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By the slimmest of margins, the Baltimore Orioles still haven't been swept in almost 15 months. Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered, Félix Bautista worked through another shaky ninth inning and the Orioles extended their streak to 76 series without being swept, edging the Houston Astros 5-4 on Thursday. It was 5-3 when Bautista, who allowed a grand slam to Kyle Tucker on Tuesday night to lose that game, came on to pitch the ninth.

Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered, Félix Bautista worked through another shaky ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles extended their streak to 76 series without being swept, edging the Houston Astros 5-4 on Thursday.

Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered, Félix Bautista worked through another shaky ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles extended their streak to 76 series without being swept, edging the Houston Astros 5-4 on Thursday.

Adley Rutschman and Ryan Mountcastle homered, Felix Bautista worked through another shaky ninth inning and the Baltimore Orioles extended their streak to 76 series without being swept, edging the Houston Astros 5-4 on Thursday.

Kyle Tucker fell behind 0-2 in the count against Félix Bautista and tried to make the best of a bad situation. “I was just trying to get something over the plate and just kind of grind through it,” Tucker said. Tucker's grand slam off Bautista in the top of the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

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Kyle Tucker's grand slam off Felix Bautista in the top of the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

BALTIMORE -- Kyle Tuckers grand slam off Félix Bautista in the top of the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

Kyle Tuckers grand slam off Félix Bautista in the top of the ninth inning gave the Houston Astros a 7-6 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Wednesday night.

The grand slam was enough for Astros closer Ryan Pressly, who slammed the door in the ninth, as Houston won, 7-6, and ended Baltimore’ s four-game winning streak. Pressly retired Jordan Westburg, Adam Frazier and Ryan O’ Hearn in order to end the game. He gave up four— just enough for the Astros to win— in Tuesday’ s loss, his second of the season.