TONIGHT’S GAME: The Houston Astros (36-41) will put their mini three-game winning streak on the line tonight in the middle game of their three-game series with the Cleveland Guardians (40-36) at Daikin Park.
RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-2, 2.57 ERA), who picked up a win against Cleveland back in April, will get the start tonight opposite LHP Joey Cantillo (5-3, 4.38 ERA) and the Guardians.
HOT SPAGHETTI: Tonight’s Astros starter RHP Spencer Arrighetti, the reigning AL Pitcher of the Month, is 7-2 with
a 2.57 ERA (18ER/63IP) and a .200 opponent average while allowing one-or-fewer earned runs in seven of his 11 starts this season.
Among AL pitchers with 60+ innings pitched, he ranks second in ERA, sixth in opponent average, and tied for sixth in wins.
A MONTH OF WINNING: Over the last month, dating back to May 19, the Astros have gone 17-11 (.607), which ties as the fourth-best record in the Majors and the second-best record in the AL.
Top Records since May 19 (AL)
1. Yankees 17-9 (.654)
2. Astros 17-11 (.607)
3. Mariners 16-12 (.571)
4. White Sox 15-12 (.556)
WITH A WIN: A win tonight would move the Astros to four games below .500, a mark they have not reached since they were 8-12 after a loss on April 16. A win would also improve the Astros record to 20-20 in their 40 home games.
VS. THE GUARDIANS: The Astros and Guardians have played each other in the regular season 101 times in their franchise histories, with the Astros edging out the Guardians with a 51-50 record.
In the all-time series, the Astros are 26-25 vs. the Guardians in Houston, 25-25 against them in Cleveland, and are 23-22 vs. CLE at Daikin Park.
PEN PALS: Since May 15, the Astros bullpen has a 2.69 ERA (34ER/113.2IP) with 109 strikeouts, a 1.01 WHIP and a .186 opponent average.
Among AL teams since May 15, the Astros bullpen ranks first in ERA, first in WHIP, and first in opponent batting average.
The Astros are also 19-13 since May 15.
MAKING THE PLAYS: The Astros have committed the fewest errors (29) and own the best fielding percentage (.989) in the AL.
1B Christian Walker has led the way, as he has not committed an error in 76 games and 531 total chances.
ALL-STAR VOTING UPDATE: On Monday, MLB announced the first balloting update for the 2026 MLB All-Star Game, which revealed DH Yordan Alvarez as the AL’s top vote-getter among all position players.
Other Astros among the AL’s top 10 at their respective positions: 2B Jose Altuve (4th), SS Jeremy Peña (5th), 1B Christian Walker (9th), 3B Isaac Paredes (9th), and C Yainer Diaz (9th).
ON THE LEADERBOARD: DH Yordan Alvarez leads MLB in OPS (1.065), SLG (.637), and total bases (177), and ranks tied for first in extra-base hits (39).
In the AL, he ranks first in batting average (.324), first in hits (90), first in homers (24), second in RBI (55), second in OBP (.428), fourth in walks (47) and tied for fourth in runs (52).
WALKER, TEXAS HAMMER: 1B Christian Walker ranks tied third in the AL in RBI (52), behind only 1B Nick Kurtz (58) and teammate DH Yordan Alvarez (55). He also ranks tied for sixth in the AL in extra-base hits (33) and in total bases (139), and tied for seventh in homers (18).
BACK WITH A VENGEANCE: Since SS Jeremy Peña returned to the lineup on May 18, the Astros have gone 17-12, while Peña has hit .303 (33×109) with four doubles, six homers, 18 RBI and an .873 OPS in 29 games. P
rior to that date, Peña played in only 10 of the Astros first 48 games of the season, with the Astros going 19-29 in those contests.
TAPPING FOR SUCCESS: Astros batters have won 48 ABS challenges on the season, which ties as the most in the Majors (also, MIN).
The Astros are 48-for-85 in ABS challenges for a 56% success rate, the second-highest in the Majors. 3B Isaac Paredes (7-for-7) is perfect in successful challenges, while 2B Jose Altuve has been successful on 11-of-16 challenges (69%).
WHAT A RELIEF: LHP Josh Hader is 1-0 with four saves and a 1.29 ERA (1ER/7IP) in seven appearances this season.
He’s allowed just three baserunners (one walk, two hits) and has fanned 11. Hader had a delayed start to the season, missing the first two months with left biceps tendinitis.
DOWN ON THE FARM: Class A Asheville picked up a win last night on a walkoff homer by SS Reylin Perez in a 10-9 win over Bowling Green.
At Class A Fayetteville, RF Anthony Huezo hit his 13th homer of the season in a 10-8 win over Kannapolis.
TODAY IN ASTROS HISTORY: 1970 – CF César Cedeño, 19, makes his Major League debut, batting third, and tallies two hits in a 9-6 win over the Braves in Atlanta.
Cedeño would go on to play 12 seasons (1970-81) and 1,512 games in an Astros uniform, which ranks seventh in franchise history. Cedeño was added to the Astros Hall of Fame in 2020.
Game Info
Game Date/Time: Saturday, June 20, 6:15 p.m. CT
Location: Daikin Park, Houston, TX
TV: FOX
Radio: KTRH 740 AM, KBME 790 AM & 94.5 FM HD2; TUDN 102.9 FM HD2 (Spanish)
