Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel was stuck with a complete-game loss on Monday, allowing four earned runs on six hits and one walk in eight innings while striking out three in his team's 4-3 defeat against the Orioles.
Keuchel (6-1) surrendered a two-run homer in the second inning to fall behind, but his offense was able to take a 3-2 lead in the fifth. That score didn't hold, as the Orioles managed another two-run homer in the seventh.
"I came out pretty, pretty bad," Keuchel said, per the Houston Chronicle. "The wind was a factor early on and the two-seam was kind of just diving down. But, I made some adjustments and I felt like I hit a stride. But I mean, anything’s possible, and that’s a very dangerous lineup over there. They haven’t been playing relatively good ball offensively. But that’s what happens. Homecooking, and I just didn’t get it done today."
Though it's Keuchel's first loss, it's the third time in his last four starts that he's allowed four earned runs after surrendering just four runs combined over his first six starts.
Keuchel owns a 1.98 ERA and 49:21 K:BB ratio in 72 2/3 innings. He's in line to face the White Sox on Sunday.