CLEVELAND — Jeremy Peña had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, Colton Gordon got his first major league win and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-2 on Friday night.

What You Need To Know

The Guardians lost to the Astros 4-2 Friday night

The Guardians have dropped three of four

Guardians catcher Austin Hedges has been placed on the seven-day concussion list

Christian Walker drove in a pair of runs in the fifth inning and Brendan Rodgers added a solo shot in the sixth as the Astros improved to 3-1 on their six-game road trip.

Gordon (1-1), who was making his fifth start, allowed one run on seven hits and struck out five. The left-hander was an eighth-round pick in the 2021 amateur draft.

Josh Hader recorded his 17th save, tied for second in the American League.

David Fry homered for the Guardians, who have dropped three of four. Carlos Santana had his 14-game hitting streak snapped.

It is the second hitting streak this season of at least 10 games for Peña. The shortstop is batting .449 (22 of 49) with three home runs and six RBIs during his current run.

Houston took the lead with three runs in the fifth off Cleveland starter Logan Allen (3-4). Peña scored from second on a deep infield single by Jose Altuve and Walker drove in a pair with a base hit to right.

Key moment

Cleveland had a chance to do some damage in the first inning, but Angel Martínez and José Ramírez were thrown out at second by Houston left fielder Mauricio Dubón when they tried to extend base hits into doubles. Dubón joined Toronto’s Addison Barger as outfielders with a pair of assists in one inning this season.

Key stat

Houston’s struggles with the bases loaded continues. The Astros were 0 for 2 Friday night and are last in the majors with a .146 batting average.

Up next

Houston RHP Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.83 ERA) is tied for the AL lead in wins. Cleveland will go with RHP Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.79 ERA).

Hedges suffers 5th concussion

Guardians catcher Austin Hedges has been placed on the seven-day concussion list, retroactive to Wednesday.

Manager Stephen Vogt said before Friday’s game against the Astros that Hedges was struck on a backswing from the Yankees’ Jazz Chisholm Jr. during the ninth inning of Wednesday’s game.

It is the fifth concussion of Hedges’ career.

“There’s always a level of concern with any concussion, especially when it’s as many as Hedgie has experienced. So that’s why we’re being super cautious with this,” Vogt said. “This is bigger than baseball and winning a game. We have to do what’s right for Austin and we have to do what’s right for him as a human, and that’s to be super cautious. You don’t want to mess around with anything revolved around concussions and especially with his history.”

The Guardians selected the contract of Dom Nuñez from Triple-A Columbus. Nuñez was in Friday’s lineup and made his first appearance at the big-league level since Aug. 18, 2022, with Colorado.

Cleveland also transferred right-hander Andrew Walters to the 60-day injured list. Walters sustained a significant tear to his right lat during the May 30 game against the Los Angeles Angels.