Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians, June 21, 2026

GuardiansCLE
1-2
Final
AstrosHOU

June 21, 2026, 2:10 PM ET | Daikin Park

Last 5 Form

Cleveland Guardians

2-3

Last 5
L 4-9
@ MIL
W 4-2
@ MIL
L 3-9
@ HOU
W 8-1
@ HOU
L 1-2
@ HOU

Houston Astros

4-1

Last 5
W 4-2
vs DET
W 4-2
vs DET
W 9-3
vs CLE
L 1-8
vs CLE
W 2-1
vs CLE

Starting Pitchers

Cleveland Guardians

Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi
Recorded starter

Houston Astros

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Jun 21, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cleveland Guardians41-37.526#1N/A-
Houston Astros37-42.468#4#83.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cleveland GuardiansHouston Astros
.696
OPS
.732
162
HR
226
678
Runs
734
3.77
ERA
4.45
1.26
WHIP
1.34
1530
Strikeouts by pitchers
1411

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cleveland Guardians

Hitters

Travis Bazzana headshot
Travis Bazzana

9 H, 3 HR, 7 RBI

Kyle Manzardo headshot
Kyle Manzardo

5 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Daniel Schneemann headshot
Daniel Schneemann

1 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Joey Cantillo headshot
Joey Cantillo

8.0 IP, 9 SO, 1.13 ERA

Parker Messick headshot
Parker Messick

6.0 IP, 9 SO, 3.00 ERA

Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi

6.0 IP, 1 SO, 3.00 ERA

Houston Astros

Hitters

Jeremy Peña headshot
Jeremy Peña

8 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Jose Altuve headshot
Jose Altuve

4 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Steven Okert headshot
Steven Okert

3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

7.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.29 ERA

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.50 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Kai-Wei Teng headshot
Kai-Wei Teng
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Slade Cecconi headshot
Slade Cecconi
Cleveland Guardians, MLBDB pick
Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 2, Cleveland Guardians 1: CLE 4 hits, HOU 7 hits; CLE 0 errors, HOU 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cleveland Guardians000010000140
Houston Astros10010000x270

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Cleveland Guardians with 1 hit each.

Cleveland Guardians batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Travis BazzanaDH4011020
Kyle Manzardo1B4010000
Brayan RocchioSS4010000
Gabriel Arias3B4000020
Daniel Schneemann2B4000010
Kahlil WatsonRF2000010
David FryPH/LF2000020
Steven KwanLF2000000
Stuart FairchildPH/RF0000100
Patrick BaileyC1000100
Rhys HoskinsPH1000010
Austin HedgesC0000000
Petey HalpinCF3110010
Totals311412100

Isaac Paredes led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jeremy PeñaSS4010010
Yordan AlvarezLF2211201
Brice MatthewsLF0000000
Christian Walker1B4010010
Isaac Paredes3B4031000
Jose AltuveDH4000010
Joey LoperfidoCF3000000
Jake MeyersCF0000000
Cam SmithRF3000000
Raynel Delgado2B3010000
Christian VázquezC2000000
Totals29272231

Pitching

Slade Cecconi went 6.0 innings for Cleveland Guardians (1 SO, 2 ER); Kai-Wei Teng went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (4 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cleveland Guardians
Slade Cecconi6.0622211
Colin Holderman1.0000010
Hunter Gaddis1.0100010
Houston Astros
Kai-Wei Teng6.0411140
Steven Okert1.0000130
Bryan King1.0000010
Josh Hader1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin, deflected by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Raynel Delgado to first baseman Christian Walker. Petey Halpin scores. CLE 1, HOU 2

Play-by-Play

All 65 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T9

    Pop Out Daniel Schneemann pops out to first baseman Christian Walker in foul territory. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T9

    Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Forceout Jose Altuve grounds into a force out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a fly ball to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Strikeout Christian Walker strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B8

