Yordan Alvarez and Cam Smith power the Astros past the Orioles 11-5 for a doubleheader split

— Yordan Alvarez went 3 for 4 with his 12th homer and scored three runs as the Houston Astros beat the Baltimore Orioles 11-5 to split a doubleheader Thursday.
May 1, 2026, 04:38 am - AP
HOU
BAL
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L. McCullers Jr.
win

L. McCullers Jr.2-2

6.0 IP, 2 H, 3 ER, 9 K, 4 BB
B. Young
loss

B. Young2-1

4.0 IP, 9 H, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

HOUBAL
1stHarris singled to right, Alvarez scored and Paredes scored.20
1stSmith homered to center (414 feet), Harris scored and Diaz scored.50
2ndAlvarez homered to center (424 feet).60
4thParedes singled to right, Johnson scored, Alvarez to second, Matthews to third.70
4thWalker singled to right, Matthews scored, Paredes to second, Alvarez to third.80
4thHarris hit sacrifice fly to center, Alvarez scored, Paredes to third.90
4thDiaz singled to left, Paredes scored, Walker to third.100
4thAlonso doubled to left, Ward scored.101
4thTaveras tripled to right, Alonso scored and O'Neill scored.103
5thShewmake scored on Foster wild pitch, Matthews to third.113
7thHenderson doubled to right, Taveras scored, Wilson to third.114
9thMayo hit sacrifice fly to left, Cowser scored.115
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