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Suarez was unable to take advantage of a favorable matchup against the free-falling White Sox, coughing up eight hits, including three home runs. He struck out two and only issued a pair of walks. The 34-year-old journeyman righty had reeled off six consecutive quality starts since rejoining Baltimore's starting rotation back on August 6, so this clunker is a bit unexpected. He'll attempt to turn things around when he squares off against the Red Sox on Tuesday at Fenway Park.
Lopez helped the White Sox snap a cringe-inducing 12-game losing streak dating back to August 23, when he connected on a first-inning offering from Orioles starter Albert Suarez for his first round-tripper in 112 games this season as part of a three-hit performance. The 29-year-old defensive wizard, who passed through waivers unclaimed back in late August, is batting .245 with one homer and one steal on the year.
Both runs allowed by Suarez came in the third inning on a pair of RBI singles. Outside of that it was another impressive outing from the 34-year-old where he didn't walk anyone and struck out four. No one could have predicted this, not even Suarez. He'll take a 3.14 ERA into his first start of September, which is scheduled for Wednesday against the White Sox. You probably know whether that's a good streaming option, at this point.
Pena scored one of the Astros' two runs with a solo homer off Albert Suarez in the sixth inning, going deep in back-to-back games against Baltimore. The 26-year-old shortstop is enjoying a hot month, hitting .294 with five homers in August.
Altuve put the Astros on the board right away, taking Albert Suarez deep for a solo homer to lead off the first inning. It was his second home run in as many days and third in the last week. The 34-year-old second baseman is slashing .299/.353/.447 with 18 homers, 74 runs scored, 56 RBI, and 18 steals across 558 plate appearances.