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CLE vs
HOU

Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros

June 21, 2026 ยท 2:10 PM ET ยท Daikin Park
CLE 85-77  ยท  HOU 81-81

๐Ÿ Final: CLE 1, HOU 2 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Cleveland Guardians
Confidence 58%
Projected Score CLE 3 ยท HOU 1
Blowout Probability 5%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

HOU Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
CLE Key injuries HOU (Daulton Varsho, Cristian Javier, Ethan Pecko) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
CLE SP quality edge (FIP 3.75 vs 5.05) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU Offensive composite (wOBA/xwOBA/matchup) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
CLE Defensive edge (dWAR 6.8) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
CLE Recent run diff (+0.7 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU SP home venue edge (ERA 4.85 H vs 6.56 A) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
CLE Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

CLE โ€” Away RHP
Slade Cecconi
Slade Cecconi
ERA4.91
WHIP1.43
FIP4.47
K/97.4
K/BB4.5
Road ERA: 5.52
vs
HOU โ€” Home RHP
Kai-Wei Teng
Kai-Wei Teng
ERA4.76
WHIP1.39
FIP4.23
K/99.0
K/BB4.9
Home ERA: 4.85

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

CLE โ€” Away
  1. 1 Travis Bazzana DH
  2. 2 Kyle Manzardo 1B
  3. 3 Brayan Rocchio SS
  4. 4 Gabriel Arias 3B
  5. 5 Daniel Schneemann 2B
  6. 6 Kahlil Watson RF
  7. 7 Steven Kwan LF
  8. 8 Patrick Bailey C
  9. 9 Petey Halpin CF
HOU โ€” Home
  1. 1 Jeremy Pena SS
  2. 2 Yordan Alvarez LF
  3. 3 Christian Walker 1B
  4. 4 Isaac Paredes 3B
  5. 5 Jose Altuve DH
  6. 6 Joey Loperfido CF
  7. 7 Cam Smith RF
  8. 8 Raynel Delgado 2B
  9. 9 Christian Vazquez C

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

CLE Away HOU Home
Team OPS 0.659 0.735
Bullpen FIP 3.99 4.20
Run Diff / 10G -0.7 -1.4
Days Rest 0 0
Streak -1 -2

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
CLE -1.5 (+1180)
HOU +1.5 (-10000)
Total (O/U)
Over 3.5 (+690)
Under 3.5 (-1520)
Moneyline
CLE +1100
HOU -3900

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

Top betting prop targets identified by the BlowOutAlert engine for this matchup. Click a suspect for the full evidence breakdown. Full rankings, verdicts, sharp money signals, and live lineup tracking are in the workspace.

CLE โ€” Away
Steven Kwan Steven Kwan LF
Singles
0.5
73 ยท OVER
Petey Halpin Petey Halpin CF
Singles
0.5
59 ยท OVER
Brayan Rocchio Brayan Rocchio SS
Hits + Runs + RBIs
1.5
53 ยท OVER
Gabriel Arias Gabriel Arias 3B
Singles
0.5
53 ยท OVER
HOU โ€” Home
Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez LF
Singles
0.5
73 ยท OVER
Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes 3B
Singles
0.5
60 ยท OVER
Christian Walker Christian Walker 1B
Singles
0.5
54 ยท OVER

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