Alonso's Power Surge Lifts Orioles

0:00On April 29th, Pete Alonzo in the Baltimore Orioles picked up a solid 5-3 win over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night, and it featured A. Big 2 run homer from Alonzo in the fifth. That was his fourth blast of the season, backing starter Shane Baz, who went 5-2-3's innings, allowing just one run for his first victory in. Six starts. Alonzo signed a 5-year, $155 million deal with the O's back on December 11th, and at 31 years old, he's still early into adjusting. Through 29 games, he's batting 198 with a 659 on-base plus lugging, but the power showing of now, after some. Patient at bats earlier. The skipper and Alonzo himself were staying chill about it, calling it a long season where they've minimized the lows. Fans and the team see the bright spots, like his elite glovework at first base that's been better than expected all year. Finally, Alonzo's cranked out loud contact with a 56% hard-hit rate in the 95th percentile,

1:02plus he drew 8 walks over 6. Games mid-April. His diving stop to Rob Yordan Alvarez highlighted that defense again. Expect that bat to heat up soon, turning the O's line of dangerous as they push for a bounce back series against Houston. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with the story.