Gurriel helps Astros beat Guardians 2-1 to win series May 25 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink HOUSTON (AP) Yuli Gurriel and Jos Siri had two hits each, Cristian Javier tied a career high with nine strikeouts and the Houston Astros beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-1 Wednesday night to win their series.It was a much-needed performance from Gurriel, who Markus Hannikainen Jersey hit .319 last season to win the AL batting title but has struggled this year. He entered in an 0-for-9 slide and is hitting .224 this year.Javier (3-2) allowed three hits in 5 2/3 scorele s innings as Houston won its second straight after dropping the series opener. Houston led 2-0 after scoring on sacrifice flies in the fifth and sixth innings. The Guardians cut the lead to 1 when Josh Artemi Panarin Jersey Naylor scored on a wild pitch by Hector Neris with two outs in the seventh. Ryan Pre sly struck out one in a scorele s ninth for his seventh save.Cleveland starter Cal Quantrill (1-3) gave up six hits and two runs while walking four in six innings to lose his third straight decision. The Astros loaded the bases with two outs in the third, but Quantrill escaped the jam when he retired Gurriel on a fly out. Siri doubled and moved to third on a single by Jose Altuve with no outs in the fifth. The Astros took a 1-0 lead when Siri scored on a sacrifice fly by Michael Brantley. Yordan Alvarez walked with no outs in the sixth, then Gurriel hit a grounder and was called out at first. The Astros challenged the call, and it was overturned. Aledmys Daz hit a grounder next, and he was also called out a first. Houston challenged that play, and it was overturned, too, leaving runners at first and third after Gurriel was out at second on the force. The Astros extended the lead to 2-0 when Alvarez scored on a sacrifice fly by Jason Castro. Javier had allowed just a first-inning walk by Jos Ramrez when the Guardians got their first hit on a single by Ernie Clement with two outs in the fifth.There were two outs in the sixth when Amed Rosario singled on a grounder to left field. Ramrez followed with a double that chased Javier. He was replaced Seth Jones Men Jersey by Ryne Stanek, and Owen Miller lined out to leave everyone stranded. Naylor walked to start the seventh before Andrs Gimnez singled off Blake Taylor. There were two outs in the inning when Neris took over for Taylor and bounced a pitch in the dirt to allow Naylor to score. Neris walked Austin Hedges but retired Myles Straw. TRAINERS ROOMGuardians: RHP Aaron Civale, who was scheduled to start Thursday, was placed on the 15-day injured list with glute tightne s. LHP Konnor Pilkington will be recalled from Triple-A Columbus to start in his place.UP NEXTGuardians: Pilkington (1-3, 2.08 ERA) will make his Jordan Schroeder Kids Jersey second start and fifth appearance when the Guardians open a three-game series at Detroit Thursday night. Astros: Houston is off Thursday before Justin Verlander (6-1, 1.22) looks to win a seventh consecutive decision in the opener of a three-game series at Seattle. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/mlb and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic American League Major League Baseball Yuli Gurriel Houston Astros Blake Taylor Josh Naylor Owen Miller Ryan Pre sly Jason Castro Scott Harrington Jersey Austin Hedges Myles Straw Aaron Civale Jose Altuve Hctor Neris Amed Rosario Cal Quantrill Ernie Clement Cristian Javier Justin Verlander Yordan Alvarez Yuli Gurriel Michael Brantley Houston Astros share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5 Sam Gagner Men Jersey -2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS