BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles waited a long time to put on a power-display like this one, and they relished every hit.
J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis each hit two of Baltimore's six home runs, Hyun Soo Kim had a career-high four hits and the Orioles beat rookie Joe Musgrove and the skidding Houston Astros 13-5 on Thursday night.
Mark Trumbo and Manny Machado also homered to help the Orioles improve to 40-19 at home and climb into a second-place tie with Boston in the AL East. The 13 runs matched a season high, set June 1 against Boston.
The Orioles had scored three runs or fewer in 20 of 32 games since the All-Star break, so this amounted to a slugfest of major proportions.
"I think there was a lot of frustration there," manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't know if frustration is the right word, but (they wanted to) get back to what we're capable of doing."
Trumbo set the tone in the first inning with his major league-leading 35th home run, a three-run shot to left against Musgrove, who looked every bit like a 23-year-old rookie making his third major league start.
"They're a fastball-hitting team. I like to throw fastballs," the right-hander said. "I didn't locate pitches very well. Got behind."
And, for a change, the Orioles took full advantage.
"Seems like a while now, we weren't getting many mistakes," Showalter said. "And when we were, we weren't as consistent with making them pay as we were tonight."
Musgrove (1-1) gave up eight runs and 11 hits -- including three homers -- over 5 1/3 innings.
"It was really just pitch execution," manager A.J. Hinch said.
Picked by Toronto in the supplemental first round of the 2011 draft, Musgrove began his big league career with a flourish -- allowing only three runs in 19 1/3 innings. But this encounter lifted his ERA from 1.47 to 4.18.
Alex Bregman and A.J. Reed homered for the Astros. They have lost five straight.
After watching his pitching staff yield 12 runs and 17 hits over the first seven innings, Hinch called upon infielder Tyler White to pitch the eighth. White gave up one hit: Davis' second homer of the game, the third in two nights.
"They just continue to come at you," Hinch said. "This how they score. We didn't keep them in the ballpark the entire night."
Kevin Gausman (4-10) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings for Baltimore, giving up five runs, four earned.
After Trumbo got things started for Baltimore by setting a career high in homers, the Orioles added two runs in the second inning and went up 7-2 in the fourth when Hardy homered with a man on.
Hardy chased Musgrove with another shot in the sixth, and Machado and Davis connected in succession off James Hoyt later in the inning to make it 12-3.
Kim, meanwhile, had three singles and his first career triple. Playing in first year in the majors after a 10-year run in South Korea, the rookie can't help but marvel at his teammates' power.
"I was never with a team that hits this many home runs," he said through an interpreter. "It is very exciting. I feel just great being part of it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: Luis Valbuena (right hamstring strain) made the trip to Baltimore, and Hinch said the infielder is "inching" toward a rehab assignment. ... The status of RHP Lance McCullers (sprained right elbow) remains unclear until he visits a doctor next week. "It's all guesswork at this point," Hinch said.
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (sore shoulder) threw off flat ground and "is ready to go" for his start Saturday against Houston, manager Buck Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Astros: RHP Colin McHugh (7-10, 4.70 ERA) starts in the second game of the series Friday night. He's 0-4 with a 7.65 ERA in his last four starts.
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23) makes his fourth start since being traded from Seattle. The lefty is 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA with the Orioles.
Houston Astros
J.J. Hardy and Chris Davis each hit two of Baltimore's six home runs, Hyun Soo Kim had a career-high four hits and the Orioles beat rookie Joe Musgrove and the skidding Houston Astros 13-5 on Thursday night.
Mark Trumbo and Manny Machado also homered to help the Orioles improve to 40-19 at home and climb into a second-place tie with Boston in the AL East. The 13 runs matched a season high, set June 1 against Boston.
The Orioles had scored three runs or fewer in 20 of 32 games since the All-Star break, so this amounted to a slugfest of major proportions.
"I think there was a lot of frustration there," manager Buck Showalter said. "I don't know if frustration is the right word, but (they wanted to) get back to what we're capable of doing."
Trumbo set the tone in the first inning with his major league-leading 35th home run, a three-run shot to left against Musgrove, who looked every bit like a 23-year-old rookie making his third major league start.
"They're a fastball-hitting team. I like to throw fastballs," the right-hander said. "I didn't locate pitches very well. Got behind."
And, for a change, the Orioles took full advantage.
"Seems like a while now, we weren't getting many mistakes," Showalter said. "And when we were, we weren't as consistent with making them pay as we were tonight."
Musgrove (1-1) gave up eight runs and 11 hits -- including three homers -- over 5 1/3 innings.
