Pastrnak scores OT winner, Bruins avoid elimination with 2-1 win over Sabres
Pastrnak scores OT winner as Bruins beat Sabres 2-1, avoiding elimination
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer and Adley Rutschman drove in two runs as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 5-3. Shane Baz earned his first win with the Orioles after allowing one run in 5 2/3 innings.
BALTIMORE (AP) â Pete Alonso homered, Adley Rutschman drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night. Shane Baz allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first victory since Baltimore acquired him from Tampa Bay in December as the Orioles won the opener of a three-game series. Brice Matthews hit his first home run since March 30 as part of a three-hit night for Houston, which fell to 11-19 and is tied for a season-high eight games under .500. The Astros were was 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position. Alonso blasted an opposite-field two-run homer off Ryan Weiss in the fifth inning to extend Baltimoreâs lead to 4-1. It was Alonsoâs fourth homer since signing a five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles in December. Baz (1-2) surrendered Matthewsâ solo homer in the fifth but didnât allow another Astro past second. The right-hander yielded six hits and struck out six. Houstonâs Dustin Harris had an RBI triple and later scored on Matthewsâ single against Anthony Nunez in the eighth. Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save in as many opportunities. Rutschman drove in Henderson with a one-out single in the first inning, then came around two batters later on Samuel Basalloâs double to right. Rutschman also had an RBI single in the seventh. (1-2) made his first start for Houston and allowed two runs and five hits in three innings. He struck out two.
Pete Alonso hit a two-run homer and contributed to the Orioles' 5-3 victory over the Astros.
Shane Baz allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings, earning his first victory since joining the Orioles.
The Houston Astros fell to 11-19, tying their season-high of eight games under .500 after the loss.
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