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BALTIMORE -- Nothing that Joe Musgrove encountered in his first three major league games helped prepare him for facing the power-laden Baltimore Orioles in their compact home stadium.Musgrove allowed three of Baltimores six home runs, and the Houston Astros extended their losing streak to five games with a 13-5 loss Thursday night.Mark Trumbo set the tone in the first inning with his major league-leading 35th home run, a three-run shot to left against Musgrove, who looked every bit like a 23-year-old rookie making his third major league start.Theyre a fastball-hitting team. I like to throw fastballs, the right-hander said. I didnt locate pitches very well. Got behind.Musgrove (1-1) gave up eight runs and 11 hits -- including three homers -- over 5 1/3 innings.It was really just pitch execution, manager A.J. Hinch said.Picked by Toronto in the supplemental first round of the 2011 draft, Musgrove began his big league career with a flourish -- allowing only three runs in 19 1/3 innings. But this encounter lifted his ERA from 1.47 to 4.18.I firmly believe that I belong up here, he said. I know Im going to go through ups and downs. Ill try to limit the downs, analyze things tonight. Look at some film. Come back to work tomorrow.Alex Bregman and A.J. Reed homered for the Astros, who now stand just a game over .500 (61-60).Weve been in some uphill battles this year, Hinch said. A couple of different times we found ourselves in a little bit of a rut.After watching his pitching staff yield 12 runs and 17 hits over the first seven innings, Hinch called upon infielder Tyler White to pitch the eighth. White gave up one hit: Chris Davis second homer of the game, the third in two nights.They just continue to come at you, Hinch said. This is how they score. We didnt keep them in the ballpark the entire night.J.J. Hardy also hit two homers for Baltimore, and Manny Machado added a three-run drive.Kevin Gausman (4-10) struck out eight in 6 2/3 innings for Baltimore, giving up five runs, four earned.After Trumbo got things started for Baltimore by setting a career high in homers, the Orioles added two runs in the second inning and went up 7-2 in the fourth when Hardy homered with a man on.Hardy chased Musgrove with another shot in the sixth, and Machado and Davis connected in succession off James Hoyt later in the inning to make it 12-3.Baltimores Hyun Soo Kim enjoyed his first four-hit game in the majors, going 4 for 5 with his first triple. Playing in first year in the majors after a 10-year run in South Korea, the rookie cant help but marvel at his teammates power.I was never with a team that hits this many home runs, he said through an interpreter. It is very exciting. I feel just great being part of it.TRAINERS ROOMAstros: Luis Valbuena (right hamstring strain) made the trip to Baltimore, and Hinch said the infielder is inching toward a rehab assignment. ... The status of RHP Lance McCullers (sprained right elbow) remains unclear until he visits a doctor next week. Its all guesswork at this point, Hinch said.Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman (sore shoulder) threw off flat ground and is ready to go for his start Saturday against Houston, Showalter said.UP NEXTAstros: RHP Colin McHugh (7-10, 4.70 ERA) starts in the second game of the series Friday night. Hes 0-4 with a 7.65 ERA in his last four starts.Orioles: LHP Wade Miley (7-10, 5.23) makes his fourth start since being traded from Seattle. The lefty is 0-2 with a 7.04 ERA with the Orioles. 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A pair of seats was also purchased on StubHub for $16,000 a ticket for Games 3 and 4 -- one by the Cubs dugout, the other one by the Indians dugout.The highest total transaction on World Series seats on StubHub was for a Game 7 at Clevelands Progressive FField.dddddddddddd A fan bought four tickets in the first row behind the Cubs dugout for $24,500 each, including fees.?If a Game 7 isnt necessary, the sale will be negated, and the buyer will receive a refund for the cost of the seats and fees.What remains to be seen is whether the hottest ticket market in baseball history will sustain. When the Cubs clinched Saturday night, the cheapest ticket to get into Game 1 in Cleveland on StubHub was $1,090. By Sunday morning, one could be found for $850. Listed ticket prices to Game 3 in Chicago didnt move up after the Cubs recorded their final out, with the cheapest standing-room ticket hovering around $2,275. ' ' '