Basallo, 21, is a former international signee out of the Dominican Republic and is a consensus top-15 prospect in the majors at this point. CBS Sports prospect expert R.J. Anderson ranked Basallo ninth overall in his midseason rankings this year, saying the following:

With the ability to control the running game and hit plenty of home runs at the dish, Basallo will make the Orioles a better team for the stretch run and provide excitement for th

Jordan Westburg drives in five runs as the Orioles take the series against the Astros.

The Orioles celebrated the newly promoted top prospect with 12 runs on 14 hits. Basallo got one of those hits and picked up two RBI as well. Dean Kremer pitched a great game with seven shutout innings to lead the team to a 12-0 victory over the first-place Astros.

The Astros had won three consecutive series before losing two of three to the Orioles, the last-place team in the AL East.

Three years ago, Baltimore fans dreamed of lineups like the Orioles put out Sunday. Eight of the Orioles’ nine players were homegrown and developed into top 100 prospects. That group — the Orioles’ young core that will determine whether the future is a success or not — combined to smack 11 hits and drive in 12 runs as Baltimore clobbered the Houston Astros,