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BAL vs
HOU

Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros

July 18, 2026 ยท 4:10 PM ET ยท Daikin Park
BAL 79-82  ยท  HOU 81-81

๐Ÿ Final: BAL 4, HOU 2 This preview reflects the pregame matchup. View Full Recap โ†’

๐Ÿ† SportsFBI Verdict

Projected Winner ๐Ÿ† Baltimore Orioles
Confidence 67%
Projected Score BAL 4 ยท HOU 3
Blowout Probability 11%

Model-based estimate from BlowoutAlert's MLB matchup engine โ€” not a guarantee.

๐Ÿ“Š Engine Edges

HOU Home field โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL Key injuries HOU (Daulton Varsho, Cristian Javier, Ethan Pecko) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU Key injuries BAL (Samuel Basallo) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL SP quality edge (FIP 3.19 vs 6.07) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL Defensive edge (dWAR 4.9) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL Recent run diff (+1.7 R/G L10) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
HOU BAL SP home dependent โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL Line move (28pp sharp) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…
BAL Bullpen edge (quality/availability) โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜… โ˜…

โšพ Starting Pitchers

BAL โ€” Away LHP
Trevor Rogers
Trevor Rogers
ERA4.03
WHIP1.19
FIP3.40
K/98.4
K/BB6.3
Road ERA: 4.46
vs
HOU โ€” Home RHP
Spencer Arrighetti
Spencer Arrighetti
ERA4.96
WHIP1.38
FIP5.04
K/98.7
K/BB3.4

๐Ÿงข Starting Lineup

BAL โ€” Away
  1. 1 Adley Rutschman DH
  2. 2 Gunnar Henderson SS
  3. 3 Taylor Ward LF
  4. 4 Pete Alonso 1B
  5. 5 Samuel Basallo C
  6. 6 Dylan Beavers RF
  7. 7 Colton Cowser CF
  8. 8 Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B
  9. 9 Jackson Holliday 2B
HOU โ€” Home
  1. 1 Jeremy Pena SS
  2. 2 Yordan Alvarez DH
  3. 3 Isaac Paredes 3B
  4. 4 Jose Altuve 2B
  5. 5 Christian Walker 1B
  6. 6 Yainer Diaz C
  7. 7 Cam Smith RF
  8. 8 Zach Dezenzo LF
  9. 9 Lucas Spence CF

๐Ÿ“ธ Team Snapshot

BAL Away HOU Home
Team OPS 0.728 0.772
Bullpen FIP 3.94 4.20
Run Diff / 10G +1.5 -0.2
Days Rest 0 0
Streak 1 -2

๐Ÿ“ˆ Betting Lines

Spread
BAL -1.5 (-105)
HOU +1.5 (-124)
Total (O/U)
Over 6.5 (-136)
Under 6.5 (+105)
Moneyline
BAL -499
HOU +333

๐Ÿ” Key Suspects Top 4 Preview

Top betting prop targets identified by the BlowOutAlert engine for this matchup. Click a suspect for the full evidence breakdown. Full rankings, verdicts, sharp money signals, and live lineup tracking are in the workspace.

BAL โ€” Away
Pete Alonso Pete Alonso 1B
RBIs
1.5
75 ยท UNDER
Colton Cowser Colton Cowser CF
Hits
0.5
70 ยท OVER
Gunnar Henderson Gunnar Henderson SS
Singles
0.5
66 ยท OVER
Christian Encarnacion-Strand Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B
Singles
0.5
58 ยท OVER
HOU โ€” Home
Jose Altuve Jose Altuve 2B
Singles
0.5
73 ยท OVER
Yainer Diaz Yainer Diaz C
Singles
0.5
71 ยท OVER
Jeremy Pena Jeremy Pena SS
Singles
0.5
67 ยท OVER
Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes 3B
RBIs
1.5
61 ยท UNDER

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