In the series opener on Thursday, August 22, Gunnar Henderson and the Baltimore Orioles (74-54) take on Yordan Alvarez and the Houston Astros (68-58). The first pitch will be thrown at 7:08 p.m. ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

At -159, the Orioles are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Astros (+135). Bookmakers have listed the over/under for this matchup at 8.5 runs.

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Orioles vs. Astros Game Info

• Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024
• Time: 7:08 p.m. ET
• Location: Baltimore, Maryland
• Venue: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
• TV Channel: FOX
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo

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Matchup Betting Info

• Moneyline Favorite: Orioles -159
• Moneyline Underdog: Astros +135
• Over/Under: 8.5 runs (Over: -105, Under: -115)

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Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher

• Corbin Burnes (12-5 with a 3.10 ERA and 144 strikeouts in 153 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Orioles, his 26th of the season.
• The right-hander’s most recent time out was on Friday against the Boston Red Sox, when he tossed four innings, surrendering eight earned runs while allowing 10 hits.
• Burnes is trying to secure his 20th quality start of the season in this game.
• Burnes is trying to collect his 25th start of five or more innings this year in this matchup.
• He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.

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Orioles Hitting & Pitching Performance

• The Baltimore Orioles average 1.5 home runs per game and have hit a league-best 196 home runs in total.
• Baltimore leads MLB with a .450 slugging percentage this season, hammering out 440 extra-base hits.
• The Orioles’ .254 batting average is seventh-best in MLB.
• Baltimore scores the third-most runs in baseball (645 total, five per game).
• The Orioles rank 11th in baseball with a .318 on-base percentage.
• The Orioles strike out 8.2 times per game to rank 13th in the majors.
• Baltimore has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 14th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by Baltimore’s pitching staff ranks 14th in MLB.
• Orioles pitchers combine for the No. 9 WHIP in baseball (1.235).

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