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BAL vs HOU

Baltimore Orioles at Houston Astros

Saturday, July 18, 2026

SIMULATION · ONE TRIAL, EVERY MARKET

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One representative trial from the BAL @ HOU simulation — real per-AB batter, outcome, and score progression from the spine. Every game-level market updates in lock-step with each play.

BALTIMOREBAL
0·0
HOUSTONHOU
TOP 10-10 OUT

FIELD

BAL DUGOUTHOU DUGOUT330395330LIVE · BETFLY

PITCH SEQUENCE

BAL Leadoff (R) vs HP

FB93.2
CH85.4
FB92.9
SL84.4
CH85
FB95.2

OUTCOME DISTRIBUTION

BAL Leadoff in this spot

HR
3%
HIT
9%
BB
9%
K
24%
OUT
55%

BATTER PROPS · BAL LEADOFF

HR YES (O0.5)
12%
HITS O0.5
40%
TOTAL BASES O1.5
24%

PITCHER PROPS · HP

KS O5.5
55%

GAME MARKETS · LIVE

updating per event

MONEYLINE

HOU to win

40%

TOTAL

Over 8.5

58%

RUN LINE

HOU -1.5

45%

TEAM TOTAL HOU

Over 4.5

52%

FIRST 5 INN

HOU wins F5

51%
LAST PLAYBAL Leadoff at the plate · pitch 1 of 6

event 1 / 16 · pitching

Every card on the board is a live read. As the game changes, the math changes with it — every prop, every market line, in real time. Cards turn green when they hit, red when they miss.

I · GAME-LEVEL MODEL

Win probability + total.

GAME WINNER

✗ MISSED

Baltimore vs Houston Winner?

60%

5,000-TRIAL SIMULATION

II · EVERY MARKET WE RAN

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BAL HOU

Game Markets

BAL @ HOU · full-game reads

7 MARKETS

Moneyline

HOU to win

57%

1st 5 Innings

HOU F5

49%

Game Total

Over 8.5

49%

1st 5 Total

Over 4.5

53%

Run Line

HOU -1.5

42%

Team Total

BAL Over 4.5

39%

Team Total

HOU Over 4.5

46%

THE READ

HOU projects to outscore BAL by 0.48 runs across 5,000 trials.

  • Projected runs: BAL 4.12, HOU 4.61
  • Brandon Young (BAL) vs Hunter Brown (HOU)
  • Run on league-average lineups — refreshes when lineups post
BY

Brandon Young

BAL SP · vs. HOU

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

47%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

28%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

14%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

6%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

3%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

96%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

66%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

71%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

58%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 4.4 Ks.

  • Sim projects 4.4 strikeouts
  • 47% to reach 5+ against HOU
HB

Hunter Brown

HOU SP · vs. BAL

SP

Strikeouts

5+ Ks

63%

Strikeouts

6+ Ks

45%

Strikeouts

7+ Ks

28%

Strikeouts

8+ Ks

17%

Strikeouts

9+ Ks

9%

Outs Recorded

15+ outs

71%

Outs Recorded

18+ outs

38%

Hits Allowed

5+ hits

49%

Hits Allowed

6+ hits

36%

THE READ

Middle-of-the-road strikeout projection at 5.3 Ks.

  • Sim projects 5.3 strikeouts
  • 63% to reach 5+ against BAL
YA

Yordan Alvarez

HOU · bats L · slot 2

#2

Home Run

1+ HR

31%

Hits

1+ hits

79%

Hits

2+ hits

41%

Total Bases

2+ bases

61%

Total Bases

3+ bases

46%

Total Bases

4+ bases

37%

RBIs

1+ RBI

48%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

24%

THE READ

Stands out most on 1+ HR — 31% against 17% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 2 · bats L
  • Confirmed hot — recent form backed by contact quality
  • Facing Brandon Young
SB

Samuel Basallo

BAL · bats L · slot 5

#5

Home Run

1+ HR

28%

Hits

1+ hits

71%

Hits

2+ hits

32%

Total Bases

2+ bases

53%

Total Bases

3+ bases

39%

Total Bases

4+ bases

33%

RBIs

1+ RBI

47%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

25%

THE READ

Stands out most on 1+ HR — 28% against 17% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 5 · bats L
  • Cold on results, but hitting the ball well
  • Facing Hunter Brown
GH

