Cleveland Guardians at Houston Astros Matchup 8/2/23

Ronel Blanco will pitch for the Houston Astros (61-47), opposed by Tanner Bibee of the Cleveland Guardians (53-55), as they go for a series sweep on Wednesday. First pitch is slated for 2:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.

Matchup

Game Spread Team Totals Over/Under Moneyline Charts
Game Hitters Rating Pitchers Rating Open Current Open Current Open Current Open Current Line Moves
Cleveland Guardians Cleveland Guardians Guardians Conf Confirmed 0 0 +1.5 (-184) +1.5 (-178) 3.5 3.5 8.5 runs 8.5 runs +106 +112 line-movement
Houston Astros Houston Astros Astros Conf Confirmed 0 0 -1.5 (+152) -1.5 (+146) 3.5 4.5 -124 -132

Odds Comparison

Vegas vs. Lineups.com Odds
Vegas Difference Vegas Difference
Moneyline +112 112 -132 132
Totals 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.5
Win Probability 47% 47% 56% 56%
Over/Under
Vegas Difference
Over/Under 8.5 8.5
Against the Spread(ATS) History
ATS Home Away
57-42 29-23 28-19
56-44 25-30 31-14
Over/Under History
Over/Under Home Away
45-58-3 18-32-1 27-26-2
53-53-2 29-25-1 24-28-1
Line Overall Home Away Overall Home Away
7 or less 0-4-1 0-1-0 0-3-1 1-2-0 0-1-0 1-1-0
8 or 8.5 32-39-1 15-24-1 17-15-0 41-36-0 25-17-0 16-19-0
9 or 9.5 12-13-1 2-6-0 10-7-1 8-13-2 4-7-1 4-6-1
10 or 10.5 1-2-0 1-1-0 0-1-0 3-0-0 0-0-0 3-0-0
11 and over 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-2-0

Bet Splits

Record Win % Cover Spread % Avg Point Totals
Away 25-31 44.6% 50 4.4
Underdog 21-30 41.2% 62.7 3.4
After Losses 24-16 60% 62.5 4.5
Record Win % Cover Spread % Avg Point Totals
Home 30-25 54.5% 45.5 4.5
Favorite 46-31 59.7% 46.8 4.9
After Win 32-28 53.3% 48.3 4.5

Scoring

Offense Scoring (Home)
Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
5.1 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.5
5.2 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.2
Defense Scoring Allowed (Away)
Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
4.3 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.6 0.5 0.2
4.5 0.4 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.4
Offense Scoring (Away)
Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
4.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.4
4.3 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Defense Scoring Allowed (Home)
Total 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th 9th
4.0 0.5 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.1
3.6 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4

Cleveland Guardians Last 6 Matchups

Game Opponent
Date Score Team ML Opp ML Over/Under Total Starting Pitcher OPS Avg Total Starting Pitcher OPS Avg
8/2/23 CLE 0 @ HOU 2 +168 -200 7.5 runs 2.7 runs Gavin Williams (R) .037 .000 4.8 runs Framber Valdez (L) .544 .207
8/1/23 CLE 3 @ HOU 7 +154 -184 9.5 runs 3.6 runs Noah Syndergaard (R) .654 .281 5.8 runs J.P. France (R) .804 .241
7/30/23 CLE 5 @ CHW 0 -144 +122 9 runs 5.1 runs Aaron Civale (R) .848 .212 3.9 runs Michael Kopech (R) .379 .133
7/29/23 CLE 2 @ CHW 7 -134 +114 9 runs 4.9 runs Logan Allen (L) .576 .273 4.0 runs Mike Clevinger (R) 1.068 .375
7/28/23 CLE 0 @ CHW 3 -134 +114 10.5 runs 5.8 runs Xzavion Curry (R) .454 .188 4.6 runs Touki Toussaint (R) .733 .200
7/28/23 CLE 6 @ CHW 3 -110 -106 7.5 runs 3.8 runs Tanner Bibee (R) .908 .333 3.7 runs Dylan Cease (R) .709 .235

Houston Astros Last 6 Matchups

Game Opponent
Date Score Team ML Opp ML Over/Under Total Starting Pitcher OPS Avg Total Starting Pitcher OPS Avg
8/2/23 HOU 2 vs CLE 0 -200 +168 7.5 runs 4.8 runs Framber Valdez (L) .544 .207 2.7 runs Gavin Williams (R) .037 .000
8/1/23 HOU 7 vs CLE 3 -184 +154 9.5 runs 5.8 runs J.P. France (R) .804 .241 3.6 runs Noah Syndergaard (R) .654 .281
7/30/23 HOU 2 vs TB 8 -120 +102 9.5 runs 4.9 runs Brandon Bielak (R) .567 .270 4.5 runs Zack Littell (R) .842 .316
7/29/23 HOU 17 vs TB 4 -146 +124 8.5 runs 4.8 runs Hunter Brown (R) 1.405 .429 3.6 runs Taj Bradley (R) .886 .219
7/29/23 HOU 3 vs TB 4 -104 -112 8.5 runs 4.1 runs Cristian Javier (R) .621 .229 4.2 runs Shane McClanahan (L) .737 .194
7/27/23 HOU 5 vs TEX 13 -184 +154 8.5 runs 5.2 runs Framber Valdez (L) .735 .188 3.2 runs Andrew Heaney (L) 1.202 .395

