Baltimore at Houston

Game of the Month - Houston won its fourth in a row on Thursday, 6-3 over the Twins as Trey Mancini homered for a second straight game, and the Astros scored four runs in the first inning to improve to 42-18 at home this season. Baltimore is 28-35 on the road and will face Lance McCullers, Jr. tonight. He has pitched well in his two starts since coming off the injury list, allowing three runs on nine hits in 11 innings. Houston's bullpen is sixth in the Majors with a 1.19 WHIP and is tied for third with 38 saves. Kyle Bradish is 1-5 with a 6.25 ERA for the Orioles, and he gave up three runs on nine hits in 5 2/3 innings in his last outing in a 4-3 loss to the Red Sox. Bradish has a 6.18 ERA on the road with a .300 opponent batting average. Houston is 27-9 in the last 36 meetings and 29-9 overall against teams with winning records. Also, the Astros are 54-24 in their past 78 in the first game of a series. Play the Astros for my August Game of the Month.