Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians
Final
Recap
CLEVELAND -- Isaac Paredes hit his first two home runs of the season and Christian Walker also went deep as the Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 9-2 on Monday night for just their third victory in 15 games. Walker lined a two-run shot to left-center in the first inning to open the scoring. The first baseman snapped an 0-for-15 slump by going 3 for 5 with three runs. Paredes broke a 2-all tie with a leadoff homer to left field in the fourth that sparked a four-run inning. His first longball of the year came in his 76th plate appearance. Paredes, who homered at least 19 times in each of the last four seasons, added a solo shot in the eighth to close the scoring.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteCLE -133 · 55% to win
UpsetRun LineCLE -1.5
HOU coveredTotalO/U 7.5 · 11 scored
OverAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 16 books
Team stats
13Hits8
3Home runs0
3Walks6
4Strikeouts6
2Stolen bases1
165Pitches thrown154
6Pitching strikeouts4
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Paredes3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam SmithPR-RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Christian Walker1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dustin HarrisRF-LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brice MatthewsLF-CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor TrammellCF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ BlubaughP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Spencer ArrighettiP | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Steven OkertP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden MurrayP | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |