After being shut out by Justin Verlander and company on Thursday and battered by Houston's bats on Friday, the Cleveland Guardians struck back last night with a 4-1 win over the Astros. But will they be able to snatch a series split in Sunday's early game?
In Thursday's series opener, Verlander, who leads MLB with 15 wins, pitched six shutout innings and the bullpen followed up with three scoreless frames to finish off a 6-0 win.
Friday night, Houston's bats stole the show, with new addition Trey Mancini hitting two homers and driving in five runs to lead the way in a 9-3 victory.
But last night, the Guardians struck back. Cal Quantrill was excellent in six shutout innings, and four runs in the first two innings would prove to be all that they would need in a 4-1 win.