Houston Astros (64-49) vs Baltimore Orioles(70-42)
The Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles 8/8/2023 – The Houston Astros will continue their road tour to open an MLB American League inter-Division three-game series on the road versus the home-team and AL East leader Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, on Tuesday evening. Houston improved their overall standing to 64-49 after winning five of the last seven, raised their road record to 33-24 following two wins out of three matches played away from home, and placed second in the AL East with 3 games behind the Texas Rangers in the first place. For insights, consider Free MLB picks as you analyze this matchup.
Right Fielder Kyle Tucker recorded a team-high batting average of .295, 77 runs, 119 total hits made, and an on-base percentage of .375 leading Houston in each category this season. Left Fielder Yordan Alvarez led the Astros in home runs scored with 21 for the year. Houston posted a team batting average of .248 slugging percentage of .415 throughout the campaign. On Tuesday, left-hander Framber Valdez will head to the hill to start for the Houston Astros in the series opener against the Baltimore Orioles. The southpaw thrower is 9-7 on the season with a solid 3.07 ERA, a strong 1.07 WHlP, and struck out a total of 141 batters with 112 hits, 33 free walks, and 11 homers in 135.0 frames of work in his starts.
Astros vs. Orioles Game Info
| When: | Tuesday, August 8, 2023, 7:05 PM ET |
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| Where: | Oriole Park at Camden Park in Baltimore, Maryland |
| TV: | TBS |
| Stream: | MLB.TV |
Framber Valdez (9-7, 3.07 ERA) vs Grayson Rodriguez (2-3, 6.09 ERA)
The Baltimore Orioles are staying in their home field and will try to extend their winning streak to five when hosting game 1 of a series versus the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. Baltimore is confidently holding their ground with an overall record of 70-42 after winning seven of the last eight and won three consecutive home contests played to improve its home record to 35-21 while staying on top of the exciting AL East with three games ahead of Tampa Bay in the second place. The Orioles collected 554 runs scored to date, yielding 479 for a run difference of +75 over the year.
Left Fielder Austin Hays averages .287 at the field in leading the Orioles while Right Fielder Anthony Santander chipped in a team-leading 20 home runs and 63 runs batted in for Baltimore this season. Catcher Adley Rutschman contributed a team-high 111 total hits made and an on-base percentage of .371 for the year. On Tuesday, the Baltimore Orioles management will turn to righty Grayson Rodriguez to start game 1 of 3 series facing the Houston Astros. The right-handed starter is 2-3 for the season with an ERA of 6.09, a nice WHlP at 1.50, and fanned out 78 hitters with 73 hits, 29 bases on balls, and 13 long balls across 68.0 innings in his start.
MLB Odds/Point Spread: Houston Astros -130, MLB Totals: 8.5
The totals went OVER in 4 of the Houston Astros’ last 6 contests, and the Astros are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches. Houston is 3-7 straight up in 10 outings played versus Baltimore while the totals went UNDER in 7 of the Astros’ last 10 road games. The totals went OVER in 4 of the Houston Astros’ last 6 contests against a rival from the American League East Division.
Houston Astros Betting Trends
The Houston Astros are 3-2 in their last 5 games played.
Houston is 33-24 in its road contests played against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 2 of the Houston Astros’ last 5 outings.
The totals went OVER in 29 of the Astros’ last 56 home matches.
Baltimore Orioles Betting Trends
The Baltimore Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 outings played.
The Orioles are 4-1 in their last 5 contests against the spread.
The totals went OVER in 2 of Baltimore’s last 5 matches played.
The totals went OVER in 27 of the Baltimore Oriole’s last 56 games at home.
The Houston Astros vs. Baltimore Orioles 8/8/2023 Betting Picks
The Houston Astros have won five of the last seven contests and 15 of the last 20 road games played versus the Baltimore Orioles. Houston also won 12 of the last 18 matches played away from home facing an opponent from the American League. According to expert sports picks, the Houston Astros will dominate this match-up on the road on Tuesday with a 33-24 record.
The Houston Astros are 15-5 SU in their last 20 outings when playing on the road against the Baltimore Orioles. The Astros are 12-6 straight up in their last 18 matches played versus an opponent in the American League, and Houston is 2-3 in its last 5 games against the spread. The Baltimore Orioles are 7-1 SU in their last 8 outings while the totals went UNDER in 6 of the Orioles’ last 8 matches played versus the Houston Astros. Baltimore is 6-1 straight up in its last 7 home contests played.
Free Pick and Prediction: Houston Astros will win 4-2.