Houston Astros at Cleveland Guardians

HOU 5 — 8 CLE
Final — 2026-04-21
MVP: Angel Martinez 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Cleveland Guardians defeated Houston Astros 8-5. Angel Martinez led the way with 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI. Peyton Pallette earned the win and Enyel De Los Santos took the loss.

123456789 RHE
HOU 000030101 5100
CLE 11000006x 8111
WP Peyton Pallette (1-1)
LP Enyel De Los Santos (0-1, H, 1)

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Valera singled to left, Ramírez scored, Manzardo to second. (0-1)
Bot 2: Martínez homered to right center (399 feet). (0-2)
Top 5: Matthews singled to center, Paredes scored, Matthews out stretching at second, Diaz to third. (1-2)
Top 5: Alvarez singled to left, Diaz scored and Harris scored, Alvarez out stretching at second, Correa to third. (3-2)
Top 7: Correa reached on infield single to second, Smith scored, D. Johnson to second, Diaz to third. (4-2)
Bot 8: Rocchio singled to center, Schneemann scored, Martínez to second. (4-3)
Bot 8: DeLauter tripled to left, Martínez scored, Rocchio scored and Kwan scored. (4-6)
Bot 8: Manzardo singled to right, DeLauter scored and Ramírez scored. (4-8)
Top 9: Alvarez doubled to left, Matthews scored. (5-8)

HOU — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Correa SS4020001110 .286.371.381.752
Alvarez DH5021003000 .330.456.7471.203
Altuve 2B5000000020 .266.367.426.793
Walker 1B4000000000 .261.353.511.864
Paredes 3B3110000100 .225.337.366.703
Smith RF4120000010 .250.337.417.754
Diaz C4111000000 .197.224.282.506
Matthews LF3121001010 .176.263.353.616
Harris LF1100000000 .167.375.222.597
Johnson CF0000000100 .0001.000.0001.000

CLE — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Kwan CF3110000200 .223.308.287.595
DeLauter DH4110103100 .221.322.506.828
Ramirez 3B3210000201 .233.367.489.856
Manzardo 1B4020002100 .200.282.257.539
Valera RF5010001010 .273.304.364.668
Schneemann 2B2110000210 .309.387.527.914
Martinez LF4220011020 .275.324.464.788
Hedges C2010000010 .267.303.333.636
Rocchio SS4110001010 .284.384.446.830
Naylor C2000000010 .137.200.216.416

HOU — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Weiss 3.1522441 86-48 6.502.12
Gordon 1.0200010 16-9 8.592.57
Teng 2.2000120 31-16 1.651.35
De Los Santos 0.1233100 15-9 4.501.23L, 0-1, H, 1
King 0.2233200 15-8 4.221.35

CLE — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Messick 5.0633140 85-54 1.761.06
Armstrong 1.0000000 11-8 4.221.45
Brogdon 0.1110000 11-6 6.521.11
Herrin 0.2100000 16-10 0.001.44
Pallette 1.0000100 21-10 3.381.60W, 1-1
Smith 1.0211110 18-9 4.501.09

Venue: Progressive Field, Cleveland, Ohio (15,448)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Derek Thomas, First Base Umpire: Alex Tosi, Second Base Umpire: Jansen Visconti, Third Base Umpire: Andy Fletcher

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