Baltimore Orioles lose Saturday but break powerful record in team history

The Baltimore Orioles lost their second straight game to the Houston Astros on Saturday afternoon, losing 5-1 at Minute Maid Park in Houston.

The loss drops the O’s to 49-27 on the year while the win sent the Astros surging to 37-40. Houston is still 7.0 games behind in the American League West, but they have now won five games in a row to get back into the playoffs with five weeks until the trade deadline.

Although the Orioles lost, they broke an impressive record in franchise history thanks to a home run by Jordan Westburg.

Per Sarah Langs of MLB.com:

the Orioles have now won 21 consecutive games, the longest streak in franchise history

With Westburg, Gunnar Henderson, Adley Rutschman, Ryan Mountcastle and Anthony Santander, the O’s boast power throughout the lineup. That’s one of the reasons they’re a potential American League World Series favorite this year. They won 101 games last season and captured the American League East crown and look even better this season after adding Corbin Burnes in the offseason.

However, the O’s lost Kyle Bradish and John Means for the season, which are two very difficult injuries to overcome.

The O’s and Astros will be back in action Sunday afternoon with first pitch at 2:10 p.m. ET. Albert Suarez will pitch for Baltimore against Framber Valdez for the Astros.

Suarez is 3-1 with a 2.05 ERA while Valdez is 5-5 with a 3.91 ERA.

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