HOUSTON (AP) \u2014 Ram\u00f3n Ur\u00ecas beat Jackson Holliday\u2019s throw to first, allowing Carlos Correa to score from third and the Houston Astros outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 5-4 in 12 innings Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Ur\u00ecas helped the AL West-leading Astros to their sixth walk-off victory of the season a night after ending a perfect game bid in the eighth against his old team. Houston increased its division lead to 1 1\/2 games.<\/p>\n
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With the bases loaded and one out, Ur\u00edas \u2014 who was 0 for 6 \u2014 hit a grounder to third base, but instead of throwing home to get the second out, Jordan Westburg tried for the double play.<\/p>\n
Enyel De Los Santos (4-3) overcame the automatic runner and kept the Orioles off the board in the 11th and 12th.<\/p>\n
Jason Alexander allowed two runs on three hits over six innings without issuing a walk, while matching his career high with six strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Alexander left with the Astros leading 3-2 and, after Bryan King worked around a leadoff single in the seventh, Jose Altuve made it 4-2 when he hit 22nd home run of the season in the bottom of the inning.<\/p>\n
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Holliday tied it in the eighth with a two-run homer off Bennett Sousa.<\/p>\n
Baltimore’s Cade Povich allowed three runs on five hits over five innings while matching his career high with 10 strikeouts.<\/p>\n
Touted Orioles prospect Dylan Beavers was 1 for 5 with a double in his major league debut.<\/p>\n
Key moment<\/p>\n
Ur\u00edas beat Holliday\u2019s throw to first to allow the winning run to score.<\/p>\n
Key stat<\/p>\n
The Orioles were 0 for 14 with runners in scoring position.<\/p>\n
Up next<\/p>\n
Houston RHP Cristian Javier (1-0, 3.60 ERA) was set to oppose RHP Dean Kremer (8-9, 4.17 ERA) in the series finale Sunday.<\/p>\n