    Flyout Yordan Alvarez flies out to left fielder David Fry. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Flyout Brayan Rocchio flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Lineout Kyle Manzardo lines out to first baseman Christian Walker. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T8

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Strikeout Jeremy Peña strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Flyout Christian Vázquez flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B7

    Lineout Raynel Delgado lines out to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Petey Halpin strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout Rhys Hoskins strikes out on a foul tip. Stuart Fairchild steals (2) 2nd base. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Walk Stuart Fairchild challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Stuart Fairchild walks. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T7

    Strikeout David Fry strikes out swinging. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Forceout Cam Smith grounds into a force out, second baseman Daniel Schneemann to shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Flyout Joey Loperfido flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Flyout Jose Altuve flies out to right fielder Kahlil Watson. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B6

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to left fielder Steven Kwan. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Flyout Daniel Schneemann flies out to center fielder Joey Loperfido. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Groundout Gabriel Arias grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T6

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Kai-Wei Teng. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B5

    Forceout Christian Walker grounds into a force out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Yordan Alvarez out at 2nd. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B5

    Intent Walk Slade Cecconi intentionally walks Yordan Alvarez. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B5

    Double Jeremy Peña doubles (9) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B5

    Groundout Christian Vázquez grounds out, third baseman Gabriel Arias to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • B5

    Flyout Raynel Delgado flies out to right fielder Kahlil Watson. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T5

    Lineout Kyle Manzardo lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Travis Bazzana grounds out, second baseman Raynel Delgado to first baseman Christian Walker. Petey Halpin scores. CLE 1, HOU 2

  • T5

    Triple Petey Halpin triples (1) on a fly ball to center fielder Joey Loperfido. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • T5

    Groundout Patrick Bailey grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Fielders Choice Out Joey Loperfido reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Kyle Manzardo to catcher Patrick Bailey. Christian Walker out at home. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Lineout Jose Altuve lines out to third baseman Gabriel Arias. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a ground ball to center fielder Petey Halpin, deflected by shortstop Brayan Rocchio. Yordan Alvarez scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. CLE 0, HOU 2

  • B4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B4

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T4

    Flyout Steven Kwan flies out to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Kahlil Watson called out on strikes. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T4

    Groundout Daniel Schneemann grounds out, second baseman Raynel Delgado to first baseman Christian Walker. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Double Play Jeremy Peña lines into a double play, shortstop Brayan Rocchio to second baseman Daniel Schneemann. Raynel Delgado out at 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Sac Bunt Christian Vázquez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Slade Cecconi to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. Raynel Delgado to 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B3

    Single Raynel Delgado singles on a line drive to right fielder Kahlil Watson. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Flyout Gabriel Arias flies out to right fielder Cam Smith. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Groundout Brayan Rocchio grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Kai-Wei Teng. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Single Kyle Manzardo singles on a line drive to center fielder Joey Loperfido. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Travis Bazzana strikes out swinging. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out to first baseman Kyle Manzardo. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Flyout Joey Loperfido flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Jose Altuve strikes out swinging. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Groundout Petey Halpin grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Walk Patrick Bailey walks. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Pop Out Steven Kwan pops out to second baseman Raynel Delgado. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • T2

    Pop Out Kahlil Watson pops out to shortstop Jeremy Peña. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Flyout Isaac Paredes flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Flyout Christian Walker flies out to center fielder Petey Halpin. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. CLE 0, HOU 1

  • B1

    Flyout Jeremy Peña flies out to right fielder Kahlil Watson. CLE 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Daniel Schneemann strikes out swinging. CLE 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Gabriel Arias strikes out swinging. CLE 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Brayan Rocchio singles on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Travis Bazzana to 2nd. CLE 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Kyle Manzardo pops out to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory. CLE 0, HOU 0

  • T1

    Single Travis Bazzana singles on a ground ball to third baseman Isaac Paredes. CLE 0, HOU 0