The Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles are set to start a big weekend series on Thursday. Both teams are right in the middle of a pennant race, and a battle for the top spots in the American League.
Houston is 68-58. The Astros have dropped back to back games. Despite that, Houston is 4.5 games up in the American League West. The Astros are currently the third seed in the American League playoff push. The Astros are 33-29 on the road this season.
For Baltimore, they are 74-54 on the season. The Orioles are also coming off a loss on Wednesday. The Orioles are ½ game back of the Yankees in the American League East. Those two teams have the best records in the league. The Orioles are 37-28 at home this season.
The Baltimore Orioles are -168 in this game at home over the Astros. The total for the affair sits at 8 runs.
Houston Astros
It was not a great home series for the Astros against Boston. The Astros won the opener and then lost the final two games of the season. The Astros are one of the top hitting teams in all of Major League Baseball. They are hitting .261 on the season.
Yordan Alvarez has been the main man in the offense. He is hitting .307, and has clubbed 25 home runs on the season. Catcher Yainer Diaz has been strong as well for Houston with 71 runs batted in on the season.
Spencer Arrighetti will take the mound for the Houston Astros. His rookie season has been up and down, with a bunch of downs. The right hander has made 22 starts, and is 5-11 on the season. His earned run average sits at 5.21 on the season. He has thrown 110.2 innings, and allowed 17 home runs.
Baltimore Orioles
For Baltimore, they will throw their ace Corbin Burnes. He comes into the game fresh off a poor performance against Boston. Burnes allowed 10 hits amd 8 runs over four innings. He is 12-5 on the season, with a 3.10 earned run average. The right hander has allowed 18 runs in 153.2 innings.
Anthony Santander leads the Orioles in home runs with 37 on the season. Second is Gunnar Henderson, who is putting together quite the season. Henderson is hitting .287 on the season. The Orioles lost two games against the Mets on walk-off home runs.
Baltimore is on the road at the Los Angeles Dodgers and Colorado Rockies after this series. The next time they are back home is September 2nc against the Chicago White Sox.
Orioles Top Astros
This game is going to go to the Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles are at home, and have Burnes on the mound. This seems like a great time for us to take the Orioles and the runline. Baltimore -1.5 (+126) is the bet to make in this game. Enjoy the action on the field and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
