Gunnar Henderson and Yordan Alvarez face off in a showdown of top-10 power hitters when the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros play on Tuesday at 6:35 p.m. ET. Henderson has nine homers (sixth in league) for the Orioles, while Alvarez ranks second with 11 round-trippers for the Astros. Shane Baz (0-2, 5.08 ERA) will start for the Orioles, who are 13-15 this season and third in the AL East. Kai-Wei Teng (1-1, 2.16 ERA) is starting for the Astros, who are 11-18 and fifth in the AL West.

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Injury reportsOrioles

Jackson Holliday: 10 Day IL (Finger), Heston Kjerstad: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Dietrich Enns: 15 Day IL (Foot), Dean Kremer: 15 Day IL (Quadricep), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder)

Astros

Joey Loperfido: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jake Meyers: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Taylor Trammell: 10 Day IL (Groin), Jeremy Pena: 10 Day IL (Knee), Nick Allen: 10 Day IL (Back), Zach Dezenzo: 10 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Brown: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Nate Pearson: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Cody Bolton: 15 Day IL (Back), Tatsuya Imai: 15 Day IL (Arm), Hayden Wesneski: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brandon Walter: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Josh Hader: 60 Day IL (Biceps)

Stats to know

  • Taylor Ward is hitting for a .312 BA, .424 OBP and .459 SLG with a 14.4% strikeout rate and a 15.9% walk rate. His OPS is .883 and he has scored 14 runs. In 132 plate appearances, he has hit one home run and driven in 11 runs.
  • In 132 plate appearances, Henderson has hit nine long balls (6th in MLB), tallied 18 RBIs and scored 19 runs. He is batting .210/.280/.487 and has posted a 31.1% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate. Henderson has recorded four steals on five attempts.
  • Alvarez has hit 11 home runs this season, which ranks 2nd in MLB. He has also tallied 26 RBIs (3rd in MLB) and has scored 22 runs. In 129 plate appearances, he has recorded a .358 BA, .465 OBP and .755 SLG with a 14.7% walk rate and an 8.5% strikeout rate.
  • In 118 plate appearances, Christian Walker has slashed .291/.373/.573 this season. He has hit seven long balls (18th in MLB) and driven in 23 runs (10th in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 18.6% and a walk rate of 11%. and has scored 18 runs.

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