Gunnar Henderson

BAL · bats L · slot 2

#2

Home Run

1+ HR

23%

Hits

1+ hits

71%

Hits

2+ hits

31%

Total Bases

2+ bases

50%

Total Bases

3+ bases

36%

Total Bases

4+ bases

28%

RBIs

1+ RBI

40%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

18%

THE READ

Stands out most on 1+ HR — 23% against 17% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 2 · bats L
  • Genuinely cold — the contact quality agrees
  • Facing Hunter Brown
PA

Pete Alonso

BAL · bats R · slot 4

#4

Home Run

1+ HR

23%

Hits

1+ hits

68%

Hits

2+ hits

29%

Total Bases

2+ bases

47%

Total Bases

3+ bases

33%

Total Bases

4+ bases

26%

RBIs

1+ RBI

42%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

20%

THE READ

Stands out most on 1+ HR — 23% against 17% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 4 · bats R
  • Facing Hunter Brown
JP

Jeremy Peña

HOU · slot 1

#1

Home Run

1+ HR

17%

Hits

1+ hits

76%

Hits

2+ hits

39%

Total Bases

2+ bases

53%

Total Bases

3+ bases

35%

Total Bases

4+ bases

25%

RBIs

1+ RBI

36%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

15%

THE READ

Stands out most on 2+ hits — 39% against 29% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 1
  • Facing Brandon Young
CW

Christian Walker

HOU · bats R · slot 5

#5

Home Run

1+ HR

21%

Hits

1+ hits

71%

Hits

2+ hits

31%

Total Bases

2+ bases

49%

Total Bases

3+ bases

34%

Total Bases

4+ bases

26%

RBIs

1+ RBI

41%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

19%

THE READ

Stands out most on 1+ HR — 21% against 17% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 5 · bats R
  • Genuinely cold — the contact quality agrees
  • Facing Brandon Young
AR

Adley Rutschman

BAL · bats S · slot 1

#1

Home Run

1+ HR

17%

Hits

1+ hits

72%

Hits

2+ hits

33%

Total Bases

2+ bases

49%

Total Bases

3+ bases

31%

Total Bases

4+ bases

23%

RBIs

1+ RBI

34%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Stands out most on 2+ hits — 33% against 29% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 1 · bats S
  • Facing Hunter Brown
IP

Isaac Paredes

HOU · bats R · slot 3

#3

Home Run

1+ HR

12%

Hits

1+ hits

73%

Hits

2+ hits

32%

Total Bases

2+ bases

47%

Total Bases

3+ bases

28%

Total Bases

4+ bases

18%

RBIs

1+ RBI

34%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

13%

THE READ

Stands out most on 2+ hits — 32% against 29% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 3 · bats R
  • Facing Brandon Young
YD

Yainer Diaz

HOU · bats R · slot 6

#6

Home Run

1+ HR

17%

Hits

1+ hits

72%

Hits

2+ hits

31%

Total Bases

2+ bases

49%

Total Bases

3+ bases

31%

Total Bases

4+ bases

22%

RBIs

1+ RBI

38%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

17%

THE READ

Stands out most on 2+ RBIs — 17% against 16% for the rest of tonight's lineups.

  • Batting 6 · bats R
  • Confirmed hot — recent form backed by contact quality
  • Facing Brandon Young
ZD

Zach Dezenzo

HOU · bats R · slot 8

#8

Home Run

1+ HR

17%

Hits

1+ hits

71%

Hits

2+ hits

30%

Total Bases

2+ bases

47%

Total Bases

3+ bases

31%

Total Bases

4+ bases

23%

RBIs

1+ RBI

37%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

16%

THE READ

Nothing separates him from tonight's field — the sim has him within a few points of average across all 8 markets. Highest line is 1+ hits at 71%.

  • Batting 8 · bats R
  • Facing Brandon Young
CS

Cam Smith

HOU · bats R · slot 7

#7

Home Run

1+ HR

16%

Hits

1+ hits

69%

Hits

2+ hits

28%

Total Bases

2+ bases

44%

Total Bases

3+ bases

28%

Total Bases

4+ bases

20%

RBIs

1+ RBI

35%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Nothing separates him from tonight's field — the sim has him within a few points of average across all 8 markets. Highest line is 1+ hits at 69%.

