Guardians vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Minute Maid Park tonight as the red-hot Cleveland Guardians, boasting a stellar 19-10 record, roll into Houston to face the struggling Astros, who are trying to find their footing this season. The first pitch is set to fly at 8:10 PM EST, and with the Guardians looking to tighten their grip on the top spot in the American League and the Astros aiming to claw back from a 6.5-game deficit, you can bet sparks will fly. The betting lines are buzzing with an over/under of 8.5, favoring the home team slightly despite their recent nail-biter of a victory against these very Guardians. With overcast skies and a breezy backdrop, tonight’s game promises to deliver all the thrills. So, as the Guardians look to shield their lead and the Astros hope to launch a comeback, expect a cosmic clash where only the stars will shine!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 01, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Overcast with winds from the SE at 12.5 mph. Temperature is at 82.9° with 70% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+145	-177	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+147	-179	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+2	-2	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

128W-129L

40.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

147W-105L

59.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/30/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+10.5
04/30/24	Houston Astros HOU	10	Over	+10.5
06/09/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+10.5
06/09/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+10.5
06/10/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+1.5
06/10/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+1.5
06/11/23	Houston Astros HOU	0	Under	-3.5
06/11/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-3.5
07/31/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+1.5
07/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+1.5
08/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-6.5
08/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-6.5
08/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-3.5
08/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-3.5

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Triston McKenzie

ERA 4.909 | IP 22.0 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 18.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-25-24	vsBOS	4-6W	4.0	6	2	7	Over
04-19-24	vsOAK	2-10W	5.0	3	1	6	Over
04-13-24	vsNYY	8-2L	4.0	4	6	1	Over
04-08-24	vsCWS	0-4W	5.7	3	0	2	Under
04-01-24	@SEA	4-5L	3.3	4	5	2	Over
09-30-23	@DET	0-8L	4.3	3	1	1	Under
09-24-23	vsBAL	5-1L	1.7	1	3	0	Under
06-10-23	vsHOU	6-4L	5.0	7	5	5	Over
06-04-23	@MIN	2-1W	5.0	1	0	10	Under
10-03-22	@KC	2-1W	5.0	4	1	4	Under

Justin Verlander

ERA 1.742 | IP 10.3 | 1.0W-0.0L | KO 11.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-25-24	@CHC	1-3L	4.3	3	0	7	Under
04-19-24	@WAS	5-3W	6.0	4	2	4	Under
09-30-23	@ARI	1-0W	5.0	2	0	5	Under
09-25-23	@SEA	5-1W	8.0	3	1	8	Under
09-18-23	vsBAL	8-7L	6.0	8	3	5	Over
09-12-23	vsOAK	6-2L	7.0	8	5	7	Under
09-06-23	@TEX	12-3W	7.0	4	2	6	Over
09-01-23	vsNYY	6-2L	6.0	8	6	3	Under
08-27-23	@DET	17-4W	5.0	2	0	7	Over
08-22-23	vsBOS	3-7W	6.0	5	0	9	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/02	vs HOU	9-10L	7	3	Over
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	Over
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	Over
04/21	@ OAK	10-2W	9	2	Over
04/20	vs BOS	5-4W	8	0	Over
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

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/02	@ CLE	10-9W	12	3	Over
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	Over
04/23	vs WAS	0-6L	4	0	Under
04/22	vs WAS	4-5L	9	0	Over
04/21	vs WAS	5-3W	13	0	Under
04/19	@ ATL	4-5L	9	2	Over
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

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	8.0	10.1	0.353	0.487	42.9%	91.6%	2.5%
#2 Andres Gimenez	7.8	10.3	0.267	0.362	38.1%	74.3%	1.0%
#3 Jose Ramirez	8.4	11.2	0.248	0.436	29.1%	72.6%	4.3%
#4 Josh Naylor	7.2	9.7	0.265	0.52	40.2%	92.2%	6.9%
#5 Will Brennan	6.2	8.3	0.213	0.387	29.3%	68.0%	4.0%
#6 Tyler Freeman	6.1	8.2	0.205	0.361	33.7%	69.9%	3.6%
#7 Estevan Florial	6.4	8.5	0.229	0.5	37.5%	87.5%	6.2%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	5.1	6.6	0.207	0.293	32.9%	62.2%	0.0%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	10.4	13.2	0.345	0.597	46.2%	105.9%	5.9%
#2 Alex Bregman	9.3	11.9	0.216	0.294	31.4%	60.8%	1.0%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	10.9	14.4	0.263	0.474	37.7%	85.1%	6.1%
#4 Kyle Tucker	11.2	14.8	0.3	0.555	49.1%	104.5%	6.4%
#5 Jeremy Pena	8.3	10.4	0.327	0.451	38.9%	84.1%	2.7%
#7 Joey Loperfido	5.6	8.2	0.2	0.2	20.0%	40.0%	0.0%
#8 Jon Singleton	6.2	8.0	0.239	0.348	37.0%	71.7%	2.2%
#9 Mauricio Dubon	5.4	7.1	0.279	0.393	31.1%	70.5%	1.6%