Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Prediction, Preview and Odds - 08/26/2022

Game Time: 8:10 pm ET, Friday, August 26, 2022

Venue:  Minute Maid Park, Houston, TX

Where to Watch:  Sportsnet SW

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +160, Astros -190; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +170, Astros -200; Over/Under:  8 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Orioles +160, Astros -190; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Baltimore Orioles:  64-59 (4th place, AL East)

Houston Astros:  80-45 (1st place, AL West)

 

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Baltimore Orioles:  5-5 last 10

Houston Astros:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

 

The Orioles were on a 2 game winning streak but now enter this game off of a loss. They won their last series against the Boston Red Sox 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 64-59 record overall and have a road record of 28-35. This is the series opener of a 3-game series with the Astros on Friday with the series finale of their series against the Chicago White Sox still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 19th in the MLB with a .698 OPS. Jordan Lyles is their starting pitcher on Thursday while rookie pitcher Kyle Bradish is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 1-5 with a 6.25 ERA this season. His team won 4 of their last 5 games this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 0 BB with 6 Ks on 9 hits through 5.2 IP against the Boston Red Sox. 

 

The Astros enter this game on a 3 game winning streak. They lost their last series against the Atlanta Braves 2-1 in a 3-game series. They enter this game with a 80-45 record overall and have a home record of 41-18. This is the 1st game of a 3-game series with the Orioles on Friday with the 3rd game of their series against the Minnesota Twins still to be played on Thursday. Their offense ranks 6th in the MLB with a .745 OPS. Luis Garcia is their starting pitcher on Thursday while Lance McCullers Jr. is making his start in this game on Friday. He is 1-1 with a 2.45 ERA this season. His team lost their last game this season with him making an appearance. In his last start, he allowed 3 ER, 1 HR, and 3 BB with 6 Ks on 7 hits through 5 IP against the Atlanta Braves.

The current betting odds have the Astros listed as a big favorite in this game. The Astros have been starting to roll again in their recent games as they have been winning a lot and their pitching has been really good in this span as well. The Orioles have been playing very well in their recent games too but they have not been as good a team on the road this season, and their pitching has not been as good in their last few games. They are starting to allow more runs in their recent games and they have had to bail themselves out with offense in a lot of their wins over the last week. McCullers is starting for the Astros though and he has been pretty good in his 2 starts this season after missing a lot of the season with an injury. He will continue pitching well here and has a good bullpen to back him up as well. The Astros also have a very potent offense that will score runs on the Orioles here, and Bradish has not been great in his rookie season here anyway. The best way to place a bet here is on the Astros to win this game.

 

Orioles Astros Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, August 26, 2022 (8:10 pm ET start time) is Astros 5 Orioles 2.

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Baltimore Orioles: 64-59 (+27 Units) ML in all games. 28-35 (+7.8 Units) ML in road games. 15-8 (+10.8 Units) ML against AL West opponents.

Houston Astros: 71-47 UNDER in all games. 33-24 UNDER in home games. 12-5 UNDER against AL East opponents.

 

 

Baltimore Orioles:  T. Lakins Sr. (RP) Mid Sept - Elbow. T. Wells (RP) Early Sept - Oblique. A. Wells (SP) Late Sept - Elbow.

Houston Astros:  A. Diaz (SS) Mid Sept - Groin. M. Brantley (LF) out for season - Shoulder. J. Castro (C) out for season - Knee.

 

 

 

"That's such a great middle of the order, with Robert and Eloy and Abreu, that I just wanted to put my best guy out there." - Brandon Hyde after his team’s win against the White Sox on Tuesday.

 

 

"Framber was awesome. And he's just getting more and more focused every time out there. He gave us the things that we needed and he gave us the victory that we all wanted." - Dusty Baker after his team’s win against the Twins on Wednesday.

 

 

 

Cedric Mullins (L) CF

Adley Rutschman (S) DH

Anthony Santander (S) RF

Ryan Mountcastle (R) 1B

Austin Hays (R) LF

Ramon Urias (R) 3B

Rougned Odor (L) 2B

Jorge Mateo (R) SS

Robinson Chirinos (R) C

 

Jose Altuve (R) 2B

Yuli Gurriel (R) 1B

Yordan Alvarez (L) DH

Alex Bregman (R) 3B

Kyle Tucker (L) RF

Trey Mancini (R) LF

Jeremy Pena (R) SS

Chas McCormick (R) CF

Martin Maldonado (R) C

 

 

Batting Average:  Cedric Mullins (.267)

Hits:  Cedric Mullins (125)

Home Runs:  Anthony Santander (21)

RBI:  Anthony Santander (68)

Stolen Bases:  Jorge Mateo (28)

Wins:  Jordan Lyles (9)

Saves:  Felix Bautista (9)

ERA:  Marcos Diplan (1.59)

 

Batting Average:  Christian Vazquez (.344)

Hits:  Alex Bregman (114)

Home Runs:  Yordan Alvarez (31)

RBI:  Kyle Tucker (82)

Stolen Bases:  Kyle Tucker (19)

Wins:  Justin Verlander (16)

Saves:  Ryan Pressly (25)

ERA:  Ryne Stanek (1.28)

 

Managers:

Baltimore Orioles: Brandon Hyde (4th season)

Houston Astros: Dusty Baker (3rd season)