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Astros 11 Orioles 6
Houston-AP -- Morgan Ensberg clubbed a grand slam while Houston was erupting for six runs in the eighth inning of an 11-to-6 triumph over Baltimore. The Astros trailed 6-to-5 in the eighth until Orlando Merced (mur-SED') hit an R-B-I double. Tony Batista's fielding error allowed the go-ahead run to score before Ensberg hit his first career grand slam.
Craig Biggio, Lance Berkman and Jeff Kent also went deep, giving the Astros their third four-homer game of the year.
Orioles outfielder Melvin Mora went 2-for-5 to run his hitting streak to 15 games.
Octavio Dotel (ahk-TAH'-vee-oh doh-TEL') improved to 4-and-1 despite giving up the go-ahead run in the eighth. Buddy Groom slumped to 1-and-3, allowing three runs without retiring a batter.
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