{"id":615001,"date":"2026-04-30T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/615001\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T09:34:07","slug":"orioles-face-the-astros-leading-series-1-0","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/615001\/","title":{"rendered":"Orioles face the Astros leading series 1-0"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Astros<\/a> (11-19, fifth in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles<\/a> (14-15, third in the AL East)<\/p>\n

Baltimore; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Peter Lambert<\/a> (1-1, 3.27 ERA, 1.27 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Orioles: Chris Bassitt<\/a> (1-2, 6.75 ERA, 2.06 WHIP, 10 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Orioles -126, Astros +108; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles lead 1-0 in a three-game series with the Houston Astros.<\/p>\n

Baltimore is 8-8 in home games and 14-15 overall. The Orioles have a 6-3 record in games when they have more hits than their opponents.<\/p>\n

Houston has a 3-11 record on the road and an 11-19 record overall. The Astros have a 1-2 record in games decided by one run.<\/p>\n

Thursday’s game is the second meeting between these teams this season.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Taylor Ward<\/a> has 13 doubles and a home run while hitting .313 for the Orioles. Samuel Basallo<\/a> is 13 for 33 with two doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Yordan Alvarez<\/a> has nine doubles, 11 home runs and 26 RBI for the Astros. Christian Walker<\/a> is 12 for 39 with three doubles, three home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 5-5, .239 batting average, 4.99 ERA, outscored by 10 runs<\/p>\n

Astros: 3-7, .249 batting average, 5.87 ERA, outscored by 15 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers: 15-Day IL (illness), Dietrich Enns: 15-Day IL (foot), Heston Kjerstad<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Dean Kremer: 15-Day IL (quadricep), Felix Bautista<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Colin Selby<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jordan Westburg<\/a>: 60-Day IL (ucl), Yaramil Hiraldo<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jackson Holliday<\/a>: 10-Day IL (finger), Ryan Mountcastle<\/a>: 60-Day IL (foot)<\/p>\n

Astros: Zach Dezenzo<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jeremy Pena<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Taylor Trammell<\/a>: 10-Day IL (groin), Hunter Brown: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Cristian Javier<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Walter<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Nate Pearson: 15-Day IL (elbow), Cody Bolton: 15-Day IL (back), Joey Loperfido<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Ronel Blanco<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jake Meyers<\/a>: 10-Day IL (oblique), Nick Allen<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Tatsuya Imai: 15-Day IL (arm), Josh Hader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (biceps), Hayden Wesneski<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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