Bazzana leads Guardians against the Astros after 4-hit game

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Sunday, June 21, 2026 8:03AM

Cleveland Guardians (41-36, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (36-42, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-5, 4.60 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (3-6, 4.31 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 58 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -137, Guardians +113; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Guardians play the Houston Astros after Travis Bazzana had four hits against the Astros on Saturday.

Houston has a 19-21 record in home games and a 36-42 record overall. The Astros have hit 102 total home runs to rank fifth in the majors.

Cleveland is 22-19 on the road and 41-36 overall. The Guardians have an 18-7 record in games when they did not give up a home run.

Sunday's game is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Astros have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Isaac Paredes has 14 doubles and 10 home runs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena is 10 for 40 with a double and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 5-5, .230 batting average, 4.91 ERA, outscored by 14 runs

Guardians: 4-6, .219 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored by seven runs

INJURIES: Astros: Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Chase DeLauter: 10-Day IL (rib), Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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