Houston Astros (72-58, first in the AL West) vs. Baltimore Orioles (59-70, fifth in the AL East)
Baltimore; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (1-4, 6.94 ERA, 1.63 WHIP, 21 strikeouts); Orioles: Trevor Rogers (6-2, 1.41 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 67 strikeouts)
BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles come into a matchup with the Houston Astros as losers of three in a row.
Baltimore is 59-70 overall and 30-33 at home. The Orioles have a 27-14 record in games when they did not allow a home run.
Houston has gone 34-31 in road games and 72-58 overall. The Astros have hit 145 total home runs to rank 10th in the AL.
The matchup Sunday is the seventh time these teams meet this season. The Astros have a 4-2 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jackson Holliday has 17 doubles, two triples, 15 home runs and 49 RBIs while hitting .246 for the Orioles. Jeremiah Jackson is 14 for 35 with a double, a triple and a home run over the past 10 games.
Jeremy Pena leads the Astros with a .304 batting average, and has 22 doubles, two triples, 14 home runs, 27 walks and 49 RBIs. Yainer Diaz is 12 for 39 with two home runs and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Orioles: 6-4, .261 batting average, 3.63 ERA, outscored opponents by 16 runs
Astros: 5-5, .195 batting average, 5.43 ERA, outscored by 22 runs
INJURIES: Orioles: Gary Sanchez: 60-Day IL (knee), Jordan Westburg: 10-Day IL (ankle), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brandon Young: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Adley Rutschman: 10-Day IL (oblique), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (back), Tyler O'Neill: 10-Day IL (wrist), Colin Selby: 15-Day IL (hamstring), Scott Blewett: 15-Day IL (elbow), Jorge Mateo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cody Poteet: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Grayson Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Albert Suarez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Wells: 60-Day IL (elbow), Kyle Bradish: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Astros: Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Bennett Sousa: 15-Day IL (elbow), Taylor Trammell: 10-Day IL (neck), Josh Hader: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Isaac Paredes: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Brendan Rodgers: 60-Day IL (oblique), Pedro Leon: 60-Day IL (knee), Jake Meyers: 10-Day IL (calf), Zach Dezenzo: 60-Day IL (hand), Yordan Alvarez: 60-Day IL (hand), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow), Luis Garcia: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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