Two of the league’s best hurlers take the mound Saturday when the Baltimore Orioles (49-26) and Houston Astros (36-40) square off at 4:10 PM ET, live on MASN. Corbin Burnes (2.14 ERA) gets the ball for the Orioles (-155 favorites on the moneyline), while the underdog Astros (+131) will turn to Ronel Blanco and his 2.43 ERA.
Baltimore sends Burnes (8-2) out for his 16th start this season, and Blanco (7-2) makes his 14th start this year for Houston.
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Orioles and Astros Betting Trends
The Orioles have put together a 38-20 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 65.5% of those games).
Baltimore has a 17-8 record (winning 68% of its games) when playing as moneyline favorites of -155 or shorter.
This season, the Astros have won eight out of the 16 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Houston has played as an underdog of +131 or more twice this season and lost both games.
The Orioles have had an over/under set by oddsmakers 74 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 38 of those games (38-26-10).
The Astros’ games have gone over the total in 27 of their 76 chances.
Orioles Stats & Insights
The Orioles have the most productive offense in MLB action scoring 5.3 runs per game (401 total runs).
The Baltimore Orioles average 1.6 home runs per game and have hit an MLB-best 123 home runs in total.
The Orioles have the fifth-best batting average in the majors (.255).
Baltimore’s 8.2 strikeouts per game rank 11th in MLB.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Orioles pitching staff ranks 11th in the majors.
Baltimore’s 3.29 team ERA ranks third across all MLB pitching staffs.
Astros Stats & Insights
The Astros have scored the 13th-most runs in the league this season with 342 (4.5 per game).
Houston’s 90 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
The Astros rank first in the majors with a .261 team batting average.
No team has fewer strikeouts this season than Houston, which has struck out only 6.9 times per game on average.
The Astros strike out 8.6 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 11th in MLB.
Houston pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.22 ERA this year, which ranks 21st in MLB.
Orioles Key Players to Watch
Burnes (8-2 with a 2.14 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 92 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 16th of the season.
Gunnar Henderson leads Baltimore in home runs (24) and runs batted in (53) this season while batting .284.
Adley Rutschman is a key run producer for Baltimore with a .305 average, 14 homers and 53 RBI.
Anthony Santander is slashing .237/.309/.515 this season for the Orioles.
Jordan Westburg is batting .278 with an OBP of .332 and a slugging percentage of .498 this season.
Astros Key Players to Watch
The Astros will hand the ball to Blanco (7-2) for his 14th start of the season.
Yordan Alvarez has 16 doubles, a triple, 15 home runs and 29 walks while batting .293.
Jose Altuve’s .301 batting average leads his team.
Alex Bregman is batting .250 with 13 doubles, two triples, nine home runs and 24 walks.
Jeremy Pena is hitting .274 with 10 doubles, a triple, five home runs and 12 walks.
Orioles and Astros Injuries
Orioles: Danny Coulombe: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Dean Kremer: 15 Day IL (Tricep), Kyle Bradish: 15 Day IL (Ucl sprain), Tyler Wells: 60 Day IL (Elbow), John Means: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Astros: Kyle Tucker: 10 Day IL (Shin), Victor Caratini: 10 Day IL (Hip), Justin Verlander: 15 Day IL (Neck), Jose Urquidy: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Luis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Oliver Ortega: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Cristian Javier: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Lance McCullers Jr.: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Penn Murfee: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Kendall Graveman: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Bennett Sousa: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jake Bloss: day-to-day (Shoulder)
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