Cleveland Guardians vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 05/24/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians +185, Astros -225; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians +185, Astros -225; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Guardians +180, Astros -225; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Cleveland Guardians:  17-20 (3rd place, AL Central)

Houston Astros:  27-15 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Cleveland Guardians:  4-6 last 10

Houston Astros:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Guardians are coming into this game with a 17-20 record overall and they are 9-12 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just split their 2-game series against the Detroit Tigers 1-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Astros on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Zach Plesac is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Cal Quantrill is on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 1-2 with a 3.48 ERA this season. His team lost 5 of their last 6 games this season with him starting. In his last start, he allowed 1 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 5 Ks on 5 hits in 7 IP against the Cincinnati Reds. They scored 8 runs in their last series averaging 4 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 5 runs against them averaging 2.5 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game with a 27-15 record overall and they are 12-5 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one on a 2 game winning streak. They just won their 4-game series against the Texas Rangers 3-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 3-game series with the Tigers on Tuesday. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Tuesday with the series opener still to be played on Monday. Luis Garcia is the starting pitcher for them on Monday while Framber Valdez will be on the mound for them here on Tuesday. He is 3-2 with a 2.68 ERA this season. His team won their last 3 straight games this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 1 earned runs, 0 homers, and 2 BB with 7 strikeouts on 6 hits in 7 innings played against the Texas Rangers. They scored 12 runs in their last series averaging 3 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 7 runs against them averaging just under 2 runs allowed per game.

 

The Astros are coming into this game playing very well in their recent games. They have been heating up recently, winning a lot of their games and they have been scoring a lot of runs as well. They have Valdez starting in this game and he has been pitching very well in his recent starts. Quantrill is starting for the Guardians here but he has been very inconsistent over the last few seasons and with the way the Astros have been hitting recently, he is bound to get beat up in this game. The Astros have been heating up and are a much better team than the Guardians are. The Astros will win this game and keep on their streak here. The best bet is on the Astros to win here.

 

Guardians Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Tuesday, May 24, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 5 Guardians 1.

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Cleveland Guardians: 49-60 (-11.3 Units) ML when the money line is +125 to -125. 18-21 (-3.4 Units) ML against AL West opponents. 9-5 OVER when the money line is +125 to -125.

Houston Astros: 88-48 (+5.6 Units) ML in home games. 26-15 (+7.8 Units) ML in all games. 6-0 (+6 Units) ML against AL Central opponents.

 

 

Cleveland Guardians:  A. Civale (SP) Ques Wed - Buttocks. C. Morris (SP) Early June - Shoulder. J. Karinchak (RP) Out indefinitely - Back.

Houston Astros:  J. Odorizzi (SP) Late June - Ankle. J. Meyers (CF) Early June - Shoulder. T. Jones (1B) Mid June - Back.

 

 

 

"I was able to find my rhythm early, but I felt like there is a lot more there. It's frustrating because the team lost, but you've got to take the good and the bad and go forward." - Shane Bieber after their loss against the Tigers on Sunday.

 

 

"He was great. He had excellent control, he had a good breaking ball and his changeup was back to where it usually is." - Dusty Baker on Urquidy after his team’s win against the Rangers on Sunday.

 

 

 

Myles Straw (R) CF

Amed Rosario (R) LF

Jose Ramirez (S) 3B

Owen Miller (R) 2B

Josh Naylor (L) 1B

Franmil Reyes (R) DH

Andres Gimenez (L) SS

Steven Kwan (L) RF

Austin Hedges (R) C

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Michael Brantley (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Yordan Alvarez (L) LF

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Josh Naylor (.351)

Hits:  Jose Ramirez (39)

Home Runs:  Jose Ramirez (9)

RBI:  Jose Ramirez (37)

Stolen Bases:  Myles Straw (8)

Wins:  Nick Sandlin (3)

Saves:  Emmanuel Clase (7)

ERA:  Sam Hentges (1.20)

 

Batting Average:  Michael Brantley (.290)

Hits:  Michael Brantley (40)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (12)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (26)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (9)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (6)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (6)

ERA:  Seth Martinez (0.00)

 

Managers:

Cleveland Guardians: Terry Francona (10th season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)