Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, August 24, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Space City Home Network

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is where the Baltimore Orioles (74-54) will meet the Houston Astros (68-58) on Saturday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Framber Valdez and Albert Suarez.

The Astros have accumulated 204 doubles as a squad and have knocked 150 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been rung up 916 times, while being walked on 343 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.6 runs per outing, which is 12th in the league. They have amassed 550 runs batted in and 1,126 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .261. They have accounted for 576 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .321.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.57 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26. Astros pitchers have relinquished 145 home runs and also 509 runs (6th in the league). Houston has allowed 962 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 476 earned runs. The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.82 for the season (11th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,152 batters. They have walked 449 opposing players and their FIP is 4.12 as a team for the season.

Astros relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 72 times as well as having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 74 holds this season (10th in baseball). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.0% and has come into the game in 125 save situations. They have earned 32 saves on the year and have not converted 18 of 50 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 107 runners so far this season and 27.1% of those players crossed home plate. The Astros have sent 401 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Astros have turned 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,089 innings on the field, which ranks them 8th in baseball. The Houston Astros have 3,363 putouts this season, in addition to 1,021 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 8th in professional baseball, and have a total of 105 double plays.

Valdez has thrown 849 frames and has 828 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.37 (318 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. He has given up 715 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 309 walks. Valdez (66-39 career record) holds a FIP of 3.32 and he has faced 3,528 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Orioles have a SLG% of .450 and they average 5.04 runs per outing (3rd in MLB). They have 216 two-baggers, while taking a walk 376 times and scoring 645 runs. Baltimore has tallied 196 home runs on the year and 624 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,052 instances (18th in baseball) and have earned 1,122 hits. The Baltimore Orioles have earned a team on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .254 so far this year.

The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 3.91 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (1,092 strikeouts against 384 walks). They sit at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,025. They have yielded 135 dingers and they yield 4.36 runs per 9 innings (15th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have relinquished 553 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.95 (501 earned runs relinquished).

With 151 save situations, the Orioles have earned 94 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 56 save chances and they have earned 37 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of their 194 inherited base runners. They sit at 11th in the league with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have dispatched 427 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

In their 10,275 innings played, the Orioles have a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 69 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,059 assists, 63 errors and have accounted for 3,425 putouts for the year.

Suarez (9-12 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.91 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.37 and he has gone up against 899 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 92 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.288 and having a FIP of 3.8. In his pro baseball career, Suarez has surrendered 203 base hits and he has 166 punch outs in 212 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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