Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/28/2021 MLB Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

Date: Monday, June 28, 2021

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (+210) Houston (-286)

Zack Greinke and the Houston Astros (48-29, 1st in AL West) host the Baltimore Orioles (24-53, 5th in AL East) at Minute Maid Park on Monday. The Astros open this game at -286 while the Orioles are coming in at +210. The O/U is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Thomas Eshelman and Zack Greinke.

Baltimore has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 675 times, while taking a walk on 211 occasions. They have accounted for 293 RBI's and 598 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .234. The Orioles have hit 126 doubles as a team and have hit 84 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 304 runs while having a team OBP of .298. As a unit, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in the league.

The Orioles have compiled a team earned run average of 5.50 on the season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 659 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.44. Orioles pitchers have allowed 121 long balls and also 425 total runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 258 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.82 as a squad so far this season.

The Orioles relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 58 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 148 base runners on the campaign and 41.9% of those runners crossed home plate. Orioles pitchers have come into the game with runners on 97 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 258 relievers to the mound so far this year. The bullpen have racked up 33 holds for the season (18th in MLB). They have tallied 12 saves for the year and have not converted 12 of 24 save chances.

The Orioles have converted 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 5,805 innings, which ranks them 28th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a total of 1,935 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 603 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which puts them in 8th in the majors, and have accumulated 522 double plays.

Eshelman has taken the hill for 79 innings and has accumulated 42 punch outs so far in his MLB career. Eshelman (4-4 career mark) has a FIP of 6.49 and he has faced 346 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.45 (48 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.437. He has allowed 92 hits (10.4 hits per nine innings) and has 22 free passes.

The Houston Astros have recorded a team OBP of .351 as well as a batting average of .279 on the season. They have been rung up on 562 occasions (30th in the league) and are sitting with 745 hits. Houston has tallied 103 home runs so far this season to go along with 421 runs batted in. The Astros hold a team slugging % of .457 and they tally 5.73 runs per contest (1st in baseball). They have tallied 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 280 times and earning 441 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.156 with a FIP of 4.05 as a pitching staff on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 (683 strikeouts vs 241 bases on balls). They rank 6th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 551. They have given up 89 home runs and they give up 3.91 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have surrendered 298 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.52 (268 earned runs relinquished).

Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 28 save opportunities and they have come away with 16 saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 224 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 75 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on base. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.6% out of their 101 inherited runners. Sitting with 61 save situations, the Astros have amassed 32 holds and 12 blown saves.

In 6,054 innings on the diamond, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 73.1% (1st in baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 58 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (1st in the majors). The Astros have recorded 640 assists, 29 errors and have 2,018 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Greinke has conceded 2,818 hits while earning 2,759 strikeouts in 3,037 frames. Greinke (216-128 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.37 earned run average and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 1,139 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.157 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 3.96 and he has gone up against 12,393 hitters during his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's baseball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore (+210)

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