BALTIMORE --- Jesús Sánchez snapped out of an 0-for-29 funk in emphatic fashion with a 5-for-5 night that included a third-inning RBI single as the Astros earned a 7-2 victory over the Orioles on Thursday night at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.

It was Sánchez’s second career five-hit performance, having previously accomplished the feat on Sept. 17, 2024, with the Marlins against the Dodgers.

Christian Walker and Yainer Diaz each clubbed a two-run homer, and the Astros ambushed Brandon Young (1-7) for seven runs in the first three innings en route snapping a four-game slide and increasing their AL West lead to two games over the idle Mariners.

It was part of an overall offensive awakening for Houston, which tagged Young for nine of its 12 total hits, six days after Young carried a p

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