After sweeping the Dodgers, the Astros found themselves swept by a Guardians squad that had lost 10 straight games entering the series.

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Stephen Vogt called a strategic balk against the Astros and later said Houston is "good at relaying" pitches to their hitters.

Slade Cecconi has been one of the biggest bright spots of the entire Cleveland Guardians season, and the pitcher continues to get better and better with each start. Cecconi continued his strong season on Wednesday evening with a dominant start in Cleveland's 4-2 win over the Houston Astros.

Angel Martínez hit a grand slam off closer Josh Hader with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros.

Dwindling down to the final games before the All-star break tees off in Atlanta and coming back down to Earth from their outstanding holiday weekend in Los Angeles, the Astros lose their series opener taking on the Guardians' yesterday evening with a final score of 7-5.