Houston Astros @ Cleveland Guardians

69-38, 35-21 Away

Final

54-51, 27-21 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. Altuve2B	2-4	0	0	0	.286
J. MeyersCF	0-0	0	0	0	.214
Y. Gurriel1B	0-5	0	0	0	.242
Y. AlvarezDH	1-2	1	0	0	.304
T. ManciniPH-DH	0-1	0	0	0	.267
A. Bregman3B	1-4	1	0	0	.247
A. DíazLF	0-4	1	0	0	.251
J. PenaSS	2-5	0	0	0	.258
C. McCormickRF	3-5	2	1	3	.236
M. DubonCF-2B	0-4	0	0	0	.217
M. MaldonadoC	2-4	1	1	3	.178

pitchers	IP	H	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
J. Verlander	6.0	2	1	5	96-63	1.73
W. Smith	1.0	0	0	1	11-8	4.38
R. Stanek	1.0	1	0	0	11-10	1.21
P. Maton	1.0	0	0	1	10-8	3.30

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

CLE

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Progressive Field

12:10 AM, 5 August 2022

Cleveland, Ohio

Attendance: 16,808

Game Time:3:03

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Brian Knight
First Base Umpire - Ryan Wills
Second Base Umpire - Roberto Ortiz
Third Base Umpire - Bill Miller

Verlander wins MLB-leading 15th game, Astros blank Cleveland

— Justin Verlander pitched six scoreless innings for his MLB-leading 15th victory, Chas McCormick and Martin Maldonado each homered and had three RBI, and the AL West-leading Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-0 Thursday night.

Aug 5, 2022, 04:35 am - AP


HOU
CLE

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	3	0	2	0	0	6	11	1
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

J. Verlander15-3

6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 1 BB

Z. Plesac2-10

4.1 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 5 BB

Scoring Summary

		HOU
3rd	McCormick reached on infield single to second, Alvarez scored, Peña to second.	1
5th	McCormick singled to right center, Bregman scored, Díaz to third.	2
5th	Maldonado doubled to left, Díaz scored and McCormick scored.	4
7th	McCormick homered to right (375 feet).	5
7th	Maldonado homered to center (402 feet).	6

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
6
Guardians
0

Game 1

5/8

Astros
9
Guardians
3

Game 2

6/8

Astros
1
Guardians
4

Game 3

6/8

Astros
0
Guardians
1

Game 4

7/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Cleveland	88	74	.543	-	W2
Detroit	87	75	.537	1	L1
Kansas City	82	80	.506	6	W2
Minnesota	70	92	.432	18	L1
Chicago	60	102	.370	28	W1

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Houston Astros @ Cleveland Guardians

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Game Information

Verlander wins MLB-leading 15th game, Astros blank Cleveland

J. Verlander15-3

Z. Plesac2-10

Scoring Summary

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