Expert recap and game analysis of the Cleveland Guardians vs. Houston Astros MLB game from July 9, 2025 on ESPN.

Guardians, Astros score update: Cam Smith ties it in 7th inning. Tanner Bibee kept Houston off the board until his final pitch of the day. With two runners in scoring position and one out in the ...

Guardians, Astros score update: Cam Smith ties it in 7th inning. Tanner Bibee kept Houston off the board until his final pitch of the day. With two runners in scoring position and one out in the ...

Following a 10-game losing streak, the Cleveland Guardians won three straight games against one of MLB's best teams, the Houston Astros.

Angel Martinez and Jose Ramirez hit back-to-back home runs in the first inning in support of right-hander Slade Cecconi, who recorded a career-high nine strikeouts to lead the Cleveland Guardians to a 4-2 win over the host Houston Astros on Wednesday and a three-game series sweep.

The Astros entered the series with the best home record in the American League and with 10 wins in their last 11 games at Daikin Park. Their four-run rally in the fifth appeared to set the stage for more homefield magic before Cleveland snapped its longest skid in 13 years.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Brandon Walter (1-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)