April 20, 2026 · AL Cent
Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians
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Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Christian Walker | Christian Walker homers (5) on a line drive to left center field. Carlos Correa scores. | HOU 2, CLE 0 |
| B1 | Rhys Hoskins | Rhys Hoskins singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Brice Matthews. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd. | HOU 2, CLE 1 |
| B3 | George Valera | George Valera singles on a line drive to right fielder Dustin Harris. José Ramírez scores. | HOU 2, CLE 2 |
| T4 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 3, CLE 2 |
| T4 | Brice Matthews | Brice Matthews doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to left fielder George Valera. Cam Smith scores. Dustin Harris to 3rd. | HOU 4, CLE 2 |
| T4 | Carlos Correa | Carlos Correa singles on a line drive to center fielder Steven Kwan. Dustin Harris scores. Brice Matthews scores. | HOU 6, CLE 2 |
| T5 | Yainer Diaz | Yainer Diaz out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. Christian Walker scores. | HOU 7, CLE 2 |
| T7 | Cam Smith | Cam Smith out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Steven Kwan. Christian Walker scores. | HOU 8, CLE 2 |
| T9 | Isaac Paredes | Isaac Paredes homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. | HOU 9, CLE 2 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| CLE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Astros
AWAY
9
Spencer Arrighetti started for Astros, leaving with a 7–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Spencer Arrighetti
Starter
5.0
96
2
3
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Spencer Arrighetti threw
CSW 28% 1st-pitch strike 44% 3.8 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Cutter 22 23% 2 9 3 2 6 Curveball 19 20% 0 4 1 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 16 17% 0 3 3 9 1 Sweeper 16 17% 3 2 4 7 0 Changeup 14 15% 3 0 1 7 3 Sinker 9 9% 0 1 0 6 2 - Steven Okert Setup 1.0 15 0 0
- AJ Blubaugh Middle 1.0 15 0 1
- Jayden Murray Reliever 2.0 39 0 2
Guardians
HOME
2
Slade Cecconi started for Guardians, leaving trailing 2–7. Out of the bullpen, Matt Festa took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
-
Slade Cecconi
Starter
5.0
94
7
2
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Slade Cecconi threw
CSW 23% 1st-pitch strike 67% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sweeper 27 29% 3 5 5 9 5 Four-Seam Fastball 24 26% 0 4 2 10 8 Curveball 22 23% 3 4 1 11 3 Cutter 15 16% 0 2 4 6 3 Sinker 6 6% 0 1 1 0 4 - Matt Festa Setup 2.0 22 1 1
- Tim Herrin Setup 1.0 19 0 0
- Connor Brogdon Reliever 1.0 19 1 1
Where the game turned
1 run
- Paredes HR (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · HOU
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Correa SS | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .275 | .359 | .375 | .734 | |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .326 | .459 | .756 | 1.215 | |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .281 | .385 | .449 | .834 | |
| Christian Walker 1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .274 | .367 | .536 | .903 | HR (5), 2B |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .329 | .368 | .697 | 2 HR (1, 2) |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .330 | .413 | .743 | SB |
| Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .194 | .222 | .269 | .491 | |
| Dustin Harris LF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .176 | .364 | .235 | .599 | |
| Brice Matthews CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .129 | .229 | .290 | .519 | 2B, SB |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .345 | .424 | .448 | .872 |
HOME · CLE
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Kwan CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .220 | .294 | .286 | .580 | |
| Chase DeLauter RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .219 | .318 | .493 | .811 | |
| José Ramírez 3B | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .230 | .356 | .494 | .850 | 2B |
| Kyle Manzardo 1B | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .182 | .260 | .242 | .502 | |
| Rhys Hoskins DH | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .214 | .353 | .357 | .710 | |
| George Valera LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .294 | .333 | .412 | .745 | |
| Juan Brito 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .171 | .244 | .244 | .488 | |
| Bo Naylor C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .143 | .208 | .224 | .432 | |
| Brayan Rocchio SS | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .286 | .390 | .457 | .847 | 2B, SB |
Pitching lines
AWAY · HOU
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Arrighetti | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 2.45 | W |
| Steven Okert | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.18 | |
| AJ Blubaugh | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 6.60 | |
| Jayden Murray | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 4.50 |
HOME · CLE
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slade Cecconi | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 94 | 6.20 | L |
| Matt Festa | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 6.35 | |
| Tim Herrin | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0.00 | |
| Connor Brogdon | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 6.75 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · HOU
Lineup 3.9 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 0.5 R
HOME · CLE
Lineup 2.0 R
Bunts 1.1 R
IBBs 1.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · HOU
6-4
L1
-5 run diff
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HOME · CLE
4-5
L2
-2 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with HOU listed first across 3 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.