CLE vs HOU — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballDaikin Park · Houston, Texas

Cleveland

Guardians

Final

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Top hitters

CLE

AVG

.273

HOU

AVG

.429▼

2Yordan Alvarez1-4.324▼
3Jeremy Peña3-5 · 2 HR · 3 RBI.289
4Christian Walker0-4.242

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

CLE

Starter

Tanner Bibee

Cleveland Guardians · 2-8

5.1 IP, 3 ER, 7 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 25th

4.03 ERA · 78 K · 1.18 WHIP

HOU

Starter

Tatsuya Imai

Houston Astros · 4-3

6.0 IP, 3 ER, 11 K, 0 BB

xwOBA 17th

6.15 ERA · 48 K · 1.44 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Our analysis

What happened

The Astros powered past the Guardians with a 9-3 victory at Daikin Park, showcasing an explosive offensive display.

The Astros launched three home runs, led by Jeremy Pena's two-homer performance, which propelled them to a robust 9-run outing against the Guardians.
On the pitching front, Houston's T. Imai had a dazzling 11 strikeouts over 6 innings, stifling Cleveland's offense, while the Guardians' T. Bibee surrendered three earned runs.
With this win, the Astros improve to 37-43, while the Guardians sit at 41-37, adding to the drama in this tightly contested season.

Contact quality

CLE3 R · .372 xBA

HOU9 R · .362 xBA

HOU scored more despite the lower team xBA — CLE squared more up and had less to show for it.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

HOU win3rd in the AL West, 2 GB

Looking ahead

The Astros sit 3rd in the AL West, 2 games back — coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Guardians sit 2nd in the AL Central — coming off a win, 4-6 over their last 10.
HOU wins series 2-1.
The Astros are up next at TEX (Jul 10-12).
The Guardians are up next at MIA (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	1
HOU	1	0	1	0	0	3	2	2		9	12	0

Statcast

Hardest hit · HOU
Y. Diaz · Lineout
109.5 mph · .870 xBA
Hardest hit · CLE
T. Bazzana · Single
102.4 mph · .900 xBA
Longest hit
J. Altuve · Double
385 ft · .370 xBA
Best barrel
J. Peña · Home Run
104.4 mph · .660 xBA
Fastest pitch
D. Espino · 4-Seam Fastball
99.7 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Jose Altuve
HOU
+35%
Isaac Paredes
HOU
+14%
Brayan Rocchio
CLE
+14%

Scoring summary

Paredes singled to right, Walker scored on throwing error by right fielder Watson, Paredes to second.1st Inning0-1
Rocchio doubled to right, Bazzana scored.3rd Inning1-1
Hoskins homered to left (376 feet), Rocchio scored.3rd Inning3-1
Peña homered to left (351 feet). challenged call on the field was upheld3rd Inning3-2
Altuve homered to left (349 feet), Alvarez scored and Paredes scored.6th Inning3-5
Peña homered to left (347 feet).7th Inning3-6
Altuve doubled to left, Alvarez scored.7th Inning3-7
Meyers hit a ground rule double, Smith scored.8th Inning3-8
Peña singled to right, Meyers scored.8th Inning3-9

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
T. Bazzana	2-4	4	1	2	0	0	1	12	.256	.356	.427
K. Manzardo	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	1	17	.233	.325	.396
B. Rocchio	2-4	4	1	2	1	0	0	14	.273	.353	.399
R. Hoskins	1-4	4	1	1	2	1	1	10	.179	.318	.370
D. Schneemann	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	4	19	.222	.297	.365
G. Arias	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.233	.267	.419
K. Watson	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	8	.000	.000	.000
D. Fry	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	1	5	.228	.345	.386
P. Halpin	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.143	.167	.171
P. Bailey	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	2	10	.193	.230	.333
S. Kwan	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.210	.319	.256

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
T. Bibee	5.1	4	4	3	2	7	1	95-58	4.03	95
M. Festa	0.2	3	1	1	0	0	1	7-6	4.35	7
D. Espino	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	1	20-15	9.00	20
E. Sabrowski	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	0	20-13	2.53	20
S. Armstrong	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-14	3.05	17

Win probability

CLE 0%HOU 100%

Win probability over timeHOU win %

Biggest swing: Altuve homered to left (349 feet), Alvarez scored and Paredes scored. (+39% HOU)

Team stats

CLEHOU

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

CLEHOU

6.39%

Barrel%

9.39%

35.64%

Hard-hit%

39.86%

.310

xwOBA

.330

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant