The Baltimore Orioles (49-26) and Houston Astros (36-40) play game 2 of their 3-game series Saturday. First pitch from Minute Maid Park is slated for 4:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the'Orioles vs. Astros odds and make our expert'MLB picks and predictions'for the best bets.
Season series: Astros lead 1-0
The Orioles are in the midst of a 6-game road trip, which started with taking 2 of 3 at the New York Yankees. However, they dropped Friday’s opener of this series 14-11 as -150 favorites; the Astros cashed as +138 home ‘dogs. Baltimore SP Grayson Rodriguez (5 IP, 7 ER, 9 H, 1 HR, 2 BB, 8 K) suffered his 1st loss in June after a 3-0 start to the month. SS Gunnar Henderson parked his 23rd and 24th home runs of the season and C Adley Rutschman’s breakout season continued with a 5-for-5 night in the loss, improving his batting average to .305.
Friday’s win was Houston’s 3rd straight. The Astros’ huge offensive night was led by 2B Jose Altuve going 3-for-5 with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs and 2 runs. LF Joey Loperfido also had 3 hits, while 3B Alex Bregman, 1B Jon Singleton'and SS Mauricio Dubon each had 2 hits, and CF Jake Meyers hit a 3-run jack.