The Orioles are coming into this game with a 49-25 record this season and they have been playing very well in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 4 of their last 5 games, winning series' against the Phillies and the Yankees, and they are coming off of a 17-5 win over the Yankees as their offense has been on fire. They have scored at least 6 runs in 4 of their last 5 games and they are going to have some momentum here as that series win against the Yankees moved them to within half a game in the AL East. They are going up against an Astros team that is 35-40 this season and has also been playing well in their recent games. They have won their last 2 straight as well as 3 of their last 4 games, but they also won their last 2 series against weaker teams in the Tigers and the White Sox. Their offense has not been great either as they only averaged 3 runs scored per game in their last series. Grayson Rodriguez is starting for the Orioles in this game and he is 8-2 with a 3.20 ERA this season. He has been very consistent all season as he has allowed more than 2 earned runs in just 2 of his 12 starts this season, and he has not allowed more than that in any of his last 3 starts. The Orioles have also been hot on offense in his starts as they have scored at least 6 runs in each of his last 3 as well as 4 of his last 5 starts. Jake Bloss is starting for the Astros in this game and he is a rookie who will be making his MLB debut in this game. He has been pitching well in the minor leagues recently but he has had a few bad starts this year and that is going to be troublesome with the way the Orioles have been hitting recently. The Orioles are very hot with their offense and they are going to score runs in this game while Rodriguez shuts down the Astros lineup, and the Orioles will be looking to surge through this series as they now have a chance to catch the Yankees in 1st place. The Orioles will win this game.