"It was really just pitch execution," manager A.J. Hinch said.
Picked by Toronto in the supplemental first round of the 2011 draft, Musgrove began his big league career with a flourish -- allowing only three runs in 19 1/3 innings. But this encounter lifted his ERA from 1.47 to 4.18.
Alex Bregman and A.J. Reed homered for the Astros. They have lost five straight.
After watching his pitching staff yield 12 runs and 17 hits over the first seven innings, Hinch called upon infielder Tyler White to pitch the eighth. White gave up one hit: Davis' second homer of the game, the third in two nights.
"They just continue to come at you," Hinch said. "This how they score. We didn't keep them in the ballpark the entire night."
Kevin Gausman (4-10) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings for Baltimore, giving up five runs, four earned.
After Trumbo got things started for Baltimore by setting a career high in homers, the Orioles added two runs in the second inning and went up 7-2 in the fourth when Hardy homered with a man on.
Hardy chased Musgrove with another shot in the sixth, and Machado and Davis connected in succession off James Hoyt later in the inning to make it 12-3.
Kim, meanwhile, had three singles and his first career triple. Playing in first year in the majors after a 10-year run in South Korea, the rookie can't help but marvel at his teammates' power.
"I was never with a team that hits this many home runs," he said through an interpreter. "It is very exciting. I feel just great being part of it."
TRAINER'S ROOM
Astros: Luis Valbuena (right hamstring strain) made the trip to Baltimore, and Hinch said the infielder is "inching" toward a rehab assignment. ... The status of RHP Lance McCullers (sprained right elbow) remains unclear until he visits a doctor next week. "It's all guesswork at this point," Hinch said.
Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (sore shoulder) threw off flat ground and "is ready to go" for his start Saturday against Houston, manager Buck Showalter said.
UP NEXT
Astros: RHP Colin McHugh (7-10, 4.70 ERA) starts in the second game of the series Friday night. He's 0-4 with a 7.65 ERA in his last four starts.
Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23) makes his fourth start since being traded from Seattle. The lefty is 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA with the Orioles.
7:05PM,EDT,August 18,2016
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, Maryland
| View: Play-By-Play | Pitch-By-Pitch | Inning: All | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Houston - Top of 1st | SCORE | |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Springer grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Bregman struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| Altuve struck out swinging. | 0 | 0 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 1st | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Jones grounded out to second. | 0 | 0 |
| Kim singled to right. | 0 | 0 |
| Machado doubled to deep left, Kim to third. | 0 | 0 |
| Davis struck out looking. | 0 | 0 |
| Trumbo homered to left center (419 feet), Kim and Machado scored. | 0 | 3 |
| Álvarez grounded out to pitcher. | 0 | 3 |
| 3 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Correa struck out swinging. | 0 | 3 |
| González flied out to right. | 0 | 3 |
| Gattis reached on infield single to third, Gattis to second on throwing error by third baseman Machado. | 0 | 3 |
| Reed singled to right, Gattis scored. | 1 | 3 |
| Marisnick struck out swinging. | 1 | 3 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 1 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 2nd | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Wieters grounded out to second. | 1 | 3 |
| Schoop singled to center. | 1 | 3 |
| Hardy doubled to deep left center, Schoop to third. | 1 | 3 |
| Jones hit sacrifice fly to right, Schoop scored, Hardy to third. | 1 | 4 |
| Kim singled to left center, Hardy scored. | 1 | 5 |
| Machado struck out swinging. | 1 | 5 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Castro grounded out to first. | 1 | 5 |
| Springer grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| Bregman grounded out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 3rd | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Davis grounded out to second. | 1 | 5 |
| Trumbo walked. | 1 | 5 |
| Álvarez grounded into double play, second to shortstop to first, Trumbo out at second. | 1 | 5 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 4th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Altuve doubled to deep left. | 1 | 5 |
| Correa lined out to third. | 1 | 5 |
| González popped out to shortstop. | 1 | 5 |
| Gattis singled to left, Altuve scored. | 2 | 5 |
| Reed grounded out to first. | 2 | 5 |
| 1 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 4th | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Wieters grounded out to pitcher. | 2 | 5 |
| Schoop singled to left. | 2 | 5 |
| Hardy homered to left (375 feet), Schoop scored. | 2 | 7 |
| Jones grounded out to shortstop. | 2 | 7 |
| Kim tripled to deep center. | 2 | 7 |
| Machado flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| 2 Runs, 3 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 5th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Marisnick grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 2 | 7 |
