Pete Alonso homers, Shane Baz earns first win as Orioles defeat Astros 5-3

By: Patrick Stevens, The Associated Press Posted: 8:28 PM CDT Tuesday, Apr. 28, 2026

BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, Adley Rutschman drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, Adley Rutschman drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night.

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BALTIMORE (AP) — Pete Alonso homered, Adley Rutschman drove in two runs, and the Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Shane Baz allowed one run in 5 2/3 innings to earn his first victory since Baltimore acquired him from Tampa Bay in December as the Orioles won the opener of a three-game series.

Brice Matthews hit his first home run since March 30 as part of a three-hit night for Houston, which fell to 11-19 and is tied for a season-high eight games under .500. The Astros were was 2 for 14 with runners in scoring position.

Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Shane Baz returns to the dugout after striking out Houston Astros' Brice Matthews to retire the side during the second inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Alonso blasted an opposite-field two-run homer off Ryan Weiss in the fifth inning to extend Baltimore’s lead to 4-1. It was Alonso’s fourth homer since signing a five-year, $155 million deal with the Orioles in December.

Baz (1-2) surrendered Matthews’ solo homer in the fifth but didn’t allow another Astro past second. The right-hander yielded six hits and struck out six.

Houston’s Dustin Harris had an RBI triple and later scored on Matthews’ single against Anthony Nunez in the eighth.

Ryan Helsley pitched a scoreless ninth for his seventh save in as many opportunities.

Rutschman drove in Henderson with a one-out single in the first inning, then came around two batters later on Samuel Basallo’s double to right. Rutschman also had an RBI single in the seventh.

Kai-Wei Teng (1-2) made his first start for Houston and allowed two runs and five hits in three innings. He struck out two.

Up next

Houston RHP Peter Lambert (1-1, 3.27 ERA) faces Baltimore for the first time while the Orioles counter with RHP Chris Bassitt (1-2, 6.75) as the series continues.

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