Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles 9/24/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Houston Astros play the third game of a four-game series on the road Saturday versus the Baltimore Orioles. Houston is 99-52 following its 2-0 loss to the Orioles in the opening game of the series on Thursday. Houston was defeated in its first opportunity to reach 100 wins this season. The Astros have clinched first place in the American League West.

Designated hitter Yordan Alvarez is batting .300 to lead Houston and has team highs in home runs with 37 and on-base percentage at .402. Right fielder Kyle Tucker is the leader in RBIs with 102 and second baseman Jose Altuve is the leader of hits with 146. On Saturday, the Houston Astros will send Framber Valdez to the mound. The left-hander is 16-5 with a 2.57 ERA, 176 Ks and 62 BBs.

Baltimore improved to 78-71 following its 2-0 victory over Houston in the opening game of the series on Friday. Kyle Bradish had a perfect game into the sixth inning. Bradish had 10 strikeouts in 8 ⅔ innings. Baltimore is fourth in the American League East but more importantly is fourth in AL wildcard chase, four games behind the third and final spot, currently held by the Seattle Mariners.

Center fielder Cedric Mullins is batting .262 to lead Baltimore and has a team-high 147 hits. Right fielder Anthony Santander is the leader in home runs with 27 and on-base percentage at .324, while first baseman Ryan Mountcastle is the leader in RBIs with 80. On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles will send Tyler Wells to the mound. The right-hander is 7-7 with a 4.25 ERA, 76 Ks and 28 BBs.