Riding high off of their series victory over the Yankees, which put the finishing touches on a successful three weeks of baseball against AL and NL East teams, the Orioles stay on the road and head to face the Houston Astros this weekend. This is an Astros team that’s underachieving up to this point in the season, bringing a record of just 35-40 into the series. They’re eight games back in their division and six back of even the third wild card.
The Orioles can’t afford to let off the gas just because they’re going up against a weaker opponent.