Orioles waste strong start from Voth in 3-1 loss

Photo by Bob Levey/Getty ImagesThe Orioles began today with an opportunity to sweep the best team in the American League. Baltimore struggled to score for the third consecutive game, but Houston finally made them pay today.

Yuli Gurriel broke a scoreless tie with a two-run single in the seventh, and the Orioles wasted six strong innings from Austin Voth. The Astros dodged the sweep with a 3-1 victory.

It’s easy to understand offensive struggles with Justin Verlander on the mound, but the game did not play out how one would expect. Verlander exited after just three innings.

The Orioles failed to score off the future Hall-of-Famer but did work the pitch count. Verlander needed 20 pitches to…