Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

Minute Maid Park is the site where the Houston Astros (80-45) will try to beat the Baltimore Orioles (64-59) on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Kyle Bradish and Lance McCullers Jr.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 4.3 runs per game, which is 17th in baseball. They have racked up 528 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .306. The Orioles have compiled 223 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 499 runs batted in as well as 986 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is sitting at .238. Baltimore owns a slugging percentage of .392 and have struck out 1,061 times, while being walked on 351 occasions.

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Orioles pitchers have relinquished 135 long balls in addition to 517 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 335 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.07 as a team on the year. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. The Orioles have a team earned run average of 3.92 so far this year (17th in baseball), and they have rung up 940 hitters.

Orioles pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 167 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 67 holds for the season (12th in the league). The Orioles relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 76.1% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves on the year and have blown 11 of their 46 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 237 base runners this season and 30.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Orioles have sent 423 relievers to the hill this season.

The Orioles have turned 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,789 innings, which has them sitting 23rd in the majors. The Baltimore Orioles have 3,263 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,139 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which is 24th in pro baseball, and have earned 108 double plays.

Bradish (1-5 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 5.14 and he has faced 324 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 92 hits (11.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 27 free passes. His ERA is 6.25 (50 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.653. Bradish has taken the mound for 72 innings and has earned 73 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Houston has knocked in 169 long balls for the year to go along with 559 runs batted in. They have recorded 222 doubles, while getting a free base 418 times as well as scoring 574 runs. The Houston Astros hold an OBP of .319 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the year. The Astros have a team slugging % of .426 and they tally 4.59 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 927 occasions (28th in the league) and are sitting with 1,029 base hits.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.117 and have a FIP of 3.45 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.11 (1,121 strikeouts vs 361 walks). They have a ranking of 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 876. They have yielded 104 home runs and they allow 3.41 runs per 9 innings (2nd in MLB). The Houston pitching staff have given up 419 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.06 (377 earned runs surrendered).

Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% out of 121 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 119 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 74 holds and 14 blown saves. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 72.5%, and they have sent 362 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Houston has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves.

In 9,969 innings on the field, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (3rd in the majors). The Houston Astros have turned 98 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in pro baseball). The Astros have racked up 981 assists, 59 errors and have accounted for 3,323 putouts for the year.

Thus far in his career, McCullers has surrendered 575 base hits while earning 761 punch outs in 682 frames. He has allowed 269 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.255 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has gone up against 2,868 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. McCullers (46-31 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.55 earned run average while conceding 7.6 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baltimore

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