Cleveland Guardians (40-36, second in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (36-41, fourth in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Joey Cantillo (5-3, 4.37 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (7-2, 2.57 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -128, Guardians +106; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros will try to keep a three-game home win streak going when they take on the Cleveland Guardians.

Houston has a 19-20 record in home games and a 36-41 record overall. The Astros have an 18-36 record in games when they have given up a home run.

Cleveland is 40-36 overall and 21-19 in road games. The Guardians have a 20-4 record in games when they scored five or more runs.

The teams square off Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Astros are up 3-1 in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez leads the Astros with 24 home runs while slugging .637. Jeremy Pena is 10 for 41 with three home runs and six RBI over the past 10 games.

Steven Kwan has eight doubles, a home run and 13 RBI while hitting .210 for the Guardians. Jose Ramirez is 10 for 39 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .234 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by six runs

Guardians: 3-7, .207 batting average, 5.07 ERA, outscored by 24 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Braden Shewmake: 10-Day IL (groin), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), LaMonte Wade: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Guardians: Chase DeLauter: 10-Day IL (rib), Angel Martinez: 10-Day IL (foot), Jose Ramirez: 10-Day IL (hand)

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