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Cleveland Guardians 2
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Houston Astros 3
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Match Report

McCormick homers twice to give Astros 3-2 win over Guardians, series sweep

— Chas McCormick hit a two-run homer in the second and a tiebreaking shot in the sixth to lift the Houston Astros to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday.

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Top Performers

CLE

  • Jose Ramirez 3B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • David Fry RF H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Steven Kwan LF H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Will Brennan LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

HOU

  • Yordan Alvarez DH H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Chas McCormick LF H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 2
  • Kyle Tucker RF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Yainer Diaz C H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

HOU wins series 3-0

Injuries

Houston Astros

  • Mike Burrows 60-Day-IL
  • Enyel De Los Santos Out
  • Cristian Javier Out
  • Brice Matthews Out
  • Daulton Varsho Out

Cleveland Guardians

  • Kahlil Watson Out
  • Colin Holderman 15-Day-IL
  • Andrew Walters Out

Lineups

Confirmed

HOU

  1. Mauricio Dubon2B14
  2. Jeremy PenaSS3
  3. Kyle TuckerRF23
  4. Alex Bregman3B3
  5. Yordan AlvarezLF44
  6. Jose Abreu1B79
  7. Chas McCormickCF55
  8. Yainer DiazC21
  9. Corey JulksDH44

CLE

  1. Steven KwanLF38
  2. Andres Gimenez2B0
  3. Jose RamirezDH11
  4. Will BrennanCF7
  5. David Fry1B6
  6. Brayan Rocchio3B4
  7. Oscar GonzalezRF39
  8. Bo NaylorC14
  9. Gabriel AriasSS43

Substitutes

  1. Myles StrawPR3

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  2. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  3. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  5. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    35026 8th Inning
  6. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    35026 8th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41003 7th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41225 7th Inning
  9. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    32377 7th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41225 6th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41385 6th Inning
  15. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    41385 6th Inning
  16. Play Result 2-3

    McCormick homered to center (366 feet).

    41385 6th Inning
  17. Home Run 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    41385 6th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 6th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 6th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    36161 6th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 4th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 4th Inning
  23. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 4th Inning
  24. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 4th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 4th Inning
  26. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 3rd Inning
  27. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 3rd Inning
  28. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 3rd Inning
  29. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 3rd Inning
  30. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 3rd Inning
  31. Foul Ball 2-2

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 2nd Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 2-2
    4345278 2nd Inning
  33. Play Result 2-2

    McCormick homered to left (360 feet), J. Abreu scored.

    4345278 2nd Inning
  34. Home Run 2-2

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    4345278 2nd Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 2-0

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Swinging

    4345278 2nd Inning
  36. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Ball 2

    4345278 2nd Inning
  37. Ball 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    4345278 2nd Inning
  38. Bunted Foul 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Bunted Foul

    4345278 2nd Inning
  39. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 7 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 2nd Inning
  40. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 2nd Inning
  41. Foul Ball 2-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 2nd Inning
  42. End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
    41829 2nd Inning
  43. Play Result 2-0

    Arias doubled to left, Rocchio scored and Gonzalez scored, Bo Naylor to third.

    41829 2nd Inning
  44. Double 2-0

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    41829 2nd Inning
  45. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 2nd Inning
  46. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 2nd Inning
  47. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  48. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  49. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  50. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  51. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  52. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  53. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  54. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    4345278 1st Inning
  55. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    41829 1st Inning
  56. Foul Ball 0-0

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    41829 1st Inning
  1. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    33072 9th Inning
  2. Play Result 2-3

    Kwan struck out looking.

    33072 9th Inning
  3. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  4. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  5. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33072 9th Inning
  6. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  7. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Steven Kwan

    33072 9th Inning
  8. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    33072 9th Inning
  9. Play Result 2-3

    Arias flied out to center, Straw to second.

    33072 9th Inning
  10. Fly Out 2-3

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    33072 9th Inning
  11. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 1 Looking

    33072 9th Inning
  12. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 3

    33072 9th Inning
  13. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    33072 9th Inning
  14. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    33072 9th Inning
  15. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Gabriel Arias

    33072 9th Inning
  16. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    33072 9th Inning
  17. Play Result 2-3

    Bo Naylor struck out swinging.

    33072 9th Inning
  18. Strike Swinging 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    33072 9th Inning
  19. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  20. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  21. Foul Ball 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33072 9th Inning
  22. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Bo Naylor

    33072 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 2-3

    Straw ran for Gonzalez

    9th Inning
  24. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    33072 9th Inning
  25. Play Result 2-3

    Gonzalez safe at first on fielding error by second baseman Dubón.

    33072 9th Inning
  26. Batter Reached On Error - Batter To First 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33072 9th Inning
  27. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    33072 9th Inning
  28. Strike Swinging 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Swinging

    33072 9th Inning
  29. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3

    Ryan Pressly pitches to Oscar Gonzalez

    33072 9th Inning
  30. Play Result 2-3

    Pressly relieved B. Abreu

    33072 9th Inning
  31. Start Inning 2-3

    Top of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  32. End Inning 2-3

    End of the 8th inning

    8th Inning
  33. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    35026 8th Inning
  34. Play Result 2-3

    Peña struck out swinging.

    35026 8th Inning
  35. Strike Swinging 2-3

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    35026 8th Inning
  36. Ball 2-3

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    35026 8th Inning
  37. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Looking

    35026 8th Inning
  38. Strike Looking 2-3

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    35026 8th Inning
  39. Start Batter/Pitcher 2-3

    Enyel De Los Santos pitches to Jeremy Pena

    35026 8th Inning
  40. End Batter/Pitcher 2-3
    35026 8th Inning

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