Jeremiah Jackson’s two homers, five RBIs lead Orioles past Astros
BALTIMORE (Interstat) — Jeremiah Jackson hit a pair of home runs and drove in five runs Thursday afternoon as the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 10-3 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Jackson doubled in a run in the fourth inning and added a grand slam in the seventh, part of a five-run outburst that broke the game open. Adley Rutschman also hit a grand slam in the fifth inning, plating four runs. Chris Bassitt (2-2) earned the win, allowing one earned run over 6 2/3 innings while striking out seven. Peter Lambert (1-2) took the loss for Houston, surrendering two earned runs in 4 1/3 innings. The Astros outhit the Orioles 12-6 but managed just three runs, scoring once in the seventh and twice in the eighth. Isaac Paredes had three hits for Houston, and Christian Vázquez drove in a run. Baltimore improved to 15-15; Houston fell to 11-20. The game lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.