The defeat was the Orioles' fourth in a row and the latest in a frustrating stretch for a team that can't seem to get on the same page. On Tuesday the struggling offense was finally able to put together a four-run frame, only to watch the lead disappear.
The Astros hit three straight one-out singles, including one on a tailor-made double-play ball that took an unusual hop and bounced over second baseman Steve Pearce.
"That ball was an inning-ending double play, and that thing hit a divot and slingshot over my head," Pearce said of Preston Tucker's RBI single.