Solid starting pitching. A shut-down performance by the bullpen. Clutch hitting.
These are the reasons why the Houston Astros own the best record in the AL, and those were precisely the qualities on display in a 4-1 victory over the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night.
Scott Feldman outpitched Chris Tillman and the Astros scored all their runs with two outs to secure their 10th win in 13 games.
Chris Carter and Jason Castro keyed a two-run seventh, and Luis Valbuena doubled in two runs in the eighth.
''Our at-bats with two outs tonight were the difference in the game,'' Houston manager A.