Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Prediction, 6/21/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

Date: Friday, June 21, 2024

Location: Minute Maid Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

The Houston Astros (34-40) host the Baltimore Orioles (48-25) at Minute Maid Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Grayson Rodriguez and Ronel Blanco.

As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are notching 5.1 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in the league. They have accumulated 373 runs and have an OBP of .310. The Orioles have accumulated 125 doubles as a squad and have knocked 116 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 362 runs batted in and 628 hits for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .249. Baltimore has a slugging % of .450 and have been rung up 598 times, while taking a walk on 195 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.14. Orioles pitchers have surrendered 60 home runs in addition to 260 runs in total (2nd in the league). Baltimore has given up 535 base hits (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 228 earned runs. The Orioles hold a team ERA of 3.11 this year (2nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 631 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 219 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.50 as a unit over the course of the season.

The Orioles relievers have recorded a save rate of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 99 save situations. The relievers have inherited 122 runners for the year and 24.6% of them ended up scoring. Orioles pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 90 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have dispatched 251 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 61 holds on the campaign (1st in the league). They have earned 24 saves this year and have blown 14 of 38 chances to get a save.

The Baltimore Orioles have 1,981 putouts for the season, as well as 640 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them sitting 6th in professional baseball, and they have turned 41 double plays. The Orioles have turned 72.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,943 innings, which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball.

Rodriguez (15-6 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 809 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 184 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 65 walks. His earned run average is 3.94 (84 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.296. Rodriguez has pitched in 192 innings and is sitting with 206 punch outs in his career.

Houston is sitting with 88 long balls over the course of the season as well as 311 RBIs. They have 115 two-baggers, while taking a walk 204 times and recording 323 runs. The Houston Astros have earned an on-base percentage of .318 as well as a batting average of .259 on the year. The Astros hold a slugging % of .416 and they are scoring 4.36 runs per game (15th in the league). They have been rung up on 500 instances (30th in the league) and have recorded 655 hits.

The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.313 with a FIP of 4.29 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.60 (629 strikeouts against 273 free passes). They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 587. They have allowed 83 HR's and they relinquish 4.37 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 318 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 4.14 (301 earned runs given up).

With 64 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 38 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Houston has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 26 save chances and they have come away with 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with base runners. Houston relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of 58 inherited runners. They are ranked 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.8%, and they have sent 231 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Houston Astros have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Astros have racked up 645 assists, 34 errors and have earned a total of 1,966 putouts so far this year. In 5,898 innings played, the Astros have a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (9th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Blanco has surrendered 101 base hits and he has 134 strikeouts in 135 frames. Blanco (9-3 mark in his career) has a 3.46 ERA and has given up 6.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 52 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and he has faced 564 opposing batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston

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