BALTIMORE -- Chris Davis was proud to get the traditional pie in the face from teammate Adam Jones after a break-out game against the Houston Astros.
Davis hit two homers, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
Jimmy Paredes had two hits and stole home for the Orioles, who took the three-game series after winning 4-3 on Monday. Steve Pearce hit his sixth home run for Baltimore.
"I swung at a couple of breaking balls early in the count that were borderline, but overall I thought I did a better job of making an adjustment and making them throw it in the zone," Davis said. "I think that's big, not only for me but for everyone in the lineup."
Ubaldo Jimenez started strong for the Orioles but faded in the seventh when he allowed three of his four runs. He gave up a season-high 10 hits with five strikeouts and one walk over seven innings.
"I think I did good. I mean, the main thing is I was able to go deep in the game because we have two games tomorrow, and we won the game," Jimenez said. "That's what matters."
Zach Britton picked up his 12th save for Baltimore.
Evan Gattis had three hits, including his 10th homer of the season. Colby Rasmus entered the game on an 0-for-11 skid, but had three hits off Jimenez. Rasmus is 13 for 31 (.419) lifetime against him.
The Astros pulled within 4-2 in the seventh on a grounder by Preston Tucker that scored George Springer. Gattis tied the game on a two-run homer to left-center. After Brad Bach (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth, Davis got his first multi-homer game in more than a year with a towering shot to center off Tony Sipp (2-2).
Last Thursday, Sipp allowed a walk-off homer in the 11th inning to James McCann in a 6-5 loss to Detroit.
"Obviously, he is a guy with power, so you have to hit your spots or he'll make you pay," Sipp said. "It's disappointing every time you give up runs. Nothing added on to what happened last time."
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 11 minutes because of rain.
The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the second on a one-out double by Chris Carter after Gattis and Rasmus led off the inning with consecutive singles.
The Orioles took control with four runs in the fourth off right-hander Collin McHugh. Baltimore tied it when Paredes led off with a double, took third on a bunt single by Adam Jones and then scored on a double steal. Davis hit a two-run homer to right and Pearce followed with a solo shot.
McHugh allowed four runs and a season high-tying nine hits with five strikeouts over six innings.
"Our guys battled back hard like they've done all year," McHugh said. "You miss in the middle of the play you usually get it at this level. That's what happened. You would like to think you can get through your innings without giving up those big hits. It didn't happen tonight."
Brach earned both victories in the Orioles' three-game series with Houston, after pitching the sixth and seventh innings in Baltimore's win on Monday.
TRAINERS ROOM
Astros: RHP Brett Oberholtzer (blister) was scheduled to pitch five innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Fresno on Wednesday.
Orioles: INF Ryan Flaherty (right groin strain) was reinstated from the 15-day DL and started at second base. OF Alejandro De Aza was designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
Astros: Lance McCullers will make his second start after picking up his first major league win against Detroit on May 23. The right-hander will face White Sox LHP Carlos Rondon.
Orioles: Two rookies who recently won their first major league decisions will start for Baltimore in Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox. Tyler Wilson will start Game 1, while Mike Wright will get the ball in the second game. The double-header is a makeup from games postponed because of rioting near Camden Yards.
Davis hit two homers, including a go-ahead solo shot in the eighth inning, to lead the Baltimore Orioles to a 5-4 victory Wednesday night.
Jimmy Paredes had two hits and stole home for the Orioles, who took the three-game series after winning 4-3 on Monday. Steve Pearce hit his sixth home run for Baltimore.
"I swung at a couple of breaking balls early in the count that were borderline, but overall I thought I did a better job of making an adjustment and making them throw it in the zone," Davis said. "I think that's big, not only for me but for everyone in the lineup."
Ubaldo Jimenez started strong for the Orioles but faded in the seventh when he allowed three of his four runs. He gave up a season-high 10 hits with five strikeouts and one walk over seven innings.
"I think I did good. I mean, the main thing is I was able to go deep in the game because we have two games tomorrow, and we won the game," Jimenez said. "That's what matters."
Zach Britton picked up his 12th save for Baltimore.
Evan Gattis had three hits, including his 10th homer of the season. Colby Rasmus entered the game on an 0-for-11 skid, but had three hits off Jimenez. Rasmus is 13 for 31 (.419) lifetime against him.
The Astros pulled within 4-2 in the seventh on a grounder by Preston Tucker that scored George Springer. Gattis tied the game on a two-run homer to left-center. After Brad Bach (3-0) pitched a perfect eighth, Davis got his first multi-homer game in more than a year with a towering shot to center off Tony Sipp (2-2).
Last Thursday, Sipp allowed a walk-off homer in the 11th inning to James McCann in a 6-5 loss to Detroit.
"Obviously, he is a guy with power, so you have to hit your spots or he'll make you pay," Sipp said. "It's disappointing every time you give up runs. Nothing added on to what happened last time."
The start of the game was delayed 1 hour, 11 minutes because of rain.
The Astros took a 1-0 lead in the second on a one-out double by Chris Carter after Gattis and Rasmus led off the inning with consecutive singles.
The Orioles took control with four runs in the fourth off right-hander Collin McHugh. Baltimore tied it when Paredes led off with a double, took third on a bunt single by Adam Jones and then scored on a double steal. Davis hit a two-run homer to right and Pearce followed with a solo shot.
McHugh allowed four runs and a season high-tying nine hits with five strikeouts over six innings.
"Our guys battled back hard like they've done all year," McHugh said. "You miss in the middle of the play you usually get it at this level. That's what happened. You would like to think you can get through your innings without giving up those big hits. It didn't happen tonight."
