{"id":152752,"date":"2025-08-17T09:17:29","date_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152752\/"},"modified":"2025-08-17T09:17:29","modified_gmt":"2025-08-17T09:17:29","slug":"astros-and-orioles-meet-to-decide-series-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/152752\/","title":{"rendered":"Astros and Orioles meet to decide series winner"},"content":{"rendered":"

Baltimore Orioles<\/a> (56-67, fifth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros<\/a> (69-54, first in the AL West)<\/p>\n

Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Dean Kremer<\/a> (8-9, 4.17 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 116 strikeouts); Astros: Cristian Javier<\/a> (1-0, 3.60 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, five strikeouts)<\/p>\n

Astros -137, Orioles +115; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Houston Astros and the Baltimore Orioles are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 38-26 record in home games and a 69-54 record overall. The Astros have the 10th-best team on-base percentage in the majors at .320.<\/p>\n

Baltimore is 26-37 in road games and 56-67 overall. Orioles hitters are batting a collective .239, which ranks 10th in the AL.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s game is the third meeting between these teams this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve<\/a> has 18 doubles, a triple and 22 home runs for the Astros. Jeremy Pena<\/a> is 10 for 37 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and five RBI over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Adley Rutschman<\/a> has 16 doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 27 RBI for the Orioles. Ryan Mountcastle<\/a> is 8 for 29 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .242 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored by six runs<\/p>\n

Orioles: 5-5, .199 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored by one run<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: 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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