NEWSLETTER
The Houston Astros (10-20) host the Cleveland Guardians (20-10) at 8:10 PM ET Thursday in a meeting between two of the league’s best hitters. Jose Altuve is batting .341 this year (eighth in the league) for the favored Astros (-136), while Steven Kwan ranks third in the majors with a .360 average for the underdog Guardians.
Houston’s Spencer Arrighetti and Cleveland’s Logan Allen have been named the starters for this contest.
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Astros and Guardians Betting Trends
The Astros have been favored on the moneyline 25 total times this season. They’ve gone 8-17 in those games.
Houston has gone 7-7 (winning 50% of its games) when it has played as moneyline favorites of -136 or shorter.
The Guardians have entered the game as underdogs 14 times this season and won nine, or 64.3%, of those games.
Cleveland is 6-3 this season when entering a game as the underdog by +114 or more on the moneyline.
The Astros have played in 30 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total nine times (9-19-2).
The Guardians and their opponents have hit the over in 16 of their 30 games with a total this season.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros rank 17th in runs scored with 134, 4.5 per game.
Houston averages 1.2 home runs per game to rank seventh in MLB action with 36 total home runs.
The Astros’ .263 batting average is third-best in MLB.
Houston strikes out the least in MLB, averaging 6.5 per game.
The Astros pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB with a collective 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Houston has a 4.89 team ERA that ranks 27th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Guardians Stats & Insights
The Guardians have scored 155 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
Cleveland has hit 30 homers this season, which ranks 18th in the majors.
The Guardians’ .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
Cleveland has shown good bat-to-ball skills at the plate this season with the third-best strikeout rate (7.6 per game) among MLB offenses.
The Guardians have a 9.5 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, second-best in baseball.
Cleveland has pitched to a 3.36 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
Astros Key Players to Watch
Arrighetti makes the start for the Astros, his fourth of the season. He is 0-3 with a 10.97 ERA and 15 strikeouts through 10 2/3 innings pitched.
Kyle Tucker leads Houston in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (21) this season while batting .298.
Altuve leads Houston in batting with a .341 average while slugging seven homers and driving in 10 runs.
Yordan Alvarez is slashing .254/.323/.458 this season for the Astros.
Jeremy Pena has collected 38 hits this season and has an OBP of .363. He’s slugging .444 on the year.
Guardians Key Players to Watch
Allen (3-1) will take to the mound for the Guardians and make his seventh start of the season.
Kwan paces the Guardians with a team-best batting average of .360.
Josh Naylor’s seven home runs and 24 RBI both lead his team.
Jose Ramirez has racked up a team-best 24 runs batted in.
Andres Gimenez is batting .282 with five doubles, a triple, a home run and seven walks.
Astros and Guardians Injuries
Astros: Grae Kessinger: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Chas McCormick: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Jose Urquidy: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Neck), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), 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)
Guardians: Sam Hentges: 15 Day IL (Finger), Eli Morgan: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Gavin Williams: 15 Day IL (Elbow), James Karinchak: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Angel Martinez: 60 Day IL (Foot), Shane Bieber: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Stephan: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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