Orioles bring 5-game win streak into matchup with the Astros

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Baltimore Orioles (47-51, fourth in the AL East) vs. Houston Astros (47-52, third in the AL West)

Houston; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Orioles: Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.48 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Astros: Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.50 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 81 strikeouts)

LINE: Astros -121, Orioles -101; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Baltimore Orioles aim to keep a five-game win streak intact when they play the Houston Astros.

Houston is 47-52 overall and 23-25 in home games. The Astros have the 10th-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .412.

Baltimore has gone 19-26 in road games and 47-51 overall. Orioles pitchers have a collective 4.28 ERA, which ranks 10th in the AL.

The teams meet Saturday for the fifth time this season. The Orioles lead the season series 3-1.

TOP PERFORMERS: Yordan Alvarez has a .321 batting average to lead the Astros, and has 18 doubles and 31 home runs. Isaac Paredes is 11 for 38 with a home run and five RBIs over the past 10 games.

Pete Alonso has 21 home runs, 51 walks and 66 RBIs while hitting .250 for the Orioles. Blaze Alexander is 14 for 36 with a triple, a home run and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Astros: 4-6, .241 batting average, 4.92 ERA, outscored by two runs

Orioles: 7-3, .238 batting average, 3.24 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Astros: Bennett Sousa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brice Matthews: 10-Day IL (knee), Mike Burrows: 15-Day IL (elbow), Carlos Correa: 60-Day IL (ankle), Brandon Walter: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ronel Blanco: 60-Day IL (elbow), Hayden Wesneski: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Orioles: Chris Bassitt: 60-Day IL (back), Colin Selby: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Zach Eflin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blaze Alexander: 10-Day IL (hand), Keegan Akin: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60-Day IL (foot), Ryan Helsley: 15-Day IL (elbow), Felix Bautista: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jordan Westburg: 60-Day IL (ucl)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.