The Cleveland Guardians (92-67) will host the Houston Astros (86-73), Friday at 7:10 p.m. ET, with both teams on top of their divisions, the AL Central and AL West.
Curious about who’s playing for the Guardians and the Astros? Keep reading to get complete injury reports for both teams.
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Guardians vs. Astros Game Info
Game Day: Friday, September 27, 2024
Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
TV Channel: MLB Network
Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Stadium: Progressive Field
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Guardians vs. Astros Injury News Today
Guardians’ Injuries
Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
Sam Hentges |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
0-0, 3.04 ERA, 10.3 K/9 |
Alex Cobb |
15 Day Injury List |
Finger |
2-1, 2.76 ERA, 5.5 K/9 |
Shane Bieber |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
2-0, 0.00 ERA, 15.0 K/9 |
Trevor Stephan |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
James Karinchak |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
– |
Astros’ Injuries
Name |
Status |
Injury |
2024 Stats |
Yordan Alvarez |
day-to-day |
Knee |
.308 / .392 / .567, 35, 86 |
Chas McCormick |
10 Day Injury List |
Wrist |
.211 / .271 / .306, 5, 27 |
Ben Gamel |
10 Day Injury List |
Knee |
.247 / .384 / .333, 1, 4 |
Cristian Javier |
60 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
3-1, 3.89 ERA, 7.0 K/9 |
J.P. France |
60 Day Injury List |
Undisclosed |
0-3, 7.46 ERA, 7.8 K/9 |
Bennett Sousa |
60 Day Injury List |
Shoulder |
– |
Kendall Graveman |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Penn Murfee |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Lance McCullers Jr. |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Oliver Ortega |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Luis Garcia |
60 Day Injury List |
Elbow |
– |
Jose Urquidy |
60 Day Injury List |
Forearm |
– |
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Guardians’ Recent Hitting Insights
Cleveland has hit 14 home runs over the past 10 games.
Over the last 10 games, the Guardians have 28 extra-base hits (2.8 per game) while slugging .422.
Over the past 10 outings Cleveland is averaging 8.1 hits per game and batting .248.
Over the last 10 games, Jose Ramirez has a team-high three home runs and eight runs batted in.
Kyle Manzardo has eight hits over the last 10 games and a slash line of .320/.414/.680.
Astros’ Recent Hitting Insights
Over the last 10 games, Houston has hit 12 home runs.
Over the Astros’ last 10 games, they’re slugging .398 with 27 extra-base hits.
Over the last 10 games, Houston is batting .246 as a team with 8.3 hits per contest.
Kyle Tucker leads Houston with four home runs during the past 10 games. He’s batting .382 with six RBI over that span.
Yordan Alvarez has three doubles, three home runs and six walks while batting .270 over the past 10 games.
Guardians’ Starting Pitcher
Joey Cantillo (2-3) will take the mound for the Guardians, his eighth start of the season.
The left-hander’s last start was on Thursday, Sept. 19, when he tossed 4 1/3 innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the Minnesota Twins.
The 24-year-old has pitched to a 4.63 ERA this season with 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 3.3 walks per nine across eight games.
Over the past 10 games Guardians pitchers have a collective 1.70 ERA.
Opposing batters have jumped on Cleveland’s pitchers for three home runs during the past 10 games.
Astros’ Starting Pitcher
Ronel Blanco makes the start for the Astros, his 29th of the season. He is 12-6 with a 2.88 ERA and 163 strikeouts through 162 1/3 innings pitched.
The righty’s most recent time out came on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when he threw six innings, surrendering two earned runs while giving up seven hits.
In 29 games this season, the 31-year-old has put up an ERA of 2.88, with 9.0 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .193 against him.
Astros pitchers have a collective ERA of 4.35 over the last 10 games.
Houston’s pitchers have allowed 15 home runs over the last 10 games.
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