Friday, July 17, 2026 · Daikin Park · 73°F Roof Closed · 31,867 fans · 3:13 · Final

Baltimore Orioles logo Baltimore Orioles

53-56 · L10 7-3

3–2
Houston Astros logo Houston Astros

55-55 · L10 4-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
BAL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 0
HOU 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 0
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Stars of the game

Peter Lambert Taylor Ward Dean Kremer

Season matchup

BAL leads 10 of 19 categories

BAL Metric HOU
Offense
4.60 11th Runs scored per game 4.59 12th
.715 18th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .728 10th
127 15th Team Home Runs 151 3rd
.237 23rd Team Batting Average .241 18th
13.9 10th Total position-player WAR 14.3 9th
Pitching
4.82 22nd Runs allowed per game 4.96 25th
4.21 18th Team Earned Run Average 4.69 26th
1.34 20th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.38 24th
865 21st Team Strikeouts 964 9th
7.9 16th Rotation WAR 2.6 30th
2.5 21st Bullpen WAR 0.4 27th
Roster
6.9 20th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 10.2 3rd
7.8% 6th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 19.9% 20th
49.6% 28th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 71.3% 9th
27.6 23rd Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 29.4 7th
Results
.486 20th Winning percentage .500 17th
-24 20th Run differential -41 22nd
.479 19th Pythagorean winning percentage .464 22nd
.370 28th Winning percentage in one-run games .556 8th
.518 14th Home winning percentage .491 19th
.453 19th Road winning percentage .509 10th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

Baltimore Orioles logoBaltimore Orioles

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Gunnar Henderson SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .219 .685
2 Adley Rutschman C 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 .251 .764
3 Taylor Ward LF 3 1 1 1 2 1 1 .248 .733
4 Pete Alonso 1B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .249 .806
5 Samuel Basallo DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .241 .756
6 Dylan Beavers RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .241 .668
Leody Taveras RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .226 .658
7 Colton Cowser CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .208 .644
8 Coby Mayo 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 .204 .693
9 Jackson Holliday 2B 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 .260 .767
Jeremiah Jackson 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .245 .658
Team 31 3 5 1 3 4 13 .161 .568
2B:
Rutschman
HR:
Ward
SB:
Mayo
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Dean Kremer 4.0 4 2 2 3 5 0 83-51 6.50 1.36
Anthony Nunez 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 36-18 4.36 1.27
Grant Wolfram 0.1 1 0 0 2 0 0 15-6 4.09 1.27
Cam Sanders 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 14-10 7.97 1.87
Andrew Kittredge 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 16-8 3.48 1.35
Tyler Wells 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 29-19 2.72 0.98
Team 9.0 6 2 2 9 8 0 193-112 2.00 1.67

Houston Astros logoHouston Astros

Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Jeremy Peña SS 3 2 2 0 0 2 0 .311 .866
2 Yordan Alvarez DH 3 0 2 0 1 2 0 .321 1.073
3 Isaac Paredes 3B 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .254 .765
Nick Allen PR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .632
4 Christian Walker 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .235 .765
5 Jose Altuve 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .234 .687
6 LaMonte Wade LF 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 .167 .615
7 Cam Smith RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .204 .640
8 Lucas Spence CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .139 .392
9 Christian Vázquez C 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 .601
Taylor Trammell PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .239 .723
Team 28 2 6 0 2 9 8 .214 .660
2B:
Alvarez
GIDP:
Altuve
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Peter Lambert 6.0 3 1 1 3 10 0 104-68 3.06 1.15
Steven Okert 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 16-9 2.19 0.84
Bryan King 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 17-11 3.74 1.36
Enyel De Los Santos 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 12-6 4.32 1.18
Team 9.0 5 3 3 4 13 1 149-94 3.00 1.00
Win% = HOU win prob.
Bot 9th · HOU batting
3–2

Strikeout. Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

0% ▼18
3–2

Walk. Isaac Paredes walks. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.

18% ▲8
3–2

Flyout. Yordan Alvarez flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

10% ▼12
3–2

Single. Jeremy Peña singles on a ground ball to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

21% ▲10
3–2

Flyout. Taylor Trammell flies out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

12% ▼9
Top 9th · BAL batting
3–2

Pickoff 1B. Astros challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: pitcher Enyel De Los Santos picks off Jeremiah Jackson at 1st on throw to first baseman Christian Walker.

20%
3–2

Walk. Jeremiah Jackson walks.

19%
3–2

Pop Out. Coby Mayo pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve.

19%
3–2

Flyout. Colton Cowser flies out to right fielder Cam Smith.

18%
Bot 8th · HOU batting
3–2

Flyout. Lucas Spence flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

17%
3–2

Flyout. Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras.

23% ▼8
3–2

Walk. LaMonte Wade Jr. walks.

32%
3–2

Strikeout. Jose Altuve called out on strikes.

25%
Top 8th · BAL batting
3–2

Groundout. Leody Taveras grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.

31%
3–2

Groundout. Samuel Basallo grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

30%
3–2

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

28%
3–2

Home Run. Taylor Ward homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Adley Rutschman scores.

26% ▼34
1–2

Double. Adley Rutschman hits a ground-rule double (19) on a line drive down the right-field line.

