The regular-season finale between the Guardians and Houston Astros was canceled Sunday after lengthy delay, preventing Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez from a shot at hitting his 40th home run and joining the exclusive 40-40 club.

Sunday’s scheduled 3:10 p.m. game between the Guardians and Astros will not begin on time. Cleveland announced at 2:30 p.m. that the game would begin in a rain delay and that the two clubs would revisit a potential start time within an hour.

The regular season finale between the Guardians and Houston Astros was cancelled Sunday after a lengthy delay, preventing Cleveland third baseman José Ramírez from a shot at hitting his 40th home run and joining the exclusive 40-40 club.

Ramirez could become the seventh player with a 40/40 season if he can hit two more home runs within the Guardians' final two games. If he also hits two doubles, he'll join Alfonso Soriano (2006) as the only players with at least 40 homers, 40 steals and 40 doubles in a single year.

The Guardians and Astros close out the 2024 regular season with an afternoon matchup at Progressive Field. Cleveland’s Nick Sandlin will start as an opener for Gavin Williams. Here are the starting lineups for Sunday’s game between Cleveland and Houston.

Ronel Blanco pitched five scoreless innings and combined with three relievers on a three-hitter, leading the Houston Astros to a 5-2 win over the Cleveland Guardians in a matchup of possible postseason foes.