The Cleveland Guardians (92-67) will host the Houston Astros (86-73), Saturday at 6:10 p.m. ET, with both teams leading their divisions, the AL Central and AL West.
The Guardians are a close favorite (-117 on the moneyline) when they take the field against the Astros (-102). The Cleveland Guardians will hand the ball to Ben Lively (13-9, 3.80 ERA), who is looking for win No. 14 on the season, and the Astros will counter with Justin Verlander (4-6, 5.55 ERA).
The Guardians defeated the Reds by a 5-2 score in their last game Wednesday. Jose Ramirez went 3-for-4 with a double, a triple, a home run and three RBI to lead them offensively while Hunter Gaddis picked up the win after throwing one inning, giving up one earned run on three hits.