Baltimore Orioles (67-59, fourth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (81-47, first in the AL West)
Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Austin Voth (4-1, 4.73 ERA, 1.44 WHIP, 65 strikeouts); Astros: Justin Verlander (16-3, 1.87 ERA, .85 WHIP, 148 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Astros -269, Orioles +219; over/under is 7 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles will attempt to keep their three-game win streak alive when they visit the Houston Astros.
Houston has gone 42-20 in home games and 81-47 overall. The Astros have the sixth-best team slugging percentage in MLB play at .423.
Baltimore has a 30-35 record on the road and a 67-59 record overall. The Orioles are 26-8 in games when they hit at least two home runs.
Sunday's game is the third meeting between these teams this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Alex Bregman has 34 doubles, 19 home runs and 75 RBI for the Astros. Trey Mancini is 7-for-33 with a double, three home runs and eight RBI over the last 10 games.
Cedric Mullins is sixth on the Orioles with a .267 batting average, and has 29 doubles, two triples, 11 home runs, 39 walks and 49 RBI. Anthony Santander is 10-for-40 with three home runs and 12 RBI over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 6-4, .268 batting average, 3.20 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Orioles: 6-4, .229 batting average, 3.16 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Astros: Ryan Pressly: 15-Day IL (neck), Chas McCormick: day-to-day (finger), Aledmys Diaz: 10-Day IL (groin), Michael Brantley: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jason Castro: 60-Day IL (knee), Blake Taylor: 60-Day IL (elbow), Josh James: 60-Day IL (lat)
Orioles: Tyler Wells: 15-Day IL (side), Travis Lakins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Alexander Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Chris Ellis: 60-Day IL (shoulder), John Means: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
