Saturday Game Thread: Salazar takes the hill

Houston Astros @Cleveland Indians

Saturday, August 23, 2014, 7:05 ET, Progressive Field

TV: STO (CLE), CSN (HOU)

Radio: WTAM (CLE), KBME/KLAT (HOU)

Series Preview

Hey, no Mike Aviles! That will have to be the silver lining to Yan Gomes being placed on the 7-day Concussion DL, for now. Despite the defense's ineptitude, Zach Walters still can't find his way into fielding a position.

Danny Salazar takes the ball again tonight for the Indians to face off against Collin McHugh. McHugh hasn't done anything in the majors up to 2014, but is really having a good year in the Houston rotation. He strikes out a lot and doesn't give up too many baserunners, so the Indians will have to find a way to break through where they failed last night.

The Tigers already lost today, getting thumped by the Twins, so hopefully we can grab a win and the Royals fall, too.

Today's other AL Central games

Yankees 5, White Sox 3

Twins 12, Tigers 4

Royals (Jeremy Guthrie) at Rangers(Nick Tepesch), 8:05 PM

Today's minor-league action

AAA: Columbus (Gabriel Arias) vs. Indianapolis, 7:05 PM

AA: Akron (Duke von Schamann) at Binghampton, 7:05 PM

A+: Carolina (D.J. Brown) at Winston-Salem, 7:00 PM

A-: Lake County (Jordan Milbrath) vs. Fort Wayne, 7:00 PM

SSA: Mahoning Valley (Casey Shane) at Batavia, 7:05 PM