| Springer flied out to left. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 5th | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Davis flied out to center. | 2 | 7 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 2 | 7 |
| Álvarez singled to right center. | 2 | 7 |
| Wieters grounded out to second. | 2 | 7 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 6th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Bregman homered to center (430 feet). | 3 | 7 |
| Altuve struck out looking. | 3 | 7 |
| Correa flied out to center. | 3 | 7 |
| González grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 6th | SCORE | |
| Joe Musgrove pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Schoop grounded out to first. | 3 | 7 |
| Hardy homered to left center (392 feet). | 3 | 8 |
| Hoyt relieved Musgrove. | 3 | 8 |
| Jones singled to left. | 3 | 8 |
| Kim singled to left, Jones to second. | 3 | 8 |
| Machado homered to left center (428 feet), Jones and Kim scored. | 3 | 11 |
| Davis homered to right (416 feet). | 3 | 12 |
| Trumbo grounded out to third. | 3 | 12 |
| Álvarez singled to right. | 3 | 12 |
| Wieters lined out to third. | 3 | 12 |
| 5 Runs, 6 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 7th | SCORE | |
| Kevin Gausman pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Gattis walked. | 3 | 12 |
| Reed homered to right (407 feet), Gattis scored. | 5 | 12 |
| Marisnick struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| Castro struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| Springer singled to center. | 5 | 12 |
| Givens relieved Gausman. | 5 | 12 |
| Bregman fouled out to left. | 5 | 12 |
| 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 7th | SCORE | |
| Luke Gregerson pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Gregerson relieved Hoyt. | 5 | 12 |
| Hernández in right field. | 5 | 12 |
| Schoop struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| Hardy struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| Reimold hit for Jones. | 5 | 12 |
| Reimold singled to center. | 5 | 12 |
| Kim struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 8th | SCORE | |
| Mychal Givens pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Reimold in center field. | 5 | 12 |
| Altuve grounded out to pitcher. | 5 | 12 |
| Correa struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| González struck out swinging. | 5 | 12 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Baltimore - Bottom of 8th | SCORE | |
| Tyler White pitching for Houston | HOU | BAL |
| Kemp at second base. | 5 | 12 |
| White relieved Gregerson. | 5 | 12 |
| Machado grounded out to third. | 5 | 12 |
| Davis homered to center (438 feet). | 5 | 13 |
| Trumbo grounded out to shortstop. | 5 | 13 |
| Álvarez flied out to left. | 5 | 13 |
| 1 Runs, 1 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
| Houston - Top of 9th | SCORE | |
| Donnie Hart pitching for Baltimore | HOU | BAL |
| Joseph catching. | 5 | 13 |
| Pearce at first base. | 5 | 13 |
| Flaherty at shortstop. | 5 | 13 |
| Hart relieved Givens. | 5 | 13 |
| Gattis popped out to shortstop. | 5 | 13 |
| Reed struck out looking. | 5 | 13 |
| Marisnick grounded out to third. | 5 | 13 |
| 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors | ||
Houston Astros
| Hitters | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springer RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .256 | .356 | .458 |
Hernández RF
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .211 | .250 | .421 |
| Bregman 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .200 | .255 | .322 |
| Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .363 | .426 | .572 |
Kemp 2B
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .246 | .329 | .319 |
| Correa SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | .272 | .365 | .472 |
| González LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 | .252 | .289 | .416 |
| Gattis DH | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | .235 | .295 | .451 |
| Reed 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | .193 | .277 | .337 |
| Marisnick CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .215 | .256 | .325 |
| Castro C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .208 | .317 | .371 |
| Totals | 34 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 131 | |||
| BATTING 2B: Altuve (34, Gausman) HR: Bregman (2, 6th inning off Gausman 0 on, 0 Out); Reed (3, 7th inning off Gausman 1 on, 0 Out) RBI: Reed 3 (7), Gattis (48), Bregman (8) 2-out RBI: Reed, Gattis Astros RISP: 2-4 (Reed 1-1, Gattis 1-1, Correa 0-1, González 0-1) Team LOB: 3 | ||||||||||
| FIELDING DP: 1 (Altuve-Correa-Reed). | ||||||||||
Game Information
| Stadium | Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Baltimore, MD |
| Attendance | 20,288 (44.1% full) - % is based on regular season capacity |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| Weather | 87 degrees, partly cloudy |
| Wind | 7 mph |
| Umpires | Home Plate - Bob Davidson, First Base - Dan Iassogna, Second Base - Dale Scott, Third Base - Lance Barrett |
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