Free Daily Lock Pick: NFL: Saints vs Panthers- September 18th – Max Confidence Comp
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The Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros will play on Wednesday at Minute Maid Park. First pitch is at 1:10 p.m. CT.
Baltimore (93-56 SU and 90-59 RL) is starting right-hander Kyle Bradish. The 27-year-old is 11-7 with a 3.12 ERA and a 1.09 WHIP in his 27 outings.
Houston (84-66 SU and 76-74 RL) is countering with righty Cristian Javier. The 26-year-old is 9-4 with a 4.74 ERA and a 1.29 WHIP in 28 starts this season.
Baltimore: 1B Ryan Mountcastle is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury.
Baltimore split its last series with Tampa Bay, helping it maintain a lead in the AL East. Can it hold on for the final stretch of the regular season?
The Orioles average 5.11 runs (6th) and hit .258 (7th) with a .751 OPS (8th). They've launched 176 homers (16th) and stolen 101 bases (17th) in 2023. The B-More pitching staff has compiled a 4.04 ERA (12th) and a 1.26 WHIP (11th) with 63 quality starts (9th).
Bradish will take the hill for the visitors in Wednesday afternoon's series finale. In his last start, he suffered a loss, surrendering four runs and seven hits in seven frames against Tampa Bay. He had held his previous seven opponents to three or fewer runs. Bradish hasn't faced Houston in 2023.
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