The Cleveland Guardians (92-68) host the Houston Astros (87-73) at 6:10 p.m. ET on Saturday, featuring two top-10 sluggers. Jose Ramirez has 38 home runs (sixth in league) for the Guardians, and Yordan Alvarez is 10th with 35 home runs for the Astros.

The Guardians will call on Ben Lively (13-9) versus the Astros and Justin Verlander (4-6).

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Guardians vs. Astros Pitcher Matchup Info

• Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
• Time: 6:10 p.m. ET
• TV: BSGL
• Location: Cleveland, Ohio
• Venue: Progressive Field
• Live Stream: Fubo
• Probable Pitchers: Lively – CLE (13-9, 3.80 ERA) vs Verlander – HOU (4-6, 5.55 ERA)

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Guardians Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Ben Lively

• The Guardians’ Lively (13-9) will make his 29th start of the season.
• The right-hander gave up one earned run and allowed three hits in five innings pitched against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday, Sept. 21.
• The 32-year-old has pitched in 28 games this season with an ERA of 3.80, a 2.53 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.218.
• In 28 starts this season, he’s earned nine quality starts.
• Lively has pitched five or more innings in two straight games and will look to extend that streak.
• He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 28 chances this season.

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Astros Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Justin Verlander

• Verlander makes the start for the Astros, his 17th of the season. He is 4-6 with a 5.55 ERA and 69 strikeouts in 84 1/3 innings pitched.
• His last appearance was on Saturday, Sept. 21 against the Los Angeles Angels, when the righty went 4 2/3 innings, surrendering six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
• The 41-year-old has an ERA of 5.55, with 7.4 strikeouts per nine innings in 16 games this season. Opponents are hitting .272 against him.
• Verlander heads into the outing with five quality starts under his belt this year.
• Verlander will try to record his 12th game of five or more innings pitched this season. He’s averaging 5.3 innings per appearance.
• He has had two appearances this season that he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

Justin Verlander vs. Guardians

• He will face off against a Guardians offense that ranks 24th in the league with 1254 total hits (on a .238 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .395 (17th in the league) with 184 total home runs (12th in MLB action).
• Head-to-head against the Guardians this season, Verlander has thrown seven innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out two.

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