Both Jeremy Pena and Christian Walker drilled three-run homers and the Houston Astros held on to defeat the host Baltimore Orioles 10-7 on Friday night.

The Orioles came into 2025 with questions about their pitching, and injuries have only made the situation worse. Grayson Rodriguez (elbow) had surgery and will end up missing the entire season. Eflin, a pending free agent, has made only 14 starts with a 5.93 ERA.

T he Baltimore Orioles and catcher Samuel Basallo have reportedly agreed to an eight-year extension worth at least $67 million, the largest contract in Major League Baseball history for a backstop who has fewer than two years of service time.

FBI Director Kash Patel posted a cryptic message Friday morning amid reports that federal agents were conducting a raid at the home of John Bolton, President Trump’s former national security adviser. “NO ONE is above the law…@FBI agents on mission,” Patel wrote on the social platform X shortly after 7 a.m. EDT, without mentioning anyone…

The Astros have signed Craig Kimbrel to a major league contract, and the veteran reliever reported to the team in Baltimore on Friday.

The Baltimore Orioles have lost a member of their starting rotation and infield to the injured list. On Friday, the Orioles placed infielder Jordan Westburg (r

The Orioles placed third baseman Jordan Westburg and starting pitcher Brandon Young on the injured list and called up a spring training star.

In his first major league plate appearance since 2022, Vimael Machín looked as though he'd never left. Machín homered in the eighth inning after entering as a defensive replacement in Baltimore's 10-7 loss to Houston on Friday night.