Guardians vs. Astros Odds and Game Info

  • Date: Wednesday, August 2, 2023
  • Time: 2:10 PM ET
  • TV: SNSW
  • Astros Starter: Ronel Blanco
  • Guardians Starter: Tanner Bibee
  • Moneyline Favorite: Astros -185
  • Moneyline Underdog: Guardians +154
  • Over/Under: 8 runs

Guardians vs. Astros Matchup Statistics

  • The Astros are the 11th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 4.8 runs per game (515 total).
  • Houston is 51-9 in games this season when it scored at least five runs.
  • The Guardians rank 25th in the majors with 444 total runs scored this season.
  • Cleveland has a 33-8 record this season when scoring five or more runs in a game.
  • The Astros have the third-ranked team ERA among all MLB pitching staffs (3.80).
  • The 9.3 strikeouts per nine innings put together by Houston's pitching staff ranks sixth in MLB.
  • The Guardians have the eighth-best ERA (3.86) in the majors this season.
  • Cleveland has an eight K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.

Guardians vs. Astros Previous Meetings

Date Favorite Spread Total Favorite Moneyline Underdog Moneyline Result
8/1/2023 Astros -1.5 8 -185 +154 2-0 HOU
7/31/2023 Astros -1.5 9.5 -180 +150 7-3 HOU
6/11/2023 Guardians -1.5 8 -125 +105 5-0 CLE
6/10/2023 Guardians -1.5 8 -135 +115 6-4 HOU
6/9/2023 Astros -1.5 8 -115 -105 10-9 CLE
8/7/2022 Astros -1.5 7.5 -135 +115 1-0 CLE
8/6/2022 Astros -1.5 8.5 -165 +140 4-1 CLE
8/5/2022 Astros -1.5 8 -225 +190 9-3 HOU
8/4/2022 Astros -1.5 8 -175 +150 6-0 HOU
5/25/2022 Astros -1.5 8 -190 +160 2-1 HOU

Astros Leaders

  • Kyle Tucker has an on-base percentage of .379, a slugging percentage of .508, and has 116 hits, all club-highs for the Astros.
  • Including all qualifying batters in the major leagues, Tucker ranks ninth in batting average, 11th in on-base percentage and 17th in slugging percentage.
  • Tucker has recorded at least one base hit in three straight games. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double and five RBI.
  • Alex Bregman is batting .249 with 14 doubles, two triples, 18 home runs and 58 walks.
  • Bregman ranks 91st in batting average, 45th in on-base percentage and 83rd in slugging among all qualified hitters.
  • Yordan Alvarez is hitting .282 with 12 doubles, 19 home runs and 34 walks.
  • Alvarez takes his five-game hit streak into this one. In his last five games he is batting .389 with a double, two home runs, two walks and four RBI.
  • Jeremy Pena has 19 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 24 walks while batting .247.

Guardians Leaders

  • Jose Ramirez has 118 base hits with a .358 OBP, pacing the Guardians in both stats.
  • Among qualified hitters, Ramirez ranks 14th in batting average (.288), while his .358 on-base percentage ranks 29th in the league. Ramirez also owns the league's 19th-best slugging percentage at .502.
  • Steven Kwan is slugging .385 to pace his team.
  • The Guardians' Kwan sits at No. 34 in baseball with a .276 batting average. In addition, he ranks 39th with an on-base percentage of .348, and 112th in slugging percentage at .385.
  • Josh Naylor has 25 doubles, 15 home runs and 24 walks while batting .306.
  • Andres Gimenez has 16 doubles, four triples, nine home runs and 23 walks while batting .230.

Guardians vs. Astros Injury Report

  • Astros: Jose Urquidy: 60-Day Injured List (Shoulder), Luis Garcia: 60-Day Injured List (Elbow), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60-Day Injured List (Forearm), Michael Brantley: 60-Day Injured List (Shoulder)
  • Guardians: Cal Quantrill: 15-Day Injured List (Shoulder), Shane Bieber: 60-Day Injured List (Elbow), Peyton Battenfield: 60-Day Injured List (Oblique), Triston McKenzie: 60-Day Injured List (Elbow), Josh Naylor: Day-to-day (Side)