Indians at Astros 5/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/06/2019 at 4:11 PM ET

Indians at Astros 5/19/18 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Cleveland Indians (21-21, 1st AL Central) visit the Houston Astros (28-17, 1st AL West) on Saturday for the second game of a three-game weekend series.

Jose Altuve leads the Astros with a .309 batting average and 56 hits. George Springer leads in home runs with eight, while Carlos Correa leads the team in RBIs with 39. Houston has a team batting average of .252 while opposing hitters are averaging .196 at the plate against Astros pitching. On Saturday, the Astros will send Dallas Keuchel to the mound. The southpaw this season is 3-5 with an ERA of 3.10, 45 Ks and 15 BBs.

Cleveland has won 24 of the last 33 games head to head with Houston and 4 of the last 5 played in Houston. The Indians bats wake up as Cleveland does enough to squeeze out close win. Final Score Prediction, Cleveland Indians win 5-4.