Baltimore Orioles @ Houston Astros

47-51, 19-26 Away

Final

47-52, 23-25 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
G. HendersonSS	0-4	0	0	0	.222
A. RutschmanC	1-2	1	0	0	.255
T. WardLF	1-3	1	1	2	.256
P. Alonso1B	0-3	0	0	1	.250
S. BasalloDH	0-4	0	0	0	.245
D. BeaversRF	0-3	0	0	0	.227
L. TaverasPH-RF	0-1	0	0	0	.236
C. CowserCF	1-4	0	0	0	.215
C. Mayo3B	1-4	1	0	0	.194
J. Holliday2B	1-2	0	0	0	.215
J. JacksonPH-2B	0-1	0	0	0	.252

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
D. Kremer	4.0	4	2	3	5	83-51	4.15
A. Nunez	2.0	0	0	2	0	36-18	4.81
G. Wolfram	0.1	1	0	2	0	15-6	4.71
C. Sanders	0.2	0	0	0	1	14-10	8.10
A. Kittredge	1.0	0	0	1	1	16-8	4.15
T. Wells	1.0	1	0	1	1	29-19	2.96

According to ESPN Analytics

BAL

HOU

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Daikin Park

1:10 AM, 18 July 2026

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 31,867

Game Time:3:13

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Erich Bacchus
First Base Umpire - Brian O'Nora
Second Base Umpire - Chris Segal
Third Base Umpire - Laz Diaz

Taylor Ward's 2-run homer in 8th lifts Orioles to 5th straight win, 3-2 over Astros

— Taylor Ward hit a go-ahead, two-run homer in the eighth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Houston Astros 3-2 on Friday night to extend their season-best win streak to five games.

Jul 18, 2026, 04:53 am - AP


BAL
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	0
1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0

Scoring Summary

		BAL	HOU
1st	Alvarez doubled to left, Peña scored.	0	1
3rd	Alonso walked, Mayo scored, Ward to second, Rutschman to third. Houston Astros challenged: call on the field was upheld.	1	1
3rd	Paredes hit sacrifice fly to right, Peña scored.	1	2
8th	Ward homered to left center (399 feet), Rutschman scored.	3	2

Data is currently unavailable.

Orioles
3
Astros
2

Game 1

18/7

Orioles
Astros

Game 2

18/7

Orioles
Astros

Game 3

19/7

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Tampa Bay	56	40	.583	-	L3
New York	54	43	.557	2.5	L1
Boston	48	48	.500	8	W11
Baltimore	47	51	.480	10	W5
Toronto	45	52	.464	11.5	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Texas	49	48	.505	-	L1
Seattle	48	50	.490	1.5	L1
Houston	47	52	.475	3	L2
Athletics	41	56	.423	8	L10
Los Angeles	38	60	.388	11.5	L3

Andrés Chaparro racks up 8 RBIs as Nationals hand A's their 10th straight loss with 23-4 rout

— Andrés Chaparro went 4 for 5 with two home runs and eight RBI as the Washington Nationals handed the Athletics their 10th straight defeat in a 23-4 romp Friday night.

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Adames hits 7th career grand slam and Roupp goes 7 innings as Giants blank Mariners 7-0

— Willy Adames hit his seventh career grand slam, Bryce Eldridge smacked a two-run homer and Landen Roupp threw seven sharp innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Seattle Mariners 7-0 on Friday night in their first game after the All-Star break.

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Baltimore Orioles @ Houston Astros

Win Probability

Game Information

Video Highlights

Taylor Ward's 2-run homer in 8th lifts Orioles to 5th straight win, 3-2 over Astros

C. Sanders1-0

B. King2-3

T. Wells3

Scoring Summary

Inning

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Adames hits 7th career grand slam and Roupp goes 7 innings as Giants blank Mariners 7-0