Baltimore Orioles (48-51, fourth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (47-53, third in the AL West)Houston; Sunday, 2:10 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Brandon Young (7-2, 3.42 ERA, 1.35 WHIP, 67 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (1-0, 3.57 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)LINE: Astros -118, Orioles -104; over/under is 8 runsBOTTOM LINE: The Houston Astros head into a matchup against the Baltimore Orioles after losing three in a row.Houston has a 23-26 record in home games and a 47-53 record overall. The Astros have a 26-47 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.Baltimore has a 20-26 record in road games and a 48-51 record overall. The Orioles have the ninth-ranked team ERA in the AL at 4.24.Sunday’s game is the sixth time these teams match up this season. The Orioles hold a 4-1 advantage in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has 19 doubles and 31 home runs while hitting .320 for the Astros. Jose Altuve is 10 for 41 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Taylor Ward leads the Orioles with a .253 batting average, and has 19 doubles, seven home runs, 77 walks and 27 RBIs. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 36 with a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .251 batting average, 4.70 ERA, outscored by two runs
