Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered, Félix Bautista worked through another shaky ninth inning and the Orioles extended their streak to 76 series without being swept, edging the Houston Astros 5-4 on Thursday.
Houston left 11 runners on base, and the Orioles left zero. Baltimore went 3 of 3 with runners in scoring position and had two men caught stealing. The Orioles also had a runner thrown out trying to advance on a pitch that got away from the catcher a bit.
Orioles: Baltimore's bullpen took a hit before the game when LHP Danny Coulombe went on the injured list, retroactive to Wednesday. The Orioles recalled RHP Joey Krehbiel from Triple-A Norfolk.Houston returns home to face the Los Angeles Angels, with Justin Verlander taking the mound for the Astros against Reid Detmers .
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