Its Wednesday, July 9 and the Guardians (42-48) are in Houston to take on the Astros (55-37). Slade Cecconi is slated to take the mound for Cleveland against Brandon Walter for Houston. Walter and the Astros will be looking to avoid the sweep as Cleveland has taken the first two games of the series.

The Astros will start Brandon Walter (1-1) against the Guardians and Slade Cecconi (3-4). Before watching this Astros vs. Guardians matchup, here's everything you need to know about Wednesday's action on the diamond,

Cleveland Guardians star third baseman Jose Ramirez on Wednesday pulled out of next week’s All-Star Game, set for Tuesday in Atlanta.

The Astros, who returned home after sweeping the Dodgers, have lost two two in a row to the Guardians, who came to Houston on a 10-game losing streak.

PITCHING PROBABLES: Guardians: Slade Cecconi (3-4, 3.56 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 47 strikeouts); Astros: Brandon Walter (1-1, 4.15 ERA, 1.12 WHIP, 33 strikeouts)

Angel Martínez hit a grand slam off closer Josh Hader with two outs in the 10th inning to lift the Cleveland Guardians to a 10-6 win over the Houston Astros.

Angel Martinez hit his first career grand slam with two outs in the top of the 10th inning, and the visiting Cleveland Guardians stunned the Houston Astros 10-6 on Tuesday.

Jose Ramirez kept his streak going when he crushed another home run to extend the Guardians' lead over the Astros.

José Ramirez and David Fry homered and Brayan Rocchio added a two-run double as the Cleveland Guardians beat the Houston Astros 7-5 to snap a 10-game skid