The Houston Astros (35-41) and the Cleveland Guardians (39-35) meet on Friday to start a three-game series, with the first pitch at 8:10 p.m. ET at Daikin Park. Tatsuya Imai starts for Houston, and Tanner Bibee is Cleveland’s pick to start.

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Astros vs. Guardians betting lines

• Favorite: Astros (-119)
• Underdog: Guardians (-104)
• Over/under: 8.5

Astros betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Astros betting info

• The Astros have put together a 10-15 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 40% of those games).
• When playing as moneyline favorites with odds of -119 or shorter, Houston has an 8-12 record (winning 40% of its games).
• The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Astros a 54.3% chance to win.
• In the 76 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for Houston, it has combined with opponents to go over the total 40 times (40-32-4).
• The Astros have a 36-40-0 record against the spread this season.

Astros hitting info

• Yordan Alvarez has a team-best batting average of .325, while pacing the Astros in home runs (24) and runs batted in (55).
• In MLB play, Alvarez ranks second in home runs and fourth in RBI.
• Alvarez has safely hit in eight games in a row. During his last 10 outings he is batting .375 with two doubles, two home runs, three walks and seven RBIs.
• Christian Walker is hitting .246 with 14 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 25 walks.
• Walker ranks 10th in homers and seventh in RBI among MLB hitters this season.
• Walker heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is batting .211 with a double, a home run, two walks and three RBIs.
• Isaac Paredes has 14 doubles, 10 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .234.
• Paredes has hit safely in three straight games. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with two doubles, a home run, four walks and three RBIs.
• Cam Smith is hitting .223 with 12 doubles, a triple, seven home runs and 26 walks.
• Smith takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with two doubles.

Astros pitching rankings

• The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Astros pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
• Houston has a 4.88 team ERA that ranks 28th among all MLB pitching staffs.
• Pitchers for the Astros combine for the fifth-worst WHIP in baseball (1.424).
• The Astros surrender the 25th-fewest home runs in baseball (97 total, 1.3 per game).
• Houston struck out nine Tigers batters while allowing three hits in a 4-2 win in its last game.

Guardians betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Guardians betting info

• The Guardians have been underdogs in 34 games this season and won 18 (52.9%) of those contests.
• Cleveland has a record of 18-15 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least -104 on the moneyline.
• The Guardians have a 51% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Cleveland’s games have gone over the total in 36 of its 74 chances.
• The Guardians have an ATS record of 38-36-0 in 74 games with a spread this season.

Guardians hitting info

• Brayan Rocchio leads Cleveland in batting average (.265) this season while adding five home runs and 32 RBI.
• Rocchio ranks 184th in home runs and 97th in RBI among all hitters in MLB.
• Steven Kwan has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .318. He’s slugging .256 on the year.
• Kwan currently ranks 364th in home runs and 285th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Travis Bazzana is slashing .248/.346/.401 this season for the Guardians.
• Daniel Schneemann is batting .228 with an OBP of .300 and a slugging percentage of .375 this season.

Guardians pitching rankings

• The Guardians strike out 9.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, third-best in MLB.
• Cleveland has pitched to a 3.81 ERA this season, which ranks sixth in baseball.
• The Guardians have a combined WHIP of just 1.258 as a pitching staff, which is the ninth-best in baseball this season.
• The Guardians have allowed the 21st-fewest home runs this season with 87, or 1.2 per game.
• Last time out, Cleveland fell to the Brewers 9-4. Its pitchers compiled nine strikeouts and 11 hits allowed.