Astros begin 3-game series at home against the Guardians

Cleveland Guardians (19-9, first in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (9-19, fifth in the AL West) Houston; Tuesday, 8:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Carlos Carrasco (1-2, 4.63 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 20 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (0-4, 9.68 ERA, 2.49 WHIP, 17 strikeouts) : LINE Astros -148, Guardians +125; over/under is 9 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros start a three-game series at home against the Cleveland Guardians on Tuesday. Houston is 9-19 overall and 4-9 at home. The Astros are 0-7 in games decided by one run. Cleveland is 11-5 in road games and 19-9 overall. Guardians hitters have a collective .391 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the AL. Tuesday's game is