Brach earned both victories in the Orioles' three-game series with Houston, after pitching the sixth and seventh innings in Baltimore's win on Monday.
TRAINERS ROOM
Astros: RHP Brett Oberholtzer (blister) was scheduled to pitch five innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Fresno on Wednesday.
Orioles: INF Ryan Flaherty (right groin strain) was reinstated from the 15-day DL and started at second base. OF Alejandro De Aza was designated for assignment.
UP NEXT
Astros: Lance McCullers will make his second start after picking up his first major league win against Detroit on May 23. The right-hander will face White Sox LHP Carlos Rondon.
Orioles: Two rookies who recently won their first major league decisions will start for Baltimore in Thursday's doubleheader against the White Sox. Tyler Wilson will start Game 1, while Mike Wright will get the ball in the second game. The double-header is a makeup from games postponed because of rioting near Camden Yards.
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Springer grounded out to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Altuve lined out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Tucker struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Machado flied out to center. | 0 | 0 |
| Snider flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Paredes reached on infield single to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Jones struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Gattis singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Rasmus singled to center, Gattis to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Valbuena flied out to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Carter doubled to deep left center, Gattis scored, Rasmus to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| González fouled out to catcher. | 1 | 0 |
| 1 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Davis grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Hardy grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Springer lined out to left. | 1 | 0 |
| Altuve grounded out to shortstop. | 1 | 0 |
| Tucker doubled to deep center. | 1 | 0 |
| Gattis grounded out to third. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Flaherty grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| Joseph flied out to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Machado singled to center. | 1 | 0 |
| Snider grounded out to second. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Rasmus doubled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Valbuena grounded out to second, Rasmus to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 1 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Paredes doubled to right. | 1 | 0 |
| Jones reached on bunt single to third, Paredes to third. | 1 | 0 |
| Paredes stole home, Jones stole second. | 1 | 1 |
| Davis homered to right (378 feet), Jones scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Pearce homered to left (371 feet). | 1 | 4 |
| Hardy singled to left. | 1 | 4 |
| Flaherty grounded into fielder's choice to first, Hardy out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| Joseph grounded into double play, pitcher to second to first, Flaherty out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 4 Runs, 5 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| González flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Springer grounded out to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Altuve lined out to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Snider hit by pitch. | 1 | 4 |
| Paredes lined out to right. | 1 | 4 |
| Jones singled to left, Snider to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Davis grounded out to first. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Tucker grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Gattis doubled to deep center. | 1 | 4 |
| Rasmus reached on bunt single to third, Gattis to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Valbuena walked, Rasmus to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Carter struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Castro flied out to center. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Collin McHugh pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Pearce struck out looking. | 1 | 4 |
| Hardy singled to center. | 1 | 4 |
| Flaherty struck out swinging. | 1 | 4 |
| Joseph grounded into fielder's choice to third, Hardy out at second. | 1 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Ubaldo Jimenez pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| González grounded out to second. | 1 | 4 |
| Springer reached on infield single to shortstop. | 1 | 4 |
| Altuve singled to right, Springer to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Tucker grounded into fielder's choice to shortstop, Springer scored, Altuve out at second. | 2 | 4 |
| Gattis homered to left center (418 feet), Tucker scored. | 4 | 4 |
| Rasmus flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Fields relieved McHugh. | 4 | 4 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Snider flied out to right. | 4 | 4 |
| Paredes flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Brad Brach pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Brach relieved Jiménez. | 4 | 4 |
| Valbuena flied out to center. | 4 | 4 |
| Carter fouled out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| Castro grounded out to first. | 4 | 4 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Josh Fields pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Jones struck out swinging. | 4 | 4 |
| Sipp relieved Fields. | 4 | 4 |
| Davis homered to right center (436 feet). | 4 | 5 |
| Pearce struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 4 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Zach Britton pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Lough in left field. | 4 | 5 |
| Britton relieved Brach. | 4 | 5 |
| Villar hit for González. | 4 | 5 |
| Villar lined out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Springer grounded out to pitcher. | 4 | 5 |
| Altuve doubled to left. | 4 | 5 |
| Tucker flied out to left. | 4 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston Astros | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
| Springer RF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .230 | .350 | .434 |
| Altuve 2B | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .299 | .346 | .428 |
| Tucker LF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .306 | .393 | .531 |
| Gattis DH | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .218 | .251 | .473 |
| Rasmus CF | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .239 | .303 | .500 |
| Valbuena 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | .198 | .262 | .413 |
| Carter 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .177 | .284 | .329 |
| Castro C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .226 | .297 | .403 |
| González SS | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .245 | .252 | .392 |
a-Villar PH
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | .246 | .300 | .292 |
| Totals | 38 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 109 | |||
| a-lined out to left for M Gonzalez in the 9th | ||||||||||
| BATTING 2B: Carter (3, Jiménez); Tucker (5, Jiménez); Rasmus (10, Jiménez); Gattis (8, Jiménez); Altuve (10, Britton) HR: Gattis (10, 7th inning off Jiménez 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: Carter (24), Tucker (8), Gattis 2 (30) 2-out RBI: Gattis 2 Astros RISP: 2-13 (Tucker 0-2, Castro 0-3, González 0-1, Carter 1-3, Gattis 0-1, Rasmus 1-1, Valbuena 0-2) Team LOB: 8 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (McHugh-Altuve-Carter). | ||||||||||
Game Notes
| The game is underway after a 1 hour and 16 minute delay. |
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 16,401 (35.7% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:26 |
| Weather | 74 degrees, cloudy |
| Wind | 1 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Dan Bellino, First Base - Tom Hallion, Second Base - Bruce Dreckman, Third Base - Alfonso Marquez |
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