Orioles rookie Brandon Young loses bid for perfect game in eighth in win over Astros
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Young struck out the next batter to end the eighth. His eight innings pitched were a career high, and he matched his career best with six strikeouts
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A native of Lumberton, Texas, less than 100 miles northeast of Houston, Young entered the game 0-6 with a 6.70 ERA through the first 10 starts of his big league career.
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Yaramil Hiraldo retired the side in order in the ninth to preserve the Orioles first one-hitter since May 24, 2024.
Astros starter Framber Valdez (11-6) kept the Orioles in check until the fourth when Colby Mayo hit a two-out, solo home run.
Baltimore added to the lead in the fifth after loading the bases. With one-out, Gunnar Henderson drove in a run with a sacrifice fly, and a second run scored on the play when Jésus Sánchez's throw got past catcher Yainer Diaz.
After Henderson brought home a run in seventh, Dylan Carlson capped a three-run eighth inning with a two-run homer to give the Orioles a 7-0 lead.
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Valdez allowed four runs, three earned, on nine hits over 6⅔ innings as the Astros' lead over Seattle in the AL West slipped to a half-game.
John Means threw the Orioles last no-hitter on May 5, 2021.
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