60% ▼15
Bot 7th · HOU batting
1–2

Pop Out. Christian Walker pops out to catcher Adley Rutschman in foul territory.

75%
1–2

Strikeout. Isaac Paredes called out on strikes.

81%
1–2

Walk. Yordan Alvarez walks. Lucas Spence to 3rd. Jeremy Peña to 2nd.

87%
1–2

Walk. Jeremy Peña walks.

82%
1–2

Sac Bunt. Christian Vázquez out on a sacrifice bunt, pitcher Grant Wolfram to first baseman Pete Alonso. Lucas Spence to 2nd.

81%
1–2

Single. Lucas Spence singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser.

82%
Top 7th · BAL batting
1–2

Groundout. Gunnar Henderson grounds out softly, pitcher Steven Okert to first baseman Christian Walker.

79%
1–2

Strikeout. Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging.

77%
1–2

Strikeout. Coby Mayo called out on strikes.

74%
Bot 6th · HOU batting
1–2

Double Play. Cam Smith lines into a double play, third baseman Coby Mayo to second baseman Jackson Holliday. Christian Walker out at 2nd.

69% ▼8
1–2

Walk. LaMonte Wade Jr. walks.

77%
1–2

Groundout. Jose Altuve grounds out softly, pitcher Anthony Nunez to first baseman Pete Alonso. Christian Walker to 2nd.

76%
1–2

Hit By Pitch. Christian Walker hit by pitch.

77%
Top 6th · BAL batting
1–2

Flyout. Colton Cowser flies out to left fielder LaMonte Wade Jr.

74%
1–2

Strikeout. Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.

72%
1–2

Strikeout. Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging.

70%
Bot 5th · HOU batting
1–2

Pop Out. Isaac Paredes pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso in foul territory.

66%
1–2

Walk. Yordan Alvarez walks.

68%
1–2

Flyout. Jeremy Peña flies out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser.

67%
1–2

Lineout. Christian Vázquez lines out to second baseman Jackson Holliday.

69%
Top 5th · BAL batting
1–2

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

71%
1–2

Pop Out. Taylor Ward pops out to catcher Christian Vázquez in foul territory.

69%
1–2

Groundout. Adley Rutschman grounds out, first baseman Christian Walker to pitcher Peter Lambert.

67%
Bot 4th · HOU batting
1–2

Groundout. Lucas Spence grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.

64%
1–2

Strikeout. Cam Smith strikes out swinging.

65%
1–2

Groundout. LaMonte Wade Jr. grounds out softly, pitcher Dean Kremer to first baseman Pete Alonso.

66%
Top 4th · BAL batting
1–2

Strikeout. Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.

69%
1–2

Single. Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lucas Spence. Colton Cowser to 3rd.

62%
1–2

Strikeout. Coby Mayo strikes out swinging.

66%
1–2

Single. Colton Cowser singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith.

62%
1–2

Strikeout. Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.

65%
Bot 3rd · HOU batting
1–2

Flyout. Jose Altuve flies out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser.

62%
1–2

Strikeout. Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

64%
1–2

Sac Fly. Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Jeremy Peña scores.

67%
1–1

Single. Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Jeremy Peña to 3rd.

69% ▲9
1–1

Single. Jeremy Peña singles on a line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser.

60%
Top 3rd · BAL batting
1–1

Flyout. Samuel Basallo flies out to center fielder Lucas Spence.

56% ▲8
1–1

Walk. Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Alonso walks. Coby Mayo scores. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Taylor Ward to 2nd.

47% ▼11
0–1

Walk. Taylor Ward walks. Coby Mayo to 3rd. Adley Rutschman to 2nd.

58%
0–1

Walk. Adley Rutschman walks.

62%
0–1

Lineout. Gunnar Henderson lines out to center fielder Lucas Spence.

64%
0–1

Strikeout. Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.

61%
0–1

Single. Coby Mayo singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lucas Spence.

57%
Bot 2nd · HOU batting
0–1

Strikeout. Christian Vázquez strikes out swinging.

61%
0–1

Walk. Lucas Spence walks.

63%
0–1

Strikeout. Cam Smith strikes out swinging.

62%
0–1

Walk. LaMonte Wade Jr. walks.

69%
Top 2nd · BAL batting
0–1

Groundout. Colton Cowser grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.

66%
0–1

Strikeout. Dylan Beavers called out on strikes.

65%
0–1

Strikeout. Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging.

63%
Bot 1st · HOU batting
0–1

Grounded Into DP. Jose Altuve grounds into a double play, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Isaac Paredes out at 2nd. Jose Altuve out at 1st.

60% ▼10
0–1

Strikeout. Christian Walker strikes out swinging.

70%
0–1

Single. Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.

75%
0–1

Double. Yordan Alvarez doubles (18) on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Jeremy Peña scores.

70% ▲11
0–0

Walk. Jeremy Peña walks.

58%
Top 1st · BAL batting
0–0

Groundout. Pete Alonso grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to first baseman Christian Walker.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Taylor Ward strikes out swinging.

53%
0–0

Hit By Pitch. Adley Rutschman hit by pitch.

50%
0–0

Flyout. Gunnar Henderson flies out to shortstop Jeremy Peña.

52%