Guardians vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some prime MLB action as the surging Cleveland Guardians, boasting a stellar 19-9 record, gear up to clash with the struggling Houston Astros at the iconic Minute Maid Park tonight at 08:10PM EST. It’s a tale of two cities in the American League as the Guardians sit comfortably at the top, while the Astros are scrambling to find their form, 6.5 games adrift in the standings. With the betting lines tipping slightly in favor of the Astros at -148 despite their recent win against Colorado, and an over/under that promises a high-scoring affair, tonight’s matchup is set to be a sizzler. The weather gods are playing ball too, offering up a partly cloudy evening with a gentle breeze—perfect conditions for some baseball magic. So, as the Guardians look to lock shields and the Astros aim to launch into orbit, tonight’s game is all set to be a cosmic clash of celestial proportions!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 30, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the ESE at 9.4 mph. Temperature is at 75.0° with 79% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+124	-148	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+141	-170	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+17	-22	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

128W-128L

41.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

3W-7L

HOME

146W-105L

58.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/09/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+10.0
06/09/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+10.0
06/10/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+1.0
06/10/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+1.0
06/11/23	Houston Astros HOU	0	Under	-4.0
06/11/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-4.0
07/31/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+1.0
07/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+1.0
08/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-7.0
08/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-7.0
08/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-4.0
08/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-4.0

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Carlos Carrasco

ERA 4.629 | IP 23.3 | 1.0W-2.0L | KO 20.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-24-24	vsBOS	8-0L	5.0	9	5	4	Under
04-18-24	@BOS	5-4W	5.7	4	2	5	Push
04-13-24	vsNYY	3-2L	4.7	5	1	2	Under
04-06-24	@MIN	3-1W	3.0	1	1	6	Under
03-31-24	@OAK	3-4L	5.0	6	3	3	Under
08-26-23	@LAA	5-3L	1.7	7	5	1	Under
08-20-23	@STL	3-7W	4.0	9	3	3	Over
08-14-23	@PIT	2-7W	3.0	4	2	5	Push
08-08-23	@CHC	3-2L	5.0	3	2	5	Under
08-03-23	@KC	2-9W	6.0	8	6	0	Over

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-21-24	@WAS	0-6L	4.0	4	3	6	Under
04-16-24	vsATL	6-2L	6.0	5	2	3	Under
04-11-24	@KC	3-13L	0.7	11	9	0	Over
04-05-24	@TEX	2-10L	3.0	8	5	3	Over
03-30-24	vsNYY	5-3L	4.0	4	1	5	Under
10-01-23	@ARI	8-1W	1.0	0	0	0	Push
09-24-23	vsKC	6-5L	3.0	6	6	4	Over
09-19-23	vsBAL	9-5L	5.3	6	7	5	Over
09-13-23	vsOAK	2-6W	5.0	0	0	7	Under
09-08-23	vsSD	11-2L	4.3	6	6	5	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/30	vs ATL	2-4L	10	0	Under
04/29	vs ATL	3-2W	3	0	Under
04/28	vs ATL	2-6L	5	1	Under
04/27	@ BOS	5-4W	8	2	Push
04/26	@ BOS	0-8L	4	0	Under
04/25	@ BOS	4-1W	7	1	Under
04/23	@ OAK	6-2W	7	1	Under
04/22	@ OAK	6-3W	14	1	Push
04/21	@ OAK	10-2W	9	2	Over
04/20	vs BOS	5-4W	8	0	Push
04/19	vs BOS	0-2L	3	0	Under
04/18	vs BOS	10-7W	14	1	Over
04/17	vs BOS	6-0W	9	1	Under
04/16	@ NYY	8-7W	9	3	Over
04/15	@ NYY	2-8L	7	2	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/30	vs COL	8-2W	8	3	Over
04/29	vs COL	12-4W	15	3	Over
04/27	vs CHC	1-3L	4	0	Under
04/26	vs CHC	3-4L	10	1	Under
04/25	vs CHC	2-7L	6	1	Push
04/23	vs WAS	0-6L	4	0	Under
04/22	vs WAS	4-5L	9	0	Push
04/21	vs WAS	5-3W	13	0	Under
04/19	@ ATL	4-5L	9	2	Push
04/18	@ ATL	2-6L	7	1	Under
04/17	@ ATL	1-6L	7	0	Under
04/16	@ TEX	8-5W	10	2	Over
04/15	@ TEX	9-2W	14	0	Over
04/14	@ TEX	8-12L	11	2	Over
04/13	vs KC	3-13L	11	1	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	9.6	12.0	0.342	0.462	39.3%	85.5%	2.6%
#2 Andres Gimenez	9.9	13.1	0.26	0.33	38.0%	71.0%	0.0%
#3 Jose Ramirez	10.7	14.2	0.257	0.451	29.2%	74.3%	4.4%
#4 Josh Naylor	8.7	11.6	0.265	0.5	39.8%	89.8%	6.1%
#5 Will Brennan	7.2	9.5	0.225	0.408	31.0%	71.8%	4.2%
#6 Tyler Freeman	7.7	10.3	0.215	0.38	34.2%	72.2%	3.8%
#7 Estevan Florial	7.3	9.6	0.222	0.444	35.6%	80.0%	4.4%
#8 Bo Naylor	7.8	10.3	0.2	0.308	36.9%	67.7%	3.1%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	6.2	8.0	0.215	0.304	32.9%	63.3%	0.0%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	11.2	14.2	0.342	0.596	46.5%	106.1%	6.1%
#2 Alex Bregman	9.8	12.3	0.216	0.268	32.0%	58.8%	0.0%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	12.4	16.4	0.275	0.495	39.4%	89.0%	6.4%
#4 Luis Garcia	9.4	9.4	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#4 Kyle Tucker	11.8	15.7	0.29	0.551	46.7%	101.9%	6.5%
#5 Jeremy Pena	8.8	11.0	0.321	0.45	37.6%	82.6%	2.8%
#6 Yainer Diaz	8.5	10.9	0.291	0.447	35.9%	80.6%	2.9%
#7 Chas McCormick	7.6	9.9	0.236	0.278	37.5%	65.3%	0.0%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	6.4	8.4	0.279	0.393	31.1%	70.5%	1.6%