Orioles take win streak into game against the Astros
Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Rico Garcia (0-0, 3.71 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 19 strikeouts); Astros: Jason Alexander (3-1, 5.02 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 29 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -225, Orioles +185; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles will try to continue a three-game win streak with a victory against the Houston Astros.
Houston has gone 37-26 in home games and 68-54 overall. Astros pitchers have a collective 3.79 ERA, which ranks fourth in the AL.
Baltimore is 56-66 overall and 26-36 on the road. The Orioles are 36-23 in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams match up Saturday for the second time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jose Altuve leads the Astros with 21 home runs while slugging .465. Carlos Correa is 14 for 39 with two doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the past 10 games.
Gunnar Henderson has 29 doubles, four triples and 14 home runs while hitting .283 for the Orioles. Jordan Westburg is 9 for 37 with two home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .253 batting average, 4.55 ERA, outscored by one run
Orioles: 5-5, .199 batting average, 3.89 ERA, outscored by 10 runs
INJURIES: Astros: Jeremy Pena: day-to-day (illness), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Brandon Walter: 15-Day IL (elbow), Lance McCullers: 15-Day IL (finger), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.P. France: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Orioles: Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colton Cowser: 7-Day IL (head), Zach Eflin: 15-Day IL (back), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Felix Bautista: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Maverick Handley: 10-Day IL (head), Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Gary Sanchez: 10-Day IL (knee), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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