On his 24th batter of the game against the Houston Astros, Young allowed an infield hit to infielder Ramón Urías, whom the Orioles traded to Houston at the deadline. Urías hit a soft grounder to Young's right, just far away enough that he had to make a rushed and off-balance throw that veered wide of first base, allowing the batter to reach second.

When Baltimore Orioles rookie Brandon Young took the mound Friday night for the 11th time in his big league career, he was still waiting for his first MLB win. Instead, he flirted with baseball immortality.

Young recovered to strikeout Taylor Trammell with a 96-mph fastball at the top of the zone to complete the eighth inning. He earned his first win as the Orioles prevailed 7-0, matched his career high with six strikeouts, and lowered his ERA to 5.68.

For Cade Povich and Brandon Young, the rest of the season will be a chance to prove what they can do. "There's a lot of equal standing right now for guys," Orioles interim manager Tony Mansolino said.

Samuel Basallo had an eventful MLB debut, Dean Kremer shoved and the Orioles’ young core went off offensively in a 12-0 win over the Astros.

Baltimore Orioles right-hander Brandon Young lost his bid for a perfect game against the Houston Astros on Friday night with two out in the eighth inning on an infield hit by Ramon Urias.

I respect the effort here in giving a Houston team with playoff pretensions fits, forcing them to empty their bullpen and their bench while winning it, in the end, on a fluke play: a 60-mph dribbler to third by Ramón Urías ( Why did it have to be Ramón?