Astros vs. Orioles Probable Starting Pitching Matchup – September 20, 2023

Written By PlayPicks Staff on September 20, 2023 - Last Updated on September 25, 2024

The Baltimore Orioles (95-56) visit the Houston Astros (84-68) on Wednesday at 2:10 PM ET and look to add to a four-game winning streak. The Astros will give the ball to Cristian Javier (9-4, 4.74 ERA), who is eyeing win No. 10 on the season, and the Orioles will turn to Kyle Bradish (11-7, 3.12 ERA).

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Houston vs. Baltimore Pitcher Matchup Info

  • When: Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 2:10 PM ET
  • Where: Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas
  • How to Watch on TV: SNSW
  • Probable Pitchers: Javier – HOU (9-4, 4.74 ERA) vs Bradish – BAL (11-7, 3.12 ERA)

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Astros vs. Orioles Starting Pitcher Stats (2023)

Javier Bradish
28 GS 27
9-4 W-L 11-7
4.74 ERA 3.12
146.1 IP 152.2
55 BB 39
138 SO 150

Astros Probable Starting Pitcher: Cristian Javier

  • In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander went five innings against the Kansas City Royals, allowing two earned runs while surrendering five hits.
  • The 26-year-old has put together a 4.74 ERA and 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in 28 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .233 to his opponents.
  • Javier is trying to pick up his 11th quality start of the year.
  • He has had one outing this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
  • Javier and his team are 17-11-0 ATS this season when he starts.
  • Out of Javier’s 28 starts with a total this season, 18 have hit the over.

Javier’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
at Royals Sep. 15 5.0 5 3 2 6 1
vs. Padres Sep. 9 4.0 4 4 4 5 3
vs. Yankees Sep. 3 6.0 4 3 3 8 0
at Red Sox Aug. 28 4.0 6 4 4 4 6
vs. Red Sox Aug. 21 5.0 7 3 3 3 3

Orioles Probable Starting Pitcher: Kyle Bradish

  • The right-hander’s last appearance was on Thursday, when he threw seven innings against the Tampa Bay Rays, giving up four earned runs while allowing seven hits.
  • The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.12, a 3.85 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.087 in 27 games this season.
  • He has earned a quality start 16 times in 27 starts this season.
  • He has seven appearances with no earned runs allowed in 27 chances this season.
  • The 27-year-old ranks seventh in ERA (3.12), 11th in WHIP (1.087), and 26th in K/9 (8.8) among qualified pitchers in the majors this year.
  • The Orioles are 17-10-0 ATS in Bradish’s 27 starts that had a set spread.
  • Bradish’s starts went over the run total 11 times in 27 games with a set total this season.

Bradish’s Recent Performance

Opponent Date IP H R ER K BB
vs. Rays Sep. 14 7.0 7 4 4 5 0
at Red Sox Sep. 8 6.0 4 2 2 9 0
at Diamondbacks Sep. 2 6.0 4 2 2 6 3
vs. Rockies Aug. 26 6.0 6 2 2 8 1
at Athletics Aug. 20 6.0 2 0 0 8 1

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