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Steven Kwan and the Cleveland Guardians will hit the field against the Houston Astros and starter Cristian Javier on Friday. First pitch is at 7:10 PM ET at Progressive Field. Sign up for Fubo to watch this matchup and make sure you don’t miss any of the action all season long! Bet with the King of Sportsbooks and use bonus code “GNPLAY” for special offers! Check out the latest odds and place your bets with BetMGM Sportsbook. Use bonus code “GNPLAY” for special offers! Astros vs. Guardians Live Stream, TV Channel and Game Info: Date: Friday, June 9, 2023 Time: 7:10 PM ET TV Channel: BSGL Location: Cleveland, Ohio Venue: Progressive Field Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo! Bet on this matchup

Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker indicated that star slugger Yordan Alvarez would miss time after the 25-year-old left Thursday’s 3-2 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning with an oblique injury. “We’ll re-evaluate him tomorrow [Friday],” said Baker. Alvarez said he initially felt soreness on his final swing in the batting cage before the contest. Houston (36-27) has lost three straight games and sits five behind the first-place Texas Rangers in the American League West Division.

Jose Ramirez hit three home runs in his first three at-bats and made a Brooks Robinson-esque play at third base, putting on a showcase of his talent.

Jun. 7—NASHUA — Garrett Hammer was an afterthought on the Pinkerton Academy pitching staff last season, when starting pitchers Liam Doyle and Tom Rioux led the Astros to the NHIAA Division I championship. Things have changed a lot since then, however. Doyle and Rioux are now playing at the college level, and Hammer, who pitched two innings as a junior last spring, has become the No. 1 …

Pinch-hitter Alejandro Kirk singled in the go-ahead run in the seventh inning, Bo Bichette and Brandon Belt hit solo home runs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Houston Astros 3-2 Wednesday night. Chris Bassitt (7-4) gave up two runs and four hits with five strikeouts and no walks over eight innings in winning consecutive starts. Jordan Romano earned his 16th save in 19 chances for the Blue Jays, who have won nine of 12.

Jun. 6—It seems that Texas Rangers’ fans, in recent years, have had to watch longingly as their downstate rival, the Houston Astros have bobbed to the top of the baseball world. In 2022, while the Rangers were slogging to a 68-94 record, the Astros were surging to the World Series crown. For Houston, there’ve been four pennants since 2017. Texas hasn’t had a winning record since they won the …

The Blue Jays made the drastic move to send Manoah to the lowest level of the minor leagues on Tuesday.

CBS Sports considers Houston Texans rookie receiver Tank Dell to have the makings for an “under the radar” star in 2023.

Jun. 5—Former Ole Miss shortstop Grae Kessinger — a third generation member of his family to play with the Rebels — is being been called up by the Houston Astros, Mark Berman of Houston’s Fox 26 reported Sunday night. Kessinger ‘s grandfather, Don, played parts of 16 MLB seasons as a middle infielder and was a six-time all-star with the Chicago Cubs. Don’s son, Keith — Grae’s uncle — played at …

Shohei Ohtani hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the eighth inning, and the Los Angeles Angels edged the Houston Astros 2-1 on Sunday to avoid a four-game series sweep. Ohtani was hitless before clubbing a pitch from Phil Maton (0-1) off the wall in right field, driving in Gio Urshela for a 2-1 lead. The clutch swing gave Ohtani 41 RBIs on the season.

Alex Bregman hit a grand slam and Chas McCormick homered to help the Houston Astros beat the Los Angeles Angels 9-6 on Saturday. The Astros, who have won three straight, broke it open with a five-run fourth, capped by Bregman’s grand slam. Martín Maldonado, Mauricio Dubón and Jeremy Peña loaded the bases on three straight singles before Yordan Alvarez had an RBI infield hit to end Angels starter Patrick Sandoval’s day.

“It is an honor to come out and do this,” new #Rockets coach Ime Udoka said of Thursday’s first pitch at Minute Maid Park. “It’s the first step of getting to know the community.” #Astros

Los Angeles Angels manager Phil Nevin was ejected in the sixth inning against the Houston Astros on Thursday night after screaming at home plate umpire Stu Scheurwater after Taylor Ward struck out looking with the bases loaded. The Angels were trailing 4-2 when Ward was called out on a low strike for the second out of the inning. Nevin came out of the dugout and got face to face with Scheurwater and yelled at him for a few seconds before ripping off his own cap and screaming at him some more.

White Sox reliever Keynan Middleton explained his personal gripe with the 2017 Houston Astros on the “White Sox Talk Podcast.”

HOUSTON — No Byron Buxton. No Carlos Correa. No Royce Lewis. No problem, apparently. The Twins’ starting lineup was without some of its big names on Wednesday — Correa did appear briefly for defense in the ninth inning — but a collection of others stepped in to help lead the Twins to an 8-2 win over the Astros in the series finale at Minute Maid Park. “When you see … the lineup (without) …

Minnesota manager Rocco Baldelli said rookie starter Louie Varland deserved an offensive game ball after throwing seven scoreless innings in a victory over the Houston Astros Wednesday night. Donovan Solano drove in a season-high four runs to help the Twins to the 8-2 win. It was a career-long outing for the 25-year-old Varland (3-1), who allowed four hits — all singles — and struck out five with a walk.

HOUSTON — The first one was a half-swing, a lazy fly ball, one of those Crawford-box specials that sometimes give the Astros’ home park a bandbox feel. Alex Bregman’s 94-mph pop fly traveled only 357 feet, so it hardly seemed fair that Joe Ryan’s 37-inning streak without allowing a home run should end on such a cheapie. But Chas McCormick took care of that. McCormick followed Bregman’s bloop …