HOUSTON (AP) — Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer within the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Friday night time to increase their season-best win streak to 5 video games.
Adley Rutschman had a ground-rule double to start the inning towards Bryan King (2-3) earlier than Ward hit the subsequent pitch out to left for his seventh homer.
Cam Sanders (1-0), acquired from Pittsburgh for money on Monday, got here in with the bases loaded and one out within the seventh. The right-hander struck out Isaac Paredes trying and received Christian Walker to come out foul behind dwelling plate to choose up his first main league win.
Tyler Wells allowed Jeremy Peña’s infield hit within the ninth earlier than retiring Yordan Alvarez on a shallow fly to heart subject for the second out. After Paredes walked, Wells struck out Walker for his third save.
Houston starter Peter Lambert allowed three hits, struck out a career-high 10 over six innings and left with a 2-1 lead. He issued three straight two-out walks within the third, together with a free go to Pete Alonso that made it 1-1.
Alvarez had an RBI double within the first for Houston and completed 2 for 3 with two walks. He leads the AL with a .321 batting common, 71 RBIs and 31 dwelling runs as he pursues the Triple Crown.
Paredes’ sacrifice fly within the third made it 2-1. Orioles starter Dean Kremer allowed two runs in 4 innings.
Astros heart fielder Lucas Spence made his massive league debut and singled within the seventh.
Up subsequent
Orioles LHP Trevor Rogers (6-7, 4.48 ERA) begins Saturday reverse Astros RHP Spencer Arrighetti (7-5, 4.50).