At Progressive Field on Friday, the AL Central-leading Cleveland Guardians (92-67) face the AL West-leading Houston Astros (86-73) at 7:10 p.m. ET.
The Guardians are the home favorite (-123) against the Astros (+103). The scheduled starters are Joey Cantillo (2-3) for the Cleveland Guardians, and Ronel Blanco (12-6) for the Houston Astros.
The Guardians were vicotrious 5-2 over the Reds Wednesday in their most recent Game. Hunter Gaddis was named the winning pitcher after throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on three hits, while Jose Ramirez finished 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively.
The Astros were defeated by the Mariners 8-1 Wednesday. Jon Singleton led the way offensively after going 1-for-3 with a double in the defeat, while Yusei Kikuchi took the loss on the mound, pitching six innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out eight.
Ahead of watching this Guardians vs. Astros matchup, here’s what you need to know about Friday’s action on the diamond, including viewing options.
Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Thursday at 9:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Guardians (-123, bet $123 to win $100)
- Underdog: Astros (+103, bet $100 to win $103)
- Over/under: 8
Guardians vs. Astros: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Friday, September 27, 2024
- Game Time: 7:10 p.m. ET
- Stadium: Progressive Field
- TV Channel: Bally Sports
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Guardians stats and trends
Guardians betting records
- The Guardians have won 65, or 65.7%, of the 99 games they’ve played as favorites this season.
- Cleveland is 52-24 this season when entering a game favored by -123 or more on the moneyline.
- The Guardians have a 55.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
- Games involving Cleveland have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 69 of 159 chances this season.
- The Guardians are 83-75-0 against the spread in their 158 chances this season.
Joey Cantillo (Guardians probable starter)
- The Guardians are sending Cantillo (2-3) to the mound for his eighth start of the season. He is 2-3 with a 4.63 ERA and 37 strikeouts in 35 2/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent appearance was on Thursday, Sept. 19 against the Minnesota Twins, when the left-hander tossed 4 1/3 innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up three hits.
- In eight games this season, the 24-year-old has a 4.63 ERA and 9.5 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .223 to his opponents.
- Cantillo has one quality start this season.
- Cantillo enters this game with three outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- He has had two appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- The opposing Astros offense has a collective .261 batting average, and is second in the league with 1426 total hits and 11th in MLB action with 731 runs scored. It has the eighth-ranked slugging percentage (.418) and ranks 10th in home runs (188) in all of MLB.
Guardians batting stats
- The Guardians rank 12th in Major League Baseball with 184 home runs.
- Fueled by 443 extra-base hits, Cleveland ranks 15th in MLB with a .396 slugging percentage this season.
- The Guardians rank 20th in MLB with a .238 team batting average.
- Cleveland has scored 703 runs (4.4 per game) this season, which ranks 14th in MLB.
- The Guardians have the 17th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.308).
- Cleveland ranks fourth in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.4 whiffs per contest.
Astros stats and trends
Astros betting records
- The Astros have been victorious in 19, or 45.2%, of the 42 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- This season, Houston has been victorious 10 times in 21 chances when named as an underdog of at least +103 or longer on the moneyline.
- The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Astros have a 49.3% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.
- Houston’s games have gone over the total in 65 of its 159 opportunities.
- The Astros have posted a record of 78-80-0 against the spread this season.
Ronel Blanco (Astros probable starter)
- Blanco makes the start for the Astros, his 29th of the season. He is 12-6 with a 2.88 ERA and 163 strikeouts in 162 1/3 innings pitched.
- His most recent time out came on Saturday against the Los Angeles Angels, when the righty went six innings, surrendering two earned runs while allowing seven hits.
- The 31-year-old has a 2.88 ERA and 9 strikeouts per nine innings across 29 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .193 to his opponents.
- Blanco is trying to register his third quality start in a row in this matchup.
- Blanco will try to continue a three-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.6 innings per appearance).
- In eight of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
- He will take the mound against a Guardians team that is batting .238 as a unit (20th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .396 (15th in the league) with 184 total home runs (12th in MLB play).
- The 31-year-old ranks fourth in ERA (2.88), 15th in WHIP (1.103), and 20th in K/9 (9) among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season.
Astros batting stats
- The Astros are 10th in MLB action with 188 total home runs.
- So far this season, Houston ranks eighth in the majors, slugging .418.
- The Astros have the third-best batting average in the league (.261).
- Houston scores the 11th-most runs in baseball (731 total, 4.6 per game).
- The Astros rank seventh in the majors with an on-base percentage of .321.
