Jose Ramirez leads the Cleveland Guardians (33-30) into a matchup against Jeremy Pena and the Houston Astros (36-28) on Sunday at 1:40 p.m. ET at Progressive Field. Ramirez is batting .333, the fourth-best batting average in MLB, for the favored Guardians (-153), while Pena ranks fifth in MLB play with a .321 batting average this season for the underdog Astros (+128). Tanner Bibee starts for Cleveland, and Brandon Walter is Houston’s pick to start.

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Guardians vs. Astros betting lines

• Favorite: Guardians (-153)
• Underdog: Astros (+128)
• Over/under: 8

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been the moneyline favorite 22 total times this season. They’ve finished 14-8 in those games.
• Cleveland has played in five games as moneyline favorites with odds of -153 or shorter and won each time.
• Based on this game’s moneyline, the Guardians’ implied win probability is 60.5%.
• Cleveland has had an over/under set by oddsmakers 61 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 26 of those games (26-32-3).
• The Guardians have put together a 28-33-0 record ATS this season (covering 45.9% of the time).

Guardians hitting info

• Ramirez has a team-best batting average of .333, while leading the Guardians in home runs (12) and runs batted in (31).
• Ramirez ranks 28th in home runs and 70th in RBI among all hitters in MLB play.
• Ramirez takes a seven-game hitting streak into this game. In his last 10 games he is hitting .436 with two doubles, three home runs, five walks and five RBIs.
• Steven Kwan is hitting .314 with 14 doubles, five home runs and 21 walks.
• Kwan ranks 153rd in homers and 155th in RBI this year.
• Carlos Santana is hitting .255 with six doubles, seven home runs and 31 walks.
• Kyle Manzardo has six doubles, two triples, 11 home runs and 23 walks while batting .205.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Guardians has a collective 8.7 K/9, which ranks 11th in MLB.
• Cleveland has a 3.99 team ERA that ranks 18th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Guardians average MLB’s 24th-ranked WHIP (1.374).
• Guardians pitchers combine to surrender the 17th-fewest home runs in baseball (69 total, 1.1 per game).
• Cleveland struck out seven Astros batters while giving up six hits in a 5-3 loss in its last game.

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have been underdogs in 20 games this season and won 11 (55%) of those contests.
• Houston has entered three games this season as the underdog by +128 or more and is 2-1 in those contests.
• The sportsbooks’ moneyline implies a 43.9% chance of a victory for the Astros.
• Houston’s games have gone over the total in 26 of its 64 chances.
• The Astros are 35-29-0 against the spread in their 64 chances this season.

Astros hitting info

• Pena leads Houston with a .321 batting average. He’s also hit nine homers and has 32 RBI.
• Among all batters in the big leagues, Pena’s home run total is 63rd, and his RBI total is 62nd.
• Pena has hit safely in 13 straight games. In his last 10 outings he is hitting .439 with four doubles, two home runs, two walks and five RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes leads Houston in home runs with 14 and runs batted in with 38.
• Paredes ranks 14th in home runs and 27th in RBI among all batters in the big leagues.
• Paredes takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with three home runs, four walks and six RBIs.
• Jose Altuve has 64 hits this season and a slash line of .261/.306/.396.
• Jake Meyers has 56 hits and an OBP of .349 to go with a slugging percentage of .400 this season.
• Meyers takes a two-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is batting .235 with two doubles and three walks.

Astros pitching rankings

• The Astros have a 9.8 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, first-best in baseball.
• Houston has the eighth-best ERA (3.53) in the majors this season.
• Astros pitchers have a 1.164 WHIP this season, second-best in the majors.
• The Astros have given up the sixth-fewest long balls so far this season with only 61 home runs allowed.
• Houston pitchers struck out 15 Guardians batters while allowing six hits in a 5-3 win last time out.