Overview

• Hunter Brown (8-3, 1.83 ERA) ranks among MLB leaders with 10 quality starts in 12 outings and has yielded one run over 12 innings in his last two appearances
• Gavin Williams (5-3, 3.79 ERA) will face Houston for the first time this season after matching a season high with 6 2/3 innings and two unearned runs in his previous start
• Houston has won nine of its last 12 games and opened the series with a 4-2 victory on Friday, extending Cleveland’s losing streak against the Astros to four games
• Jose Ramirez is batting .389 during a 32-game on-base streak that ties his career best
• Jeremy Pena has recorded hits in 12 consecutive games and is batting .449 with a three-hit performance in Friday’s opener