Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros Free Pick and Betting Lines. The 31-20 Houston Astros play host to the 23-26 Baltimore Orioles tonight in MLB action on the grass of Minute Maid Park, June 1, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 8:10PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Astros -125/Orioles+115
O/U Total: 8

Pitching Matchup

Ubaldo Jimenez (R) W/L 3-3 WHIP 1.18 ERA 3.14
Brett Oberholtzer (L) W/L 0-0 WHIP 2.33 ERA 3.00

Baltimore was a 9-5 loser to Tampa Bay on Sunday to complete a 4-4 homestand. They are 6-13 on the road in 2015 and 4-6 in their last 10 games overall. Houston was a 6-0 loser to the White Sox yesterday. They are 1-2 on their homestand and also 4-6 in their past 10 games.

The Orioles lead the season series 2-1 and have a 6-4 edge in the last 10 encounters between these AL East rivals.

Jimenez received a no decision in his last start, a 5-4 win over Houston last week. He allowed 4 runs in 7 innings and has 4 Q starts on the year.

Oberholtzer made his season debut last week and allowed 1 run in 3 innings in a no decision. Houston won the game 4-3 over San Francisco.

The Orioles don’t have a batter with more than 6 ABs vs. the lefty and are a cumulative 5-29 (.172) with no HRs or SBs against him.

Astros OF Colby Rasmus has more than twice as many ABs vs. Jimenez than any of his teammates. He is 10-27 (.370) with a HR, 2 RBIs and a SB against the veteran right-hander. He has the only home run on the team vs. Jimenez. 2B Jose Altuve is 4-11 (.364) with an RBI and a SB. Most of the other hitters have only a few ABs vs. the Orioles pitcher.

Baltimore at Houston Betting Trends

Baltimore is 2-11 straight up in their last 13 road games.
The Orioles are 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games against Houston
The game total has gone under in 4 of Baltimore’s last 5 games on the road in Houton.
The Astros are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games.
Houston is 8-3 straight up in their last 11 home games.

Injury Report

BALTIMORE ORIOLES
Jason Garcia P 15-Day Disabled List
Kevin Gausman P 15-Day Disabled List
Adam Jones OF Day-to-Day (ankle)
Bud Norris P 15-Day Disabled List
Jonathan Schoop 2B 15-Day Disabled List
Matt Wieters C 60-Day Disabled List
Wesley Wright P 60-Day Disabled List

HOUSTON ASTROS
Samuel Deduno P 15-Day Disabled List
Scott Feldman P 15-Day Disabled List
Jed Lowrie SS 60-Day Disabled List
Brett Oberholtzer P 15-Day Disabled List
Brad Peacock P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Baltimore: 36%
Houston: 64%

Free MLB Pick

Ubaldo Jimenez is 0-2 on the road with a 5.40 ERA with a WHIP of 1.68 and has yet to record a Q start. He got the win just last week against the Astros back in Baltimore, but he didn’t look good doing it allowing 10 hits and 4 runs over 7 innings. Brett Oberholtzer has very good statistical numbers against the Orioles’ roster holding them to a .147 average at the plate in 34 at bats. He didn’t face them in the last series as he was on the DL, but in career starts he has allowed 1 run over 14 innings. We’d jump all over Houston with Oberholtzer starting in a normal situation, but he has one start on the season and hasn’t pitched since May 13th. Even if he is sharp he is unlikely to last more than 5 or 6 innings and the Astros’ pen has started to show some cracks.

Take the OVER 8 -105‏