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BALTIMORE -- The Baltimore Orioles have shown lots of power in the first two games of their series with Houston but the Astros continued banging out hits, a big reason theyve each won one.Now, the question for Saturdays game is which offense can do more.The Orioles (67-54) lead the major leagues with 188 homers and already have hit 11 in the first two games.They belted six in Thursdays 13-5 victory. Then, they hit five on Friday -- four of which came before Houston (62-60) recorded an out in the first inning, a new major league mark -- but the pitching could not hold an early four-run lead as the Astros rallied for a 15-8 victory.Houston banged out seven hits in Thursdays loss. The Astros then rebounded Friday with 18 hits and runs in seven innings in that victory.Orioles manager Buck Showalter said his team simply has to forget about this game and move on.Our guys turn the page very quickly, just like their team did before tonights game, Showalter said. You cant sit there and live in that world. If you do, youre going to have it happen again and again and again.Baltimore now will need stopper Chris Tillman to step up on Saturday as the Orioles have dropped three of their last four games. Tillman (15-4, 3.46) was moved back three days due to some shoulder issues. He had been scheduled to start the second game of the Boston series but Dylan Bundy stepped in.Tillman last pitched when he went seven innings in last Thursdays 9-6 victory in Oakland. He allowed two runs in seven innings.The right-hander will face right-hander Mike Fiers (8-6, 4.66). He lasted 4 2/3 innings and took the loss in last Sundays 9-2 defeat against Toronto, allowing five runs despite striking out seven.This is going to be his first career appearance versus the Orioles.Houston needs better work from its starters, whove had issues lately. In this series, Joe Musgrove gave up eight runs in 5 1/3 innings Thursday and took the loss.On Friday, Collin McHugh allowed four homers to the first five batters and eventually allowed seven runs in three innings. Manager A.J. Hinch said the starters need to take the pressure off of the tired bullpen.Were at our best when our starters are getting us at least the sixth and seventh, and now were having a hard time getting through four and five innings, Hinch said. Its never ideal for your staff when your starters take it on the chin, and youre usually playing from behind, youre usually depleting your bullpen.Hinch also confirmed that center fielder Jake Marisnick isnt quite 100 percent due to groin issues. To that end, the skipper said hell probably put him in the lineup every other day for a while. He did not play Friday.For the Astros, the question now is how much a victory like Friday can give them a spark as they ended a five-game losing streak in a strong way.These games are never over, said Houston right fielder George Springer. To get down after the first inning and then just to keep fighting back when they took the lead and kind of extended it ... is big for us. Cheap Air Max 90 Free Shipping . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". Air Max 90 Outlet Uk . Ibaka equaled a career high with 20 rebounds, adding four blocked shots and 15 points as the Thunder smothered the Milwaukee Bucks offence in a 92-79 victory Saturday night. http://www.airmax90outletuk.com/ . Luis Suarezs double powered Liverpool to a 4-0 victory over Fulham, and Southampton easily overcame Hull 4-1 to continue the south coast clubs impressive start to the season. 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The Wildcats can move to 3-0 in the Big 5 this season with a victory over the Explorers.Overall, Villanova owns a record 16 consecutive Big 5 wins.Thanks to Kentuckys home loss to UCLA, Villanova was elevated to No. 1 on Monday afternoon. Villanova was at No. 1 for three weeks last February on its way to winning the second national championship in program history.Senior Josh Hart proved his mettle as a National Player of the Year candidate with a triple-double against the Hawks, the first for the program since Harold Pressley accomplished the feat in January 1986 at Providence. Hart had 16 points, 11 rebounds and a career-best 10 assists, giving him 19 assists in the past two games.Im not sure whats gotten into me, Hart said. I just love seeing my teammates score. This is probably the only time Coach (Jay Wright) has had to tell me to be more aggressive. My mindset today was to be aggressive, and everything else took care of itself. I have to attribute that to my teammates.Wright gushed when asked about one of his senior leaders.Josh is just so complete in every way, Wright said. He is the best competitor out there. Hes one of the best shooters on the team, one of the best finishers in the country and hes a great decision-maker. And hes ouur best defensive player.dddddddddddd.Villanova senior forward Kris Jenkins also stayed hot with a team-high 20 points vs. Saint Josephs. Some of his shots were quite difficult with a defender draped all over him.Kris Jenkins just has incredible talent to make shots, even bad shots, Wright said. Its a weapon we have to be careful with.La Salle (4-2) started slowly this season but has since won three in a row. Its most recent performance was an 83-73 victory over Bucknell on Saturday. B.J. Johnson, a Syracuse transfer, scored 22 points and Jordan Price scored 20 points.The Explorers defense was solid, holding the Bison to 29 points and just 39.1 percent shooting in the second half.I thought the second half was the best weve played this year, La Salle coach John Giannini said. We held a terrific offensive team to 39 percent from the field, and we only had three turnovers in the second half until we got a couple odd late offensive fouls. I think our players did exactly what they had to do to win the game against a team thats won at Vanderbilt, won four in a row, beat Richmond. Thats a really good team.La Salle last defeated Villanova on Nov. 25, 2012, a 77-74 decision. The Explorers are 0-4 against Villanova at the Palestra since 1999.There will be a ceremony to retire the No. 20 jersey of former Explorer Larry Cannon at halftime. A second team All-American as a senior in 1968-69, Cannon guided the Explorers to a 23-1 record and a No. 2 national ranking behind national champion UCLA. ' ' '