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Houston Astros

October standards applied to every ordinary night from April onward

A battle-tested club that remains dangerous even when its margin for error narrows.

Current moodSeven innings of control vanished on one swing
Panic meter · 57 / 100
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Final score graphic: Baltimore Orioles 3, Houston Astros 2
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Orioles 3, Astros 2: Taylor Ward found the only swing Baltimore needed

Cam Sanders escaped a bases-loaded threat, Ward flipped the score one inning later, and Baltimore's bullpen protected another narrow win.