Bazzana’s big day leads Guardians past Astros 8‑1
HOUSTON (Interstat) — Travis Bazzana went 4 for 4 with two home runs and five RBIs as the Cleveland Guardians defeated the Houston Astros 8-1 on Saturday at Daikin Park.
Bazzana homered in the fifth inning and added a run-scoring single in the seventh. Kyle Manzardo also homered and drove in three runs, and Patrick Bailey had three hits for Cleveland.
Joey Cantillo (6-3) allowed one run on four hits with nine strikeouts over eight innings to earn the win. Spencer Arrighetti (7-3) took the loss after giving up six runs on six hits in six innings.
Cleveland scored once in the first, twice in the third, three times in the fifth and twice in the seventh. Houston’s only run came in the second on an RBI single by Yainer Diaz.
The Guardians improved to 41-36, while the Astros fell to 36-42. The game drew 32,678 fans and lasted 2 hours, 25 minutes.