The bats bailed out the pitching staff for a nice change of pace. For the first half of the season, the Astros’ best attribute was their run prevention capabilities. Only the Rangers (290) allowed fewer earned runs than Houston (308) through July 6 when the latter swept the Dodgers in Los Angeles.

Both Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker drilled three-run homers, and the Houston Astros held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Friday night.

Orioles rookie Dylan Beavers homered in his first home plate appearance, but his two RBIs weren’t enough in a loss to the Astros.

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The Astros have signed Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract, and the veteran reliever reported to the team in Baltimore on Friday.

Christian Walker y el dominicano Yainer Díaz conectaron sendos vuelacercas, el quisqueyano Jesús Sánchez puso fin a una larga sequía

Orioles catcher Adley Rutschman will be put on the IL for the second time this season due to an oblique strain.