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Springer singled to center, Ma.González scored.

Gattis homered to left on a 2-1 count, Col.Rasmus scored.

Homered to left on a 2-1 count, Col.Rasmus scored.

On McHugh's wild pitch, C.Davis scored, Trumbo to third.

P.Álvarez hit an infield single to first, Trumbo scored.

Hit an infield single to first, Trumbo scored.

Orioles first.  Machado doubled to center.  Schoop doubled to left, Machado scored.  A.Jones grounded out, first baseman Ma.González to pitcher McHugh, Schoop to third.  C.Davis struck out.  Trumbo grounded out, third baseman Valbuena to first baseman Ma.González.

Astros third.  Ma.González singled to right.  T.Kemp sacrificed, pitcher T.Wilson to first baseman C.Davis, Ma.González to second.  Springer singled to center, Ma.González scored.  Altuve flied out to center fielder A.Jones.  Correa grounded out, pitcher T.Wilson to first baseman C.Davis.

Astros fourth.  Col.Rasmus safe at first on fielding error by pitcher T.Wilson.  Gattis homered to left on a 2-1 count, Col.Rasmus scored.  White singled to left.  Valbuena grounded into fielder's choice, first baseman C.Davis to shortstop Machado, White out.  A fielding error was charged to pitcher T.Wilson on the play.  Ma.González struck out.  T.Kemp singled to center, Valbuena to second.  Springer grounded out, third baseman P.Álvarez to first baseman C.Davis.

Orioles sixth.  C.Davis singled to right.  Trumbo singled to left, C.Davis to third.  On left fielder T.Kemp's fielding error, Trumbo to second.  Wieters struck out, catcher Gattis to first baseman Ma.González.  On McHugh's wild pitch, C.Davis scored, Trumbo to third.  P.Álvarez hit an infield single to first, Trumbo scored.  Neshek pitching.  Reimold struck out.  Kim doubled to center, P.Álvarez to third.  Machado was intentionally walked.  Schoop lined out to shortstop Correa.

Astros sixth.  Gattis struck out.  White flied out to center fielder A.Jones.  Valbuena homered to left on a 1-1 count.  Ma.González struck out.

The Orioles took two of three over the weekend in Anaheim, winning their second straight road series, and improving to 5-1 in their last six games away from Camden Yards overall. Baltimore has gone deep a total of 13 times during its current six-game road home run streak.

Houston was blown out, 9-2, at home by the Rangers on Sunday, extending its losing streak to four straight games. The Astros have had five different 3+ game losing streaks in 2016 -- tied for most of any team in baseball.

These clubs are meeting for the first time of the season tonight. The Orioles and Astros have played 14 times since the beginning of 2014, each team winning seven of those contests.

Chris Tillman went 6.1 innings and allowed just two runs (both earned) last Wednesday against the Mariners, picking up the victory, and winning his fifth straight start in a row. Tillman is 2-0 with a 1.32 ERA and .174 opponent BA in two career starts against the Astros at Minute Maid Park.

Doug Fister allowed three runs (all earned) in 6.1 IP last Wednesday against the White Sox, taking the win, and improving to 3-0 with a 3.08 ERA in four starts this month (1-3, 5.56 ERA in first four starts of 2016). Fister is 4-2 with a 4.85 ERA in seven career starts against the Orioles.

Jonathan Schoop went 5-for-11 (.455) with a home run and two RBI in three games over the weekend vs. the Angels. Schoop is batting .278 (0 HR, 1 RBI) in five career games against Houston.

Evan Gattis went 2-for-4 with a homer on Sunday vs. the Rangers, and enters this game batting .364 with three home runs and four RBI in six games since being recalled from the minors on May 17. Gattis is hitting .360 with two bombs and seven RBI in seven career games against the O's.

HP - Baker, 1B - Gibson, 2B - Hickox, 3B - DeMuth

Lance McCullers recently took a step closer to returning to form for the Houston Astros, and earning his first win would prolong the wait for Kevin Gausman of the Baltimore Orioles.
McCullers looks to continue creeping toward the form of his breakout 2015 rookie campaign as the Astros go for a sweep of the visiting Orioles on Thursday night.

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HOUSTON (AP)  Evan Gattis is proving how valuable he is at catcher for the Houston Astros.
Gattis hit a two-run homer and Luis Valbuena had a tiebreaking solo shot in the sixth inning that gave the Astros a 4-3 win over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

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Baltimore Orioles @ Houston Astros on May 26, 2016

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