Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros 8/2/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Cleveland Guardians are on their way to re-visit Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, and to conclude an MLB American League inter-Division three-game series versus the Houston Astros on Wednesday afternoon.

Cleveland dropped its overall standing to 53-55, fell to 25-31 when playing away from home after losing the last two road outings, and placed second in the AL Central with 2 games behind the Minnesota Twins in the first place.

The Guardians recorded a total of 444 runs scored to date but also wasted 444 for a zero-run difference over the course of the campaign.

The Cleveland Guardians had issues implementing their offense as of late after losing four of the last five matches played with two straight losses including the recent upset 0-2 shutout loss to Houston last time out.

On Tuesday night, Cleveland rookie Gavin Williams (1-3) dropped two runs through five innings pitched in a 0-2 road loss to the Astros.

The Cleveland Guardians management will give the ball to righty Tanner Bibee for his 17th major league career start for Cleveland against the Houston Astros on Wednesday.

The right-handed thrower posted a 7-2 record on the season with a stellar 3.11 ERA, a strong 1.19 WHlP, and struck out 91 batters while surrendering 76 hits, 31 free bases, and 9 home runs through 89.2 frames of work in his starts.

Bibee came out strong in his last two starts allowing just three earned runs but struck out 14 batters through 13.20 innings pitched leading Cleveland to the victory in that stretch.

The Guardians recorded a team batting average of .253 and a slugging percentage of .386 with a .702 OPS this year.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of Cleveland’s last 5 contests while the Guardians are 1-4 SU in their last 5 matches.

The Cleveland Guardians are 6-14 straight up in their last 20 outings versus Houston, and the Guardians are 2-5 SU in their last 7 road games.

The Cleveland Guardians are 2-8 straight up in their last 10 contests when playing on the road against the Houston Astros.

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Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros Predictions 8/2/2023

The Houston Astros will take their last home defense before returning to the road looking to complete a sweep in a series facing the Cleveland Guardians in the finale on Wednesday.

Houston raised its overall standing to 61-47, improved to 30-25 at home after winning three of the last four home matches, and placed second in the AL West with just 0.5 games behind the Texas Rangers in the first place.

The Astros compiled 515 runs scored to date while giving away 454 for a run-difference of +61 over the year.

The Houston Astros are victorious in the last two straight home games, including a massive 2-0 blowout win over the Cleveland Guardians last game out.

On Tuesday, Houston starter Framber Valdez (9-7) needed only 93 pitches to toss a no-hitter while All-Star Outfielder Kyle Tucker hit a two-run single to heat up the offense for Houston in the win.

The Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker did not yet announce the name of their starting pitcher in the final installment of a series against the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday afternoon.

However, the Astros have a lot of talented choices from the pitching staff that ranked fifth in the major league with an ERA of 3.82 and finished 50 quality starts.

Houston recorded a team batting average of .250 with a slugging percentage of .416 and an OPS of .735 this season.

The totals went UNDER in 4 of the Houston Astros’ last 6 outings while the Astros are 9-4 SU in their last 13 games played.

Houston is 8-2 straight up in their last 10 contests when playing at home versus Cleveland, and the Astros are 6-3 SU in their last 9 matches against a rival in the American League.

The totals went UNDER in 5 of the Houston Astros’ last 6 outings played in August.

Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros. The MLB Pick for this contest is Houston.

The Guardians struggled to get back on the winning track after losing four of the last five outings played on the road while the Astros have the momentum in this match-up after winning three of the last four home contests played including the first two installments of a series played at home.

After finishing 108 games played, Cleveland ranked 24th in OPS and 24th in runs scored while Houston ranked 14th in OPS and 11th in runs scored for the season.

The Astros will dominate this match-up at home with a 35-20 record to complete a sweep on Wednesday. The prediction: Houston Astros will win 5-3.

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