A night after crushing the Orioles in game two of the four game series in Baltimore, the bats went off again the following night for another win.
The Matchup:
Astros: 62-60 (3rd Place AL West, 10.5 Games Back of Rangers)
Orioles: 67-54 (3rd Place AL East, 1.5 Games Back of Blue Jays)
Pitching Matchup: (Season Stats Entering Play)
Astros: Mike Fiers (23 Games, 22 Starts, 8-6, 4.58 ERA)
Orioles: Chris Tillman (25 Starts, 15-4, 3.46 ERA)
The win moved their record to 63-60 on the season, their deficit in the AL West dropped to 9.5 games.
In The Box Score:
Winning Pitcher: Mike Fiers (9-6, 4.41 ERA) (7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 7 SO, 1 BB, 1 HR)
Losing Pitcher: Chris Tillman (15-5, 3.76 ERA) (2 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 0 SO, 5 BB, 1 HR)
The Offense:
George Springer: 3-4, HR, 2 RBI
Alex Bregman: 3-6, HR, 3 RBI
Jose Altuve: 2-4, 1 RBI
Carlos Correa: 1-5, 1 RBI
Jason Castro: 2-4, 4 RBI