Verlander makes the start for the Astros, his 25th of the season. He is 11-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 126 strikeouts through 143 1/3 innings pitched.
In his most recent appearance on Wednesday, the righty tossed seven innings against the Oakland Athletics, giving up five earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
In 24 games this season, the 40-year-old has a 3.39 ERA and 7.9 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .230 to his opponents.
Verlander enters the game with 12 quality starts under his belt this year.
Verlander will try to build on an 18-game streak of pitching five or more innings (he’s averaging six frames per outing).
In five of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
The Orioles’ Means will make his second start of the season.
The left-hander’s last appearance was on Tuesday, when he threw five innings, giving up three earned runs while allowing four hits against the St. Louis Cardinals.
He has pitched to a 5.40 ERA this season with 1.8 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 0 walks per nine across one game.
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