Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros: game summary
Final · July 21, 2021 at 8:10 p.m.
Minute Maid Park
Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cleveland GuardiansCLE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 1 |
 Houston AstrosHOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Decisions
- WinnerBryan Shaw
- LoserAustin Pruitt
- SaveJames Karinchak
Scoring plays
- Top 3Cesar Hernandez doubles (16) on a ground ball to left fielder Michael Brantley. Yu Chang scores. Bradley Zimmer to 3rd.1-0
- Bot 4Jose Altuve homers (23) on a line drive to left field.1-1
- Bot 5Kyle Tucker homers (17) on a line drive to right field.1-2
- Top 6Ernie Clement doubles (2) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Myles Straw. Franmil Reyes scores. Bobby Bradley scores. Oscar Mercado scores.4-2
- Bot 6Jose Altuve doubles (11) on a line drive to left fielder Oscar Mercado. Martin Maldonado scores.4-3
- Bot 6Yuli Gurriel singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Bradley Zimmer. Jose Altuve scores.4-4
- Top 7Cesar Hernandez homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field.5-4
Box score
Cleveland Guardians
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley ZimmerCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .240 |
| Amed RosarioSS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .265 |
| César Hernández2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Franmil ReyesRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .265 |
| Daniel JohnsonRF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .194 |
| Bobby BradleyDH | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .215 |
| Óscar MercadoLF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .227 |
| Roberto PérezC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .158 |
| Yu Chang1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .179 |
| Ernie Clement3B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | .245 |
| Totals | 35 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Morgan | 5.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 77-52 | 7.47 |
| Bryan Shaw | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-14 | 2.98 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14-7 | 4.42 |
| Emmanuel Clase | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-7 | 2.08 |
| James Karinchak | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 2.55 |
Houston Astros
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Michael BrantleyLF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .331 |
| Yuli Gurriel1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .315 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .282 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .272 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .276 |
| Abraham Toro3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .210 |
| Myles StrawCF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .262 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .172 |
| Totals | 33 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance McCullers Jr. | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 100-65 | 3.04 |
| Bryan Abreu | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15-12 | 4.22 |
| Austin Pruitt | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15-8 | 6.75 |
| Blake Taylor | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 3.68 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19-10 | 3.95 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15-11 | 1.35 |
Game info
- Ballpark
- Minute Maid Park
- Attendance
- 21,712
- Duration
- 3 h 07
- Weather
- 73 °F, Roof Closed · wind 0 mph, None
- Umpires
- Jordan Baker (Home plate) · Joe West (First base) · Edwin Moscoso (Second base) · Bruce Dreckman (Third base)
About this game
Who won Guardians vs Astros?
Guardians won 5-4 over Astros on Wednesday, July 21, 2021.
When was Guardians vs Astros played?
On Wednesday, July 21, 2021, at 8:10 PM ET at Minute Maid Park.
Where was Guardians vs Astros played?
At Minute Maid Park.