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**Guardians Face Tough Test Against Astros at Daiken Park After 10th Straight Loss**

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland Guardians will look to break a 10-game losing streak as they face the Houston Astros in a three-game series at Daiken Park, beginning Monday at 8:10 p.m. The Guardians, currently 40-47, are coming off a demoralizing sweep at the hands of the Detroit Tigers.

The Astros (56-34), on the other hand, are riding high after sweeping the Los Angeles Dodgers and winning nine of their last eleven games. Houston holds a 2-1 edge in the season series against Cleveland and a 48-46 advantage overall.

Pitching matchups are as follows: Monday will see Tanner Bibee (4-9, 4.20 ERA) of the Guardians face Colton Gordon (3-1, 4.37 ERA) of the Astros. On Tuesday, Joey Cantillo (1-0, 3.41 ERA) will take the mound for Cleveland against Houston’s Hunter Brown (9-3, 1.82 ERA). The series concludes Wednesday with Slade Cecconi (3-4, 3.56 ERA) pitching for the Guardians against Brandon Walter (1-1, 4.15 ERA) for the Astros. All games are scheduled for an 8:10 p.m. start.

While Steven Kwan (.571) and Bo Naylor (.429) have had success against Astros pitching this year, the Guardians will need more than just a few hot bats to turn things around. Former Cleveland farmhand Yainer Diaz is hitting .500 against his old team this year, with Jake Meyers also hitting .545.

Both teams are dealing with significant injuries. Lane Thomas, Gabriel Arias, Andrew Walters, Will Brennan, Ben Lively, Trevor Stephan, Shane Bieber, John Means, and Sam Hentges are sidelined for the Guardians. The Astros’ injured list includes Jeremy Pena, Chas McCormick, Luis Garcia, Christian Javier, Yordan Alvarez, Luis Guillorme, Spencer Arrighetti, J.P. France, Shawn Dubin, Brendan Rogers, Zach Dezenzo, Jacob Melton, Rionel Blanco and Pedro Leon.

Guardians fans can catch the games on CLEGuardians.TV, WTAM 1100, WMMS 100.7 FM, and the Guardians radio network. Following the series, the Guardians head to Chicago for a four-game set against the White Sox.

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