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- The Houston Astros continue to play well but Baltimore bats are .326 against the Astros starting pitcher on Saturday, Framber Valdez.
- Astros have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .418.
Here are your MLB Daily Rankings for Thursday August 22, 2024.
- Houston Astros
- San Diego Padres
- Arizona Diamondbacks
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Kansas City Royals
- Minnesota Twins
- New York Yankees
- Baltimore Orioles
- Cleveland Guardians
- Milwaukee Brewers
- Oaklamd Athletics
- Chicago Cubs
- Atlanta Braves
Astros @ Orioles
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Framber Valdez (13-5, 3.20 ERA, 1.14 WHIP, 131 strikeouts); Orioles: Albert Suarez (6-4, 3.18 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, 78 strikeouts)
Baltimore Orioles career statistics vs. Framber Valdez are quite good at .326. Austin Slater is 6-or-9 against him but is not having the best season. Ryan Mountcastle is 5-for-12 against him with three RBIs and a home run.
Saturday's line" Astros -128, Orioles +108; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
The Astros have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .418.
TOP PERFORMERS: Adley Rutschman has 16 doubles, a triple, 18 home runs and 71 RBI for the Orioles. Gunnar Henderson is 9-for-37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Yordan Alvarez has a .306 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 29 doubles, two triples and 25 home runs. Alex Bregman is 15-for-44 with five home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .221 batting average, 4.39 ERA, outscored opponents by one run
Astros: 6-4, .250 batting average, 2.60 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs.
