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Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles: NRFI (-135)
The starting pitching matchup is the primary reason the NRFI looks good in this game, especially at +100 odds. Christian Javier will start for the Astros and Jack Flaherty will start for the Orioles. Javier has shown his upside in his young career as he is coming off of a season in which he hurled a 2.54 ERA in 148.2 innings pitched. The Astros will need Javier to pitch well down the stretch if they are going to win the AL West and make a deep playoff run. Houston is as good as any organizaiton at setting up their starting pitchers for success. Look for Javier to execute on a good game plan in what is somewhat of a big game in August against a potential playoff opponent.
This will be Jack Flaherty's second start since the Orioles acquired him from the Cardinals at the trade deadline. His first start went about as well as he and his new team could have hope. Flaherty earned a win against the Blue Jays' by tossing 6 innings allowing just 1 run on 4 hits and racked up 8 strikeouts. He will probably still have a bit of adrenaline looking to make a good impression on his new organization and fans in his first start at home as an Oriole. Flaherty should be able to deal for at least a few innings and keep the Astros off the board early on.
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