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The Houston Astros face the Cleveland Guardians as they aim to end an eight-game road losing streak. The matchup features Spencer Arrighetti for the Astros and Slade Cecconi for the Guardians.
Houston Astros (8-15, fifth in the AL West) vs. Cleveland Guardians (13-10, first in the AL Central)
Cleveland; Monday, 6:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (1-0, 1.50 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 10 strikeouts); Guardians: Slade Cecconi (0-2, 5.03 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 18 strikeouts)
LINE: Guardians -116, Astros -103; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros travel to the Cleveland Guardians looking to break an eight-game road slide.
Cleveland has a 13-10 record overall and a 7-3 record in home games. The Guardians have gone 10-4 in games when they record at least eight hits.
Houston has gone 1-9 on the road and 8-15 overall. The Astros are 6-2 in games when they have more hits than their opponents.
Monday's game is the first time these teams square off this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Ramirez has four doubles and six home runs for the Guardians. Angel Martinez is 12 for 41 with three doubles, two home runs and nine RBIs over the last 10 games.
Christian Walker has six doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs while hitting .253 for the Astros. Yordan Alvarez is 14 for 40 with four doubles and six home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Guardians: 5-5, .236 batting average, 4.96 ERA, outscored by three runs
Astros: 2-8, .233 batting average, 6.20 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
INJURIES: Guardians: Gabriel Arias: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Andrew Walters: 15-Day IL (lat)
Astros: Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Nick Allen: day-to-day (undisclosed), : 15-Day IL (oblique), : 60-Day IL (biceps), : 15-Day IL (back), : 10-Day IL (knee), : 15-Day IL (arm), : 10-Day IL (oblique), : 60-Day IL (elbow), : 15-Day IL (shoulder), : 15-Day IL (shoulder), : 60-Day IL (elbow), : 60-Day IL (elbow), : 15-Day IL (elbow), : 10-Day IL (elbow)
The Houston Astros have a record of 8-15, placing them fifth in the AL West.
Spencer Arrighetti will start for the Astros, while Slade Cecconi will pitch for the Guardians.
The game between the Astros and Guardians is scheduled to start at 6:10 p.m. EDT.

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