Every outing Abreu makes, still, is magnified. The Astros are missing closer Josh Hader and set-up man Bennett Sousa to injuries. Bryan King is their only other healthy reliever who has regularly drawn high-leverage outings this season. Abreu has all three of their saves since Hader landed on the IL.

Christian Walker's two-run, tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning helped rescue the Houston Astros after they squandered a big lead, winning 9-8 against the host Baltimore Orioles on Saturday night.

Jeremy Peña and Christian Walker each hit a three-run homer, and the Houston Astros outslugged the Baltimore Orioles 10-7