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 20W-10L record, roll into Houston to clash with the struggling Astros, who are trying to find their groove at 10W-20L. The first pitch is set to fly at 08:10 PM EST, and with the Guardians sitting pretty at the top of the American League and the Astros trailing behind by 6.5 games, every play counts. The betting lines are buzzing with an over/under of 9.5, favoring the Astros slightly, despite their recent hiccup against the Guardians just yesterday. With overcast skies and a gentle southern breeze setting the stage, tonight’s game promises to be as unpredictable as the weather. So, as the Guardians look to continue their conquest and the Astros aim to launch a comeback, let’s see which team will truly ‘guard’ their legacy and which will have to ‘astro-nomically’ up their game!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 02, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Overcast with winds from the S at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 77.0° with 85% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	CLE ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+112	-134	9.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+113	-135	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-1	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

5W-5L

AWAY

129W-129L

46.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

147W-106L

53.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
04/30/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	9	Over	+9.5
04/30/24	Houston Astros HOU	10	Over	+9.5
05/01/24	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Under	-4.5
05/01/24	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-4.5
06/09/23	Houston Astros HOU	9	Over	+9.5
06/09/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	10	Over	+9.5
06/10/23	Houston Astros HOU	6	Over	+0.5
06/10/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	4	Over	+0.5
06/11/23	Houston Astros HOU	0	Under	-4.5
06/11/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	5	Under	-4.5
07/31/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	3	Over	+0.5
07/31/23	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+0.5
08/01/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	0	Under	-7.5
08/01/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-7.5
08/02/23	Cleveland Guardians CLE	2	Under	-4.5
08/02/23	Houston Astros HOU	3	Under	-4.5

Guardians Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Logan Allen

ERA 5.457 | IP 31.3 | 3.0W-1.0L | KO 26.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-26-24	@ATL	2-6L	4.7	5	4	5	Under
04-20-24	vsOAK	3-6W	5.3	5	3	4	Push
04-14-24	vsNYY	7-8W	5.7	6	4	4	Over
04-09-24	vsCWS	7-5L	4.0	7	5	4	Over
04-03-24	@SEA	8-0W	6.7	4	0	6	Under
03-29-24	@OAK	6-4W	5.0	6	3	3	Over
09-19-23	@KC	6-7L	3.0	8	4	1	Over
09-13-23	@SF	5-6L	5.0	5	1	5	Over
09-08-23	@LAA	6-3W	5.0	3	1	6	Push
09-02-23	vsTB	6-7W	5.0	7	4	5	Over

Luis Garcia

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

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-24-24	@CHC	3-4L	3.7	7	4	7	Under
04-15-24	vsATL	6-1L	4.0	4	2	5	Under
04-10-24	@KC	2-11L	3.0	7	7	3	Over

Guardians Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/03	vs HOU	3-2W	9	1	Under
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	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

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/03	@ CLE	2-3L	7	1	Under
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	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

Team’s Batting Order

Cleveland Guardians	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Steven Kwan	9.9	12.5	0.363	0.516	43.5%	95.2%	2.4%
#2 Andres Gimenez	10.2	13.4	0.269	0.361	39.8%	75.9%	0.9%
#3 Jose Ramirez	10.2	13.6	0.24	0.421	28.9%	71.1%	4.1%
#4 Josh Naylor	9.1	12.3	0.252	0.495	38.3%	87.9%	6.5%
#5 Will Brennan	7.4	9.8	0.228	0.43	30.4%	73.4%	5.1%
#6 Tyler Freeman	6.3	8.5	0.198	0.349	32.6%	67.4%	3.5%
#7 Estevan Florial	8.0	10.7	0.212	0.462	34.6%	80.8%	5.8%
#8 Bo Naylor	7.6	10.0	0.186	0.286	34.3%	62.9%	2.9%
#9 Brayan Rocchio	6.1	7.9	0.214	0.298	35.7%	65.5%	0.0%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	11.6	14.7	0.341	0.585	45.5%	104.1%	5.7%
#2 Alex Bregman	9.4	12.0	0.208	0.283	30.2%	58.5%	0.9%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	10.4	13.7	0.254	0.458	36.4%	82.2%	5.9%
#4 Luis Garcia	7.8	7.8	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#4 Kyle Tucker	10.8	14.3	0.298	0.57	48.2%	105.3%	7.0%
#5 Jeremy Pena	9.2	11.5	0.325	0.444	38.5%	82.9%	2.6%
#6 Yainer Diaz	8.1	10.4	0.284	0.431	34.9%	78.0%	2.8%
#7 Mauricio Dubon	7.3	9.6	0.292	0.431	32.3%	75.4%	1.5%
#8 Joey Loperfido	5.6	7.6	0.222	0.222	22.2%	44.4%	0.0%
#9 Jake Meyers	7.2	9.5	0.22	0.44	30.0%	74.0%	6.0%