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Cleveland Guardians 3, Houston Astros 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jun 20, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 40
3
3–9
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 42
9
T-Score42
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansBibee owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Cleveland ranks 24th vs RHP.
Recent formAstrosHouston has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerAstrosHouston has 102 home runs this season, 31 more than Cleveland.
WeatherLow impact78°F, wind 4 mph, no precipitation expected at first pitch.

Starting pitchers

CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.03
128th
WHIP
1.18
79th
K/9
7.86
165th
BB/9
2.82
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.61
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
89.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.81
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
HOU
Tatsuya Imai RHP
Tatsuya Imai
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.15
161st
WHIP
1.44
164th
K/9
10.54
6th
BB/9
5.27
221st
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.32
87th
OPS/R
–
IP
41.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.65
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
82
How the starters differ
·Imai strikes out 2.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Bibee allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.18 WHIP compared with 1.44.
·Bibee enters with a 4.03 ERA compared with Imai's 6.15.
·Bibee averages 1.5 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.8
Four-seam23%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.9
Curveball11%78.1
Sweeper5%82.5
Imai arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Slider46%86.6
Four-seam44%94.8
Sinker4%94.5
Splitter3%84.7
Changeup3%86.8
Curveball0%77.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Tatsuya Imai)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·HOUHOU
AVG.239 24th.242 18th
OPS.696 26th.732 7th
Home runs162 27th226 1st
Runs678 24th734 13th
OBP.316 17th.315 19th
SLG.380 27th.417 4th
PitchingCLECLE·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.45
CLEHOU
WHIP1.26vs1.34
CLEHOU
K/99.6vs8.8
CLEHOU
HR Allowed175vs204
CLEHOU
ResultsCLECLE·HOUHOU
+30524th
Run differential
+39311th
85–77 Record81–81
6–4 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
Houston Astros (6–4)
L
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (4.03 ERA, 2–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Tatsuya Imai (6.15 ERA, 4–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Guardians and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Tanner Bibee is at 51; Tatsuya Imai is at 38. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.