Guardians Activate Playoff Hero Lane Thomas After Astros Series originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Cleveland Guardians, fresh off a series loss to the surging Houston Astros at home, now turn their focus to a two-game set against the Cincinnati Reds in the battle of Ohio teams.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Guardians snapped a five-game losing streak against Houston with timely hitting and solid starting pitching, securing a 4-2 victory Sunday at Progressive Field to avoid a weekend sweep. For the second consecutive start, Tanner Bibee dominated early but saw a potential win slip away on a single pitch.

Nolan Jones scored the go-ahead run on a throwing error by pitcher Steven Okert in the seventh inning, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Steven Kwan followed with a sacrifice fly,

Houston overcomes a sluggish start from Hunter Brown but gets a key hit from Isaac Paredes in 10th and a save from Bennett Sousa.

Diaz’s two-run homer off Gavin Williams in the sixth inning gave the Astros a 3-0 lead, until Jose Ramirez erased that lead with a two-run homer of his own to tie the score in the seventh, before the Astros scored twice in the 10th inning to beat the Guardians, 5-3.

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CLEVELAND - Early stages of a long season invite prudence with relief pitching. Bryan King and Bryan Abreu, the Houston Astros' primary seventh- and eighth-inning relievers, have made 29 appearances each.

Jeremy Peña had three hits to extend his hitting streak to 12 games, Colton Gordon got his first major league win and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 4-2.