BAL 3, HOU 2 | Jul 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, July 18, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

BAL

Orioles

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Cam Sanders

LOSS

Bryan King

SAVE

Tyler Wells

The Orioles edged the Astros 3-2 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

⚾Peter Lambert10 K in 6.0 IP

Key Moment

Top 8: Taylor Ward homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Adley Rutschman scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 3:13Att: 31,867Venue: Daikin Park

Ump Audit

Erich Bacchus

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90.2%C

19 missed calls

+10.1% BAL

+0.22 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinBAL Win

Team	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

Game 824170 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Gunnar HendersonSS	4	0	0	0	0	1	.222/.291/.399	93.9	.148	.148
Adley RutschmanC	2	1	1	0	1	0	.255/.333/.440	92.5	.120	.133
Taylor WardLF	3	1	1	2	1	1	.256/.388/.367	102.6	.382	.670
Pete Alonso1B	3	0	0	1	1	2	.250/.345/.470	100.4	.620	.582
Samuel BasalloDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	.245/.305/.457	110.3	.120	.108
Leody TaverasRF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.236/.313/.362	72	.094	.086
Colton CowserCF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.215/.303/.346	107.1	.229	.211
Coby Mayo3B	4	1	1	0	0	2	.194/.264/.392	87.9	.235	.212
Jeremiah Jackson2B	1	0	0	0	1	1	.252/.271/.403	69.3	-	-
Bench
Dylan BeaversRF	3	0	0	0	0	3	.227/.313/.341	73.1	-	-
Jackson Holliday2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.215/.326/.380
Totals	31	3	5	3	4	13	-	-	-	-

HR:Ward (8th off King, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Rutschman

TB:9

RBI:Ward 2; Alonso

SB:Mayo

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jeremy PeñaSS	3	2	2	0	2	0	.293/.357/.429	103.6	.735

Pitching

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	P-S	Velo	ERA
Dean Kremer	4.0	4	2	2	3	5	83-51	86	4.15
Anthony Nunez	2.0	0	0	0	2	0	36-18	91.2	4.81
Grant Wolfram	0.1	1	0	0	2	0	15-6	92.1	4.71
Cam SandersW	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	14-10	88.7	8.10
Andrew KittredgeH	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	16-8	91.2	4.15
Tyler WellsS	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	29-19	89.7	2.96
Totals	9.0	6	2	2	9	8	193-112	-	-

HBP:Walker (by Nunez)

Inherited runners-scored:Sanders 3-0

Pitches-strikes:Kremer 83-51; Nunez 36-18; Wolfram 15-6; Sanders 14-10; Kittredge 16-8; Wells 29-19

Groundouts-flyouts:Kremer 3-2; Nunez 1-4; Wolfram 1-0; Sanders 0-1; Kittredge 0-2; Wells 0-2

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Peter Lambert	6.0	3	1	1	3	10	0	104-68	87.4	3.03

Game Notes

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T3Replay review: 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.

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T9Replay review: 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.

Bench
Isaac Paredes3B	3	0	1	1	1	1	.254/.350/.416	96.9	.551	.377
Christian VázquezC	2	0	0	0	0	1	.217/.274/.337	70.5	.711	.644
Peter LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven OkertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan KingP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Enyel De Los SantosP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-