Cedric Mullins hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning to rally the Baltimore Orioles past the Houston Astros 8-7 in a matchup of American League division leaders.
Baltimore moved 2 1/2 games ahead of second-place Tampa Bay.
There was one out in the seventh when Abreu hit his 16th homer to straightaway center field off Danny Coulombe to put the Astros back on top.The Astros trailed 3-1 when Tucker tripled on a ball hit off the wall in left field with one out in the sixth and scored on a single by McCormick to cut the lead to one. McCormick stole second and moved to third on a wild pitch by Shintaro Fujinami.Jacob Webb took over and walked Mauricio Dubón before striking out Maldonado.
O’Hearn then hit a liner that bounced off reliever Rafael Montero’s leg for a single. There was one out in the inning when Mullins doubled to score Rutschman and tie it.
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