Astros face the Guardians leading series 1-0
Houston Astros (9-15, fifth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (13-11, first in the AL Central) Cleveland; Tuesday, 6:10 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Ryan Weiss (0-2, 6. 75 ERA, 2. 04 WHIP, 18 strikeouts); Guardians: Parker Messick (3-0, 1.
05 ERA, 0. 78 WHIP, 25 strikeouts) LINE: Guardians -145, Astros +121; over/under is 8 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Cleveland Guardians. Cleveland is 13-11 overall and 7-4 in home games.
Guardians hitters have a collective . 378 slugging percentage to rank eighth in the AL. Houston has a 2-9 record in road games and a 9-15 record overall.
The Astros have the third-best team batting average in MLB play at . 259. The matchup Tuesday is the second time these teams match up this season.