{"id":150219,"date":"2025-08-16T10:10:12","date_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/150219\/"},"modified":"2025-08-16T10:10:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-16T10:10:12","slug":"orioles-take-win-streak-into-game-against-the-astros","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/150219\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles take win streak into game against the Astros"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltimore Orioles<\/a> (56-66, fifth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (68-54, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Rico Garcia<\/a> (0-0, 3.71 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander<\/a> (3-1, 5.02 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -225, Orioles +185; over\/under is 7 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles will try to continue a three-game win streak with a victory against the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Houston has gone 37-26 in home games and 68-54 overall. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.<\/p>\n

Baltimore is 56-66 overall and 26-36 on the road. The Orioles are 36-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.<\/p>\n

The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> leads the Astros with 21 home runs while slugging .465. Carlos Correa<\/a> is 14 for 39 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Gunnar Henderson<\/a> has 29 doubles, four triples and 14 home runs while hitting .283 for the Orioles. Jordan Westburg<\/a> is 9 for 37 with two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .253 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by one run<\/p>\n

Orioles: 5-5, .199 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by 10 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena<\/a>: day-to-day (illness), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers<\/a>: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder)<\/p>\n

Orioles: Tyler O’Neill<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colton Cowser: 7-Day IL (head), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (back), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Felix Bautista: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Maverick Handley: 10-Day IL (head), Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Cody Poteet<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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