Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians

MLB

Astros

70-38

9-3

Final

Guardians

54-52

Progressive Field

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	1	5	2	0	0	0	1	0	9
CLE	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3

Who won: Astros 9-3

The Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday, August 5, 2022 at Progressive Field. The series is tied 2-2. The Astros outscored the Guardians 5-0 in the 3rd inning. Trey Mancini went 2-for-5 with 2 home runs and 5 RBI for the Astros. Amed Rosario went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Guardians.

Recap · Aug 5

Mancini hits 2 HRs, Astros roll past Guardians 9-3

Trey Mancini hit two home runs, including his first career grand slam, and drove in five runs, leading the Houston Astros over the Cleveland Guardians 9-3 on Friday night.

What it means

Season series: Series tied 2-2.
Astros 36-21 on the road; Guardians 27-22 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Astros5th in AL West

Brice Matthews CF
Knee, Inflammation, left
Out
Cristian Javier SP
Groin, Strain, right
Out
Daulton Varsho CF
Wrist, Surgery, left
Out
Enyel De Los Santos RP
Knee, Tendinitis, right
Out
Mike Burrows SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Andrew Walters RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
Out
Colin Holderman RP
Wrist, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Rhys Hoskins 1B
Back, Inflammation
10-Day-IL

Probable starters

Astros5th in AL West

Framber Valdez SP

Probable starter · 17-6, 2.82 ERA, 194 K, 1.16 WHIP

Lineup

1Jose Altuve2B
2Yuli Gurriel1B
3Yordan AlvarezLF
4Alex Bregman3B
5Trey ManciniDH
6Jeremy PenaSS
7Chas McCormickRF
8Jake MeyersCF
9Martin MaldonadoC

Guardians1st in AL Cent

Hunter Gaddis SP

Probable starter · 0-2, 18.41 ERA, 5 K, 2.45 WHIP

Lineup

1Steven KwanLF
2Amed RosarioSS
3Jose Ramirez3B
4Oscar GonzalezRF
5Josh Naylor1B
6Owen Miller3B
7Tyler Freeman2B
8Luke MaileC
9Myles StrawCF

The series

Series tied 2-2

Last meeting: Astros 6, Guardians 0 (Aug 4)

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Game info

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio · Attendance 24,712
Officials: Ryan Wills (Home Plate Umpire), Roberto Ortiz (First Base Umpire), Bill Miller (Second Base Umpire), Brian Knight (Third Base Umpire)