  • Batting 7 · bats R
  • Cold on results, but hitting the ball well
  • Facing Brandon Young
JA

Jose Altuve

HOU · bats R · slot 4

#4

Home Run

1+ HR

14%

Hits

1+ hits

69%

Hits

2+ hits

29%

Total Bases

2+ bases

43%

Total Bases

3+ bases

26%

Total Bases

4+ bases

18%

RBIs

1+ RBI

35%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Nothing separates him from tonight's field — the sim has him within a few points of average across all 8 markets. Highest line is 1+ hits at 69%.

  • Batting 4 · bats R
  • Facing Brandon Young
JH

Jackson Holliday

BAL · bats L · slot 9

#9

Home Run

1+ HR

17%

Hits

1+ hits

64%

Hits

2+ hits

24%

Total Bases

2+ bases

42%

Total Bases

3+ bases

26%

Total Bases

4+ bases

20%

RBIs

1+ RBI

34%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Nothing separates him from tonight's field — the sim has him within a few points of average across all 8 markets. Highest line is 1+ hits at 64%.

  • Batting 9 · bats L
  • Facing Hunter Brown
LS

Lucas Spence

HOU · slot 9

#9

Home Run

1+ HR

12%

Hits

1+ hits

66%

Hits

2+ hits

25%

Total Bases

2+ bases

40%

Total Bases

3+ bases

23%

Total Bases

4+ bases

16%

RBIs

1+ RBI

31%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

12%

THE READ

Nothing separates him from tonight's field — the sim has him within a few points of average across all 8 markets. Highest line is 1+ hits at 66%.

  • Batting 9
  • Facing Brandon Young
TW

Taylor Ward

BAL · bats R · slot 3

#3

Home Run

1+ HR

9%

Hits

1+ hits

65%

Hits

2+ hits

25%

Total Bases

2+ bases

39%

Total Bases

3+ bases

22%

Total Bases

4+ bases

14%

RBIs

1+ RBI

28%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

11%

THE READ

Sim has him below tonight's field on every market — his best line is 1+ hits at 65% against 69%.

  • Batting 3 · bats R
  • Hot streak, thin underlying support
  • Facing Hunter Brown
CC

Colton Cowser

BAL · bats L · slot 7

#7

Home Run

1+ HR

16%

Hits

1+ hits

62%

Hits

2+ hits

22%

Total Bases

2+ bases

39%

Total Bases

3+ bases

25%

Total Bases

4+ bases

19%

RBIs

1+ RBI

33%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Sim has him below tonight's field on every market — his best line is 1+ HR at 16% against 17%.

  • Batting 7 · bats L
  • Genuinely cold — the contact quality agrees
  • Facing Hunter Brown
CE

Christian Encarnacion-Strand

BAL · slot 8

#8

Home Run

1+ HR

14%

Hits

1+ hits

63%

Hits

2+ hits

23%

Total Bases

2+ bases

38%

Total Bases

3+ bases

24%

Total Bases

4+ bases

17%

RBIs

1+ RBI

32%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

14%

THE READ

Sim has him below tonight's field on every market — his best line is 1+ hits at 63% against 69%.

  • Batting 8
  • Facing Hunter Brown
DB

Dylan Beavers

BAL · bats L · slot 6

#6

Home Run

1+ HR

10%

Hits

1+ hits

63%

Hits

2+ hits

23%

Total Bases

2+ bases

35%

Total Bases

3+ bases

19%

Total Bases

4+ bases

13%

RBIs

1+ RBI

29%

RBIs

2+ RBIs

11%

THE READ

Sim has him below tonight's field on every market — his best line is 1+ hits at 63% against 69%.

  • Batting 6 · bats L
  • Facing Hunter Brown

III · METHODOLOGY

How this read was built.

  • Simulation. 5,000 Monte Carlo trials of this game using real play-by-play data, confirmed lineups, pitcher quality, bullpen depth, defensive runs saved, catcher framing, umpire K-zones, and per-batter rates regressed with empirical Bayes.
  • What the number means. The share of those 5,000 trials in which the outcome happened — the model's own estimate, not a claim that a sportsbook has mispriced it. We publish it next to the reasoning that produced it and let the settlement record below speak for itself.
  • Settlement. Every read on this page is graded by Kalshi's own settlement market once the game ends. The post-game version of this page shows what was confirmed and what was missed.

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