Houston Astros vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 6/20/26, 10:54 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 6/20/26 at 11:14 PM in MLB Picks

In the second game of the series between the Astros and Guardians at Daikin Park, the bat of the red-hot Dominican and MVP candidate Yordan Álvarez wasn't as prominent. However, the bat of Australian and 2024 number one draft pick Travis Bazzana stood out, delivering his best performance since reaching the major leagues in the previous game, collecting four hits, two of them home runs, and driving in five runs. The teams split the series, and the Astros and Guards will play the rubber match on Sunday, with the home team listed as -143 favorites by the bookmakers.

An interesting pitching duel is set for the next game, one in which Kai-Wei Teng, with a 3-6 record, 54.1 IP, and 58 strikeouts, will start for the Astros. The Taiwanese pitcher once again struggled; although he generated many whiffs, when he did allow contact, it was pure power. After a solid May, the opposite has been true for him, as he had a rather poor June in which he allowed 17 runs.