In the second game of a three-game series at Progressive Field, the Cleveland Guardians (92-68) take on the Houston Astros (87-73), Saturday at 6:10 p.m. ET.
Looking to see who’s available to play for the Guardians and the Astros? Continue scrolling to get complete injury reports for both squads.
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Guardians vs. Astros Game Info
Game Day: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Game Time: 6:10 p.m. ET
TV Channel: BSGL
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 27 extra-base hits (2.7 per game) while slugging .408.
Over the past 10 outings, Cleveland has a .236 batting average with 77 total hits (7.7 per game).
Over the last 10 games, Jose Ramirez has put up a team-high three home runs and eight runs batted in.
Kyle Manzardo has collected eight base hits, an OBP of .400 and a slugging percentage of .654 over the last 10 games.
Astros’ Recent Hitting Insights
Over the last 10 games, Houston has hit 14 home runs.
The Astros are slugging .439 with 32 extra-base hits over their last 10 games.
Over Houston’s last 10 games, the team is batting .263 with 90 total base hits.
Over the past 10 games, Kyle Tucker paces the Astros with three home runs.
Alex Bregman has two doubles, three home runs and three walks while hitting .342 over the last 10 games.
Guardians’ Starting Pitcher
The Guardians will hand the ball to Ben Lively (13-9) for his 29th start of the season.
The right-hander’s last start was on Saturday, Sept. 21, when he tossed five innings while giving up one earned run on three hits in a matchup with the St. Louis Cardinals.
The 32-year-old has pitched to a 3.80 ERA this season with 7.0 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.8 walks per nine across 28 games.
Over the past 10 games, Guardians pitchers have a collective 2.20 ERA.
Opponents have hit five home runs against Cleveland during the past 10 games.
Astros’ Starting Pitcher
Justin Verlander (4-6 with a 5.55 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Astros, his 17th of the season.
In his most recent time out on Saturday, Sept. 21, the right-hander threw 4 2/3 innings against the Los Angeles Angels, allowing six earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
The 41-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.55, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opposing batters have a .272 batting average against him.
Astros pitching has an ERA of 4.20 over the last 10 games.
Houston has allowed 13 home runs during the past 10 games.
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