BALTIMORE -- After struggling earlier in the week, the Baltimore Orioles bats finally came alive in the series opener against the Houston Astros.Baltimore will look to keep that momentum going Friday.After scoring four runs in two games against Boston, the Orioles managed 18 hits in the 13-5 victory over the Astros on Thursday. Baltimore slugged six home runs and leads the majors with 183.It was big, said shortstop J.J. Hardy, who went deep twice. We havent been swinging the bats all that great, and to bust out like that. Hopefully, it keeps going and we can keep that confidence.The Orioles have spent 111 of 136 days in first place of the AL East this season, but have struggled since the All-Star break, going 16-17. However, with the win Thursday, the Orioles moved into a second-place tie with the Red Sox and trail the Toronto Blue Jays by 1 1/2 games in the American League East.Houston has lost five straight and is mired in third place in the AL West behind Texas and Seattle. The Astros, however, are still within striking distance in the wild card standings.When you play these four-game series, the first couple of games are key because it puts you in a powerful position to potentially win the series, Astros manager A.J. Hinch said. We know these guys are in the middle of this race as well. I think it tells us how muddy the waters are going to be when it comes down to this. As much as wed like to watch what Baltimore is doing, or Detroit, or Toronto, or Boston, or Seattle, the teams that are in this race, we need to take care of ourselves. We need to win our own games and not worry about what everyone else is doing.Left-hander Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23 ERA) is still looking for his first win with the Orioles since being acquired from Seattle at the trade deadline. Miley has taken the loss in two of his past three starts. He didnt get a decision in his previous outing Saturday against the Giants when he allowed seven runs (six earned) in 4 1/3 innings. In his three starts with the Orioles, Miley has a 7.04 ERA, with a 8:5 strikeout to walk ratio.Collin McHugh (7-10, 4.70) gets the start for Houston and tries to snap a four-game losing streak. McHugh has not earned a win since July 23 against the Angels. In his last start, McHugh gave up three runs on five hits over 5 1/3 innings in a 4-2 loss to the Blue Jays.McHugh will be challenged to contain the Orioles powerful lineup, which especially thrives at hitter-friendly Camden Yards. Baltimore owns the best home record in the American League at 40-19. Ecco Sko Online Danmark . It was just business as usual for the Thunder at home. Durant scored 32 points and the Thunder beat the Bulls 107-95 on Thursday night for their eighth straight win. Herre Yucatan Sandaler 069564-56401 Espresso Kakao Brun Sort . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. 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HOCKENHEIM, Germany -- Fernando Alonso says McLaren is the best team he has driven for in Formula One and is optimistic it will be capable of fighting for titles next year if Honda produces a competitive engine.Alonso left Ferrari for McLaren in 2015, but since then has scored just 35 points in 28 races as McLaren and engine supplier Honda have struggled for performance. The Spaniard admits McLaren would struggle to match Mercedes if the regulations were left unchanged next year, but believes the new aero rules for 2017 could provide the potential for McLaren to prove its worth.Asked if McLaren could match Mercedes if Honda provides a power unit on an equal level, Alonso said: Its difficult to know because next year the regulations will change and I think if we stay with the same regulations as this year then probably not. If we have the same power as Mercedes or Ferrari, I think Mercedes is clearly ahead of everyone in terms of aerodynamics and in terms of everything.So I think with a regulation change it opens a little bit of hope for us, not only at McLaren but for everyone because everything is new. I think lets go step by step and lets hope that if we have a competitive engine then on the chassis side we are also competitive a little bit thanks to the new rules whiich will open things with new ideas and new philosophies.dddddddddddd.It can be very good and if you understand it well and have a good approach to the new regulations then you can become very competitive ... or it can be the opposite and our philosophy for the 2017 car is completely wrong and we are even less competitive than this year. You dont know, but I think that question mark for next year offers hope and we are optimistic.Alonso said his optimism was backed up by his belief that McLaren is the best team he has driven for in F1.The team is strong, the technical people we have are united and I think we have a good balance in the team, in the staff, in the design group. Its probably the best team Ive been in in my career. We are not competitive because we have a lot of problems to solve from last year and the project was not ready to compete at this level.We have to make sure that the reliability is in place, the power, the driveablity, the aerodynamic philosophy, it all had to change a lot and find a new direction. But in terms of the team and the structure, organisation, this is definitely the best group that I have been working with. 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