Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Prediction, 9/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet Southwest

The Baltimore Orioles (94-56) are on their way to Minute Maid Park on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Houston Astros (84-67). The starting pitchers will be Kyle Bradish and Cristian Javier.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.1 runs per game, which has them sitting at 6th in the league. They have 766 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .323. The Orioles have accrued 288 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 176 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 742 RBI's and 1,319 base knocks over the course of the season, while their average at the plate is .258. Baltimore has a slugging % of .428 and have struck out 1,256 times, while taking a walk on 471 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.01 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.26. Orioles pitchers have relinquished 172 home runs in addition to 643 runs in total (8th in MLB). Baltimore has given up 1,257 base hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 604 earned runs. The Orioles are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.03 for the year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,328 batters. They have walked 441 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.05 as a team on the season.

The Orioles have sent 516 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 262 base runners on the campaign with 34.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 45 saves so far this season and have not converted 29 of their 74 save opportunities. The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 177 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 100 holds on the campaign (1st in MLB). Orioles bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 182 times in addition to having 187 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Orioles have transformed 69.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,132 innings, which has them sitting 15th in pro baseball. The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for 4,044 putouts this season, in addition to 1,336 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which ranks 4th in baseball, and they have turned 132 double plays.

Bradish has thrown 270 innings and has earned 261 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.90 (117 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.224. He has given up 246 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 85 walks. Bradish (15-14 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.86 while he has gone up against 1,124 hitters in the majors.

The Houston Astros hold a team on-base percentage of .332 in addition to a team batting average of .260 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,151 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned 1,349 base hits. Houston is sitting with 208 long balls on the campaign to go along with 756 RBIs. The Astros hold a slugging percentage of .437 and they average 5.18 runs per outing (5th in the league). They have 259 doubles, while taking a walk 517 times and scoring 782 runs.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.290 and have a FIP of 4.36 as a pitching staff this season. They are currently ranked 16th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,243. The Houston pitching staff have allowed 660 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.99 (597 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (1,350 strikeouts vs 495 free passes). They have conceded 191 long balls and they give up 4.41 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 146 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 142 times in high leverage situations and also on 89 occasions with base runners. With 140 save situations, the Astros have 80 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save percentage of 67.8%, and they have sent 476 relief pitchers onto the field for the season. Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 59 save opportunities and they have recorded 40 saves.

The Houston Astros have gotten 136 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Astros have accrued 1,260 assists, 75 errors and have a total of 4,042 putouts for the year. In 12,126 innings on the field, the Astros have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (14th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Javier has surrendered 326 base knocks and he has 516 strikeouts in 450 frames. Javier (29-16 career mark) has a 3.59 ERA while giving up 6.5 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 180 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.118 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and he has faced 1,848 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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