Houston Astros (11-18, fifth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (13-15, third in the AL East)
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Kai-Wei Teng (1-1, 2.16 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Orioles: Shane Baz (0-2, 5.08 ERA, 1.55 WHIP, 23 strikeouts)
LINE: Orioles -139, Astros +117; over/under is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles host the Houston Astros to start a three-game series.
Baltimore has a 7-8 record at home and a 13-15 record overall. The Orioles have gone 2-4 in games decided by one run.
Houston is 11-18 overall and 3-10 in road games. Astros hitters have a collective .345 on-base percentage, the highest percentage in the AL.
The matchup Tuesday is the first meeting this season between the two clubs.
TOP PERFORMERS: Gunnar Henderson leads the Orioles with nine home runs while slugging .487. Samuel Basallo is 11 for 33 with three home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez has 11 home runs, 19 walks and 26 RBIs while hitting .358 for the Astros. Carlos Correa is 10 for 35 with four doubles, a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 4-6, .226 batting average, 5.15 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
Astros: 3-7, .236 batting average, 5.60 ERA, outscored by 14 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Holliday: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad: 10-Day IL (hamstring)
Astros: Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (groin), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Zach Dezenzo: 10-Day IL (elbow), Cody Bolton: 15-Day IL (back), Jeremy Pena: 10-Day IL (knee), Joey Loperfido: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Allen: 10-Day IL (back), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Josh Hader: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)
The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.