Astros vs Guardians Prediction
The Houston Astros will play the Cleveland Guardians in Game 3 of their series on Sunday afternoon at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ohio.
Astros Preview
The Houston Astros are 37-28 this season and they have lost four of their last five games. Houston won Game 2 in this series by a score of 6-4 on Saturday night. The Houston pitching staff has a 3.28 ERA, a 1.24 WHIP, and a .239 opponent batting average this season. The Astros offense has scored 298 runs with a .248 batting average and a .317 on base percentage. Alex Bregman is batting .247 with nine home runs and 39 RBI’s for the Astros. The projected starting pitcher for Houston is Brandon Bielak, who is 3-2 with a 3.35 ERA and a 1.49 WHIP over 37.2 innings pitched this year.
Guardians Preview
The Cleveland Guardians are 30-34 this season and they have won five of their last seven games. Cleveland won Game 1 in this series by a score of 10-9 on Friday night. The Cleveland pitching staff has a 3.79 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .247 opponent batting average. The Guardians offense has scored 245 runs with a .240 batting average and a .307 on base percentage this season. Jose Ramirez is batting .278 with 10 home runs and 38 RBI’s for the Guardians. The projected starting pitcher for Cleveland is Shane Bieber, who is 4-3 with a 3.57 ERA and a 1.28 WHIP over 80.2 innings pitched this year.
Trends
Houston is 11-1 in their last 12 games against a team with a losing record and 47-15 in their last 62 game three’s of a series. The under is 6-1 in Houston’s last 7 Sunday games. Cleveland is 5-2 in their last 7 games and 21-7 in their last 28 game three’s of a series. The under is 11-2 in Cleveland’s last 13 game three’s of a series. Houston is 15-6 in these two teams last 21 head to head meetings.
Pick
Houston was able to snap their four game losing streak with their win on Saturday and they will go for the series win here. Houston is starting Brandon Bielak, who has allowed three earned runs or fewer in four of his last five starts. Cleveland is starting Shane Bieber, who has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three of his last four starts. I like both starting pitchers in this matchup and I am taking the under in this game.
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