Orioles 4, Astros 3
BALTIMORE -- Steve Pearce hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh inning and the Baltimore Orioles snapped Houston Astros left-hander Dallas Keuchel's eight-game winning streak with a 4-3 victory on Monday.
It was Keuchel's first loss since Aug. 21, 2014, against the New York Yankees.
With a 3-2 lead, Keuchel retired 11 in row before allowing a single to Orioles right fielder Delmon Young in the seventh. One pitch later, Pearce gave Baltimore the lead with a two-run shot to center. From there, the Orioles' bullpen did now allow a hit. Right hander Brad Brach (2-0) threw two innings, Oliver Drake had a perfect eighth and Zach Britton got his 11th save to preserve the win.
Keuchel (6-1) tied a season-high by allowing four runs on six hits with three strikeouts and one walk over 7 2/3 innings.
Right fielder George Springer had three hits, including his seventh homer, for the Astros
Baltimore lefty Wei-Yin Chen allowed three runs on a season-high 11 hits with six strikeouts over five innings -- his shortest outing since April 20. Orioles catcher Caleb Joseph got his fourth home run.
The Astros got back-to-back singles in the first two innings, but Chen worked out of the jam both times, including a 1-5-3 double play on a bunt catcher Hank Conger.
Baltimore took advantage in the second when Joseph hit a two-run homer that just cleared the left field wall. The two runs equaled the number the Orioles scored in the final 23 innings against the Marlins over the weekend.
Springer pulled the Astros to within 2-1 when he led off the third with a homer that landed in the center field bullpen. Chen continued to allow base runners but the Astros could not capitalize.
Houston was 0-for-9 with runners in scoring position before first baseman Chris Carter hit a two-out, two RBI single that provided the Astros with a 3-2 lead in the fifth.
NOTES: Orioles LHP Brian Matusz received an eight-game suspension for using a "foreign substance." He has appealed the suspension. ... Astros INF Marwin Gonzalez was held out of the lineup Sunday after colliding with Tigers C Bryan Holaday the previous day. ... Baltimore C Matt Wieters (right elbow) will catch Tuesday at Double-A Bowie. ... Houston RHP Samuel Deduno (back) will throw a bullpen session Tuesday in Baltimore.