Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, August 25, 2024

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: Space City Home Network

The Baltimore Orioles (74-55) host the Houston Astros (69-58) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Sunday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Yusei Kikuchi and Dean Kremer.

Houston owns a slugging percentage of .417 and have struck out 923 times, while drawing a walk on 347 occasions. They have compiled 556 RBI's as well as 1,134 base knocks on the season, while their batting average comes in at .261. The Astros have recorded 204 two-baggers as a team and have hit 150 balls out of the stadium. They have 582 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a unit, the Houston Astros are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which puts them at 12th in MLB.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.79 so far this year (9th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,160 hitters. Astros pitchers have given up 145 home runs in addition to 509 runs in total (6th in MLB). They have walked 453 batters and their FIP sits at 4.12 as a unit this season. Houston has given up 965 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 476 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.56 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25.

Astros relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 72 times and also have had 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 74 holds for the year (11th in MLB). The Astros relief pitchers have a save percentage of 64.0% and has come into the game in 125 save situations. They have 32 saves this year and have blown 18 of 50 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 107 runners this year and 27.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Astros have sent 403 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Astros have turned 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,170 innings on the diamond, ranking them 7th in baseball. The Houston Astros have earned a total of 3,390 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,023 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 8th in professional baseball, and they have turned 105 double plays.

Kikuchi (38-46 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.59 and he has faced 3,323 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 780 hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) with 275 walks. His ERA is 4.66 (399 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.368. Kikuchi has taken the mound for 771 innings and is sitting with 792 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Orioles have a slugging percentage of .448 and they are scoring 5.00 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have put up 218 two-baggers, while taking a walk 380 times as well as racking up 645 runs. Baltimore has knocked in 196 home runs over the course of the season as well as 624 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,060 occasions (19th in MLB) and have recorded 1,125 base hits. The Baltimore Orioles hold a team OBP of .317 and a batting average of .253 this season.

The Orioles have a WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.60 (1,099 strikeouts vs 388 bases on balls). They are sitting at 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,033. They have conceded 135 homers and they allow 4.37 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 559 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 3.96 (506 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore relievers have an inherited score percentage of 31.3% of 195 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 129 times in high leverage situations in addition to 138 occasions with runners on. With 151 save situations, the Orioles have earned 94 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in the league with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have sent 430 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. Baltimore has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have tallied 37 saves.

The Baltimore Orioles have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (11th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,070 assists, 64 errors and have accumulated 3,452 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,356 innings on the diamond, the Orioles hold a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (10th in the majors).

During his career, Kremer has conceded 452 base hits while totaling 404 punch outs in 466 innings pitched. He has conceded 225 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.330 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and he has faced 1,990 hitters so far in his career. Kremer (28-29 career mark) has a 4.35 ERA and has given up 8.7 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Baltimore

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