29 doubles, three triples, 16 home runs and 24 walks.
Guardians and Astros Injuries
Guardians: Alex Cobb: 15 Day IL (Finger), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Sam Hentges: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Astros: Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Ben Gamel: 10 Day IL (Knee), Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), J.P. France: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Yordan Alvarez: day-to-day (Knee)
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