Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros, September 28, 2024
September 28, 2024, 6:10 PM ET | Progressive Field
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Cleveland Guardians
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2024Houston AstrosCleveland Guardians
.740
OPS.702
190
HR185
740
Runs708
3.74
ERA3.61
1.24
WHIP1.20
1479
Strikeouts by pitchers1410
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
3 players led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor CaratiniC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jon Singleton1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Zach DezenzoDH | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jason HeywardLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Mauricio Dubón2B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grae Kessinger3B | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Will Brennan led Cleveland Guardians with 3 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will BrennanLF | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Manzardo1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| José Ramírez3B | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Josh NaylorDH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lane ThomasCF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrés Giménez2B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bo NaylorC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jhonkensy NoelRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brayan RocchioSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Pitching
Justin Verlander went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 3 ER); Ben Lively went 4.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (4 SO, 2 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Dubin | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cleveland Guardians | |||||||
| Ben Lively | 4.0 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Andrew Walters | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Cade Smith | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Hunter Gaddis | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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