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.

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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,

CLEVELAND - Their bullpen limited and lineup lackluster in Saturday's late innings, the Houston Astros salvaged a 5-3 win in 10 innings over the Cleveland Guardians. Guardians reliever Hunter Gaddis came within one pitch of a scoreless top of the 10th.

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

Jake Meyers scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch, Isaac Paredes drove in an insurance run and the Houston Astros defeated the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 in 10 innings.

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.