Houston arrives in Charm City on the tail end of a spectacular end to the regular season. Since getting challenged by the A’s to hold onto the division the Astros have picked it up a gear and are now sitting at 18-5 for the month of September. This includes going 5-1 in the last two series with a 5 game win streak before a AAA lineup dropped the finale in Toronto.
Gurriel would continue to be red-hot in the Toronto series to cap a week where he would win AL Player of the Week honors. He is currently riding a 12-game hit streak while slashing a godly .