April 20, 2026Updated 11:13 am EDT
Yordan Alvarez rides a three-game homer streak into the Houston Astros’ game against the Cleveland Guardians at 6:10 p.m. ET on Monday, at Progressive Field. Slade Cecconi (0-2, 5.03 ERA) gets the start for the Guardians, who are 13-10 this season and first in the AL Central. Spencer Arrighetti (1-0, 1.50 ERA) is starting for the Astros, who are 8-15 and fifth in the AL West.
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Injury reportsGuardians
Gabriel Arias: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15 Day IL (Lat)
Astros
Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bolton: 15 Day IL (Back), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cristian Javier: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Nick Allen: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
Stats to know
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez has hit six home runs this season, which ranks 12th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs and has scored 14 runs. In 99 plate appearances, he has recorded a .229 BA, .354 OBP and .494 SLG with a 16.2% walk rate and a 13.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 10 attempts.
In 80 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has hit five long balls (20th in MLB), tallied 12 RBIs and scored 11 runs. He is batting .232/.325/.522 and has posted a 13.8% strikeout rate and a 12.5% walk rate.
Alvarez has hit 10 home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied 21 RBIs (1st in MLB) and has scored 19 runs. In 104 plate appearances, he has recorded a .333 BA, .471 OBP and .790 SLG with an 18.3% walk rate and a 10.6% strikeout rate.
In 93 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .253/.355/.481 this season. He has hit four long balls and driven in 16 runs (18th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 17.2% and a walk rate of 12.9%. and has scored 13 runs.
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Apr 20, 2026
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