The Houston Astros will play the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of their series at Camden Yards on Thursday night.
The Houston Astros are 99-51 this season and have won four games in a row. Houston is coming off of a series win against Tampa Bay, where they won all three games played in the series. The Houston pitching staff has a 2.90 ERA, a 1.09 WHIP, and a .210 opponent batting average this season. The Astros offense has scored 687 runs with a .247 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Yordan Alvarez is batting .302 with 37 home runs and 94 RBI’s for the Astros this season. The projected starter for Houston is Justin Verlander, who is 17-3 with a 1.78 ERA and a 0.83 WHIP over 157 innings pitched this season.
The Baltimore Orioles are 77-71 this season and have lost four of their last six games. Baltimore is coming off of a series loss against Detroit, where they lost two out of the three games played. The Baltimore pitching staff has a 3.91 ERA, a 1.28 WHIP, and a .255 opponent batting average. The Orioles offense has scored 614 runs with a .235 batting average and a .304 on base percentage this year. Ryan Mountcastle is batting .243 with 22 home runs and 80 RBI’s for the Orioles this season. The projected starter for Baltimore is Kyle Bradish, who is 3-7 with a 5.05 ERA and a 1.45 WHIP over 101.2 innings pitched this season.
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