Orioles defeat Astros in extras to extend streak

HOUSTON — For most of Saturday evening, the Baltimore Orioles and Houston Astros, two teams jockeying in the American League wild-card race, did almost everything they could to not win the game.

But as the ballclubs played hot potato with the game's fate, an Orioles player stepped up and took the game into his own hands to deliver a 4-2 win in 11 innings.