Quartet of O’s miscues costly vs. Astros

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HOUSTON — The Orioles will try to quickly forget Wednesday night’s 4-3 loss to Houston, in which they committed a season-high four errors on the way to ensuring a series loss.

Shortstop Manny Machado was charged with two errors, both in the bottom of the first inning, and starter Tyler Wilson had a pair of miscues including a costly fielding error that preceded Evan Gattis’ two-run homer.

“It really sticks out when it’s something we are real good at,” Orioles manager Buck Showalter said. “To have four or five miscues in the infield tonight. Tyler threw well. So did [Vance Worley]. It was pretty low, but think about how much lower [Wilson’s pitch count] could have been if we made the plays behind him. The field is real fast here, dirt is hard, and it’s something Major League players have …

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