MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
09/19/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT CLEVELAND GUARDIANS
GAME ID: 2888 - SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (68-87) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 7 1
Cleveland Guardians (71-84) 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Guardians Edge Astros, 4-3
Cleveland parlayed a decent outing from starter Jim Acosta into a solid win over the Houston Astros. The final score was 4-3. Cleveland has now won 3 in a row.

Ernie Jones, who finished 4th in the NL in extra base hits with 71 in 2022, chipped in a solo home run for Cleveland in the bottom of the fifth. For the game, the third baseman had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 2 RBI.

"We came out on the wrong end of this one," said Houston skipper Mike Napoli.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE CLEVELAND BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Spears CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 2 .269 10 61
T. Holman C 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .229 22 61
J. Ibarra 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .275 4 11
D. Jones LF 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 .227 22 65
E. Simmons DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .231 23 67
S. McGuire 3B 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 .257 13 47
A. Valentín 2B 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .210 4 12
R. Aracena SS 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .237 0 4
A. Rosa RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .274 2 8
Totals 32 3 7 2 2 6 13      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Aracena (5, 3rd Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: S. McGuire (13, 9th Inning off A. Heredia, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Holman 2 , S. McGuire 4 , A. Valentín 2 , R. Aracena 2 , A. Rosa
2-out RBI: T. Holman , S. McGuire
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Ibarra , S. McGuire
GIDP: E. Simmons , R. Aracena
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: A. Valentín (8)
Double Plays: 2 (Valentín-Aracena-Ibarra, Aracena-Valentín-Ibarra)
OF assists: 1 (Spears(Taylor at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Álvarez RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .280 6 45
J. Martínez SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .261 9 55
E. Jones 3B 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .253 24 79
M. Papi DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .269 20 77
   a-A. Ibanez DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .240 4 33
L. Thompson 1B 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .250 8 61
T. Taylor CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 .231 9 40
R. Pinto C 3 0 1 0 0 0 3 .229 6 47
H. Bertolucci LF 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 .414 0 4
R. Walker 2B 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 .571 0 1
Totals 31 4 9 4 2 3 13      
a - A. Ibanez inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez (36, 1st Inning off E. Guy, 0 on, 0 outs) , R. Walker (2, 2nd Inning off E. Guy, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: E. Jones (24, 5th Inning off E. Guy, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Álvarez 3 , E. Jones 5 , T. Taylor , R. Pinto , H. Bertolucci 2 , R. Walker 2
2-out RBI: E. Jones , R. Walker
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Álvarez , R. Walker
GIDP: J. Martínez , T. Taylor
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Martínez-Walker-Thompson, Martínez-Walker-Thompson)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE CLEVELAND PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
E. Guy L (12-10) 5.0 6 4 3 2 2 1 23 92 2.98   
G. Johnson 3.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 10 40 3.68   
PITCHING
Game Score: E. Guy 41
Batters Faced: E. Guy 23, G. Johnson 10
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: E. Guy 3-9, G. Johnson 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: E. Guy 92-57, G. Johnson 40-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Johnson 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
J. Acosta W (4-12) 7.0 3 1 1 1 5 0 24 110 4.54   
L. Aguiler H (13) 1.0 3 1 1 0 1 0 6 25 3.74   
A. Heredia SV (3) 1.0 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 14 4.17   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Acosta 71
Batters Faced: J. Acosta 24, L. Aguiler 6, A. Heredia 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Acosta 6-9, L. Aguiler 0-2, A. Heredia 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Acosta 110-67, L. Aguiler 25-15, A. Heredia 14-9
WP: J. Acosta
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Jim Acosta
Ballpark: Progressive Field
Weather: Rain (66 degrees), wind blowing out to left at 11 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM ET
Time: 3:07
Attendance: 19088
Saturday, September 19th , 2026 - OOTP Baseball 27.4 Build 76