Greinke, Astros beat Orioles 3-1 for 9th straight win

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    Dusty Baker has been around long enough to know what it takes for a team to get on a lengthy winning streak.

    After watching Zack Greinke stymie the Baltimore Orioles on Tuesday night for Houston's ninth straight victory, Baker was asked to explain the reason behind the Astros' most successful run since the 2019 season.

    "We're getting good starting pitching," the longtime manager declared. "That's where it starts."

    Greinke took a four-hitter into the eighth inning and Myles Straw had two RBI in Houston's gritty 3-1 win. One night earlier, starter Jake Odorizzi pitched five hitless innings to spark a 10-2 rout of the lowly Orioles.

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