April 22, 2026Updated 7:14 am EDT
The Cleveland Guardians and Houston Astros play a rubber match on Wednesday at 1:10 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Tanner Bibee (0-2, 4.81 ERA) will start for the Guardians, who are 14-11 this season and first in the AL Central. Peter Lambert (0-1, 7.20 ERA) is the expected starter for the Astros, who are 9-16 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), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Back), Cody Bolton: 15 Day IL (Back), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Bennett Sousa: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps), Dustin Harris: day-to-day (Hand)
Stats to know
Cleveland’s Jose Ramirez has hit six home runs this season, which ranks 16th in MLB. He has also tallied 12 RBIs and has scored 18 runs. In 109 plate appearances, he has recorded a .233 BA, .367 OBP and .489 SLG with a 17.4% walk rate and a 12.8% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 11 steals on 11 attempts.
In 90 plate appearances, Chase DeLauter has slashed .221/.322/.506 this season. He has hit five long balls and driven in 15 runs with a strikeout rate of 12.2% and a walk rate of 13.3%. He has come around to score 12 times.
Yordan Alvarez has hit 10 home runs this season, which ranks 1st in MLB. He has also tallied 24 RBIs (1st in MLB) and has scored 19 runs. In 114 plate appearances, he has recorded a .330 BA, .456 OBP and .747 SLG with a 16.7% walk rate and a 9.6% strikeout rate.
In 102 plate appearances, Christian Walker has posted a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate while slashing .261/.353/.511 with five home runs, 18 RBIs (13th in MLB) and 16 runs scored.
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