Pitching Performance
The Houston Astros fell short of a victory on Sunday, losing 5-2 to the Baltimore Orioles at Daikin Park. The game was defined by the superior pitching of Baltimore’s Brandon Young, who earned the win. Young worked seven innings, allowing five hits and one earned run while striking out seven batters. He improved his record to 8-2.
Houston’s starter, Hunter Brown, took the loss. He pitched 4.2 innings, surrendering four earned runs on three hits and walking six batters. His record dropped to 1-1.
The Astros’ bullpen attempted to stabilize the game but could not prevent the deficit from growing. Bryan King pitched one inning, allowing one hit and one earned run. Kai-Wei Teng worked 2.1 innings, giving up one hit and one walk while striking out three.
Cristian Javier closed out the pitching effort with one inning of work, recording two strikeouts.
Scoring Summary
Baltimore established an early lead in the third inning. Henderson singled to left field, allowing Holliday to score. Henderson then stole home, extending the advantage.
The Orioles added another run in the same inning when Henderson stole home again, though the score remained 2-0 after that specific play description, the sequence indicated a 2-0 lead prior to the next scoring event. Actually, the score was 2-0 after the first two plays. Then Alvarez doubled to right field, allowing Altuve to score, making it 2-1.
