Baltimore Orioles vs. Houston Astros

Jul 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BAL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	5	0	6
HOU	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	0	11

loss:

B. Kingwin: Baltimore Orioles logo

C. Sanderssave: Baltimore Orioles logo

T. Wells

Game Recap

HOUSTON – Not a bad Orioles debut for Cam Sanders. While Taylor Ward’s go-ahead two-run homer in the eighth inning propelled Baltimore to a 3-2 victory over the Astros at Daikin Park on Friday night, it was Sanders who set the stage by getting the Orioles out of a huge...

Scoring Summary

BALHOU

1
Yordan Alvarez doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
01
3
Christian Vazquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Pete Alonso walks. Coby Mayo scores. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Taylor Ward to 2nd. [1 run]
11
3
Isaac Paredes out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run] [1 out]
12
8
Taylor Ward homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Adley Rutschman scores. [2 runs]
32

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Gunnar HendersonSS	0	4	0	0	1	0	0	3	.222
2Adley RutschmanC	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	.255
3Taylor WardLF	1	3	1	2	1	1	1	1	.256
4Pete Alonso1B	0	3	0	1	2	1	0	1	.250
5Samuel BasalloDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	3	.245
6Dylan BeaversRF	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	0	.227
Leody TaverasPH-RF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.236
7Colton CowserCF	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.215
8Coby Mayo3B	1	4	1	0	2	0	0	1	.194
9Jackson Holliday2B	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	.215
Jeremiah JacksonPH-2B	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	.252
TOTAL	5	31	3	3	13	4	1	10	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	PC	ERA
Dean KremerRHP	4.0	4	2	2	5	3	83	4.15
Anthony NunezRHP	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	36	4.81
Grant WolframLHP	0.1	1	0	0	0	2	15	4.71
Cam SandersRHP	0.2	0	0	0	1	0	14	8.10
Andrew KittredgeRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	16	4.15
Tyler WellsRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	29	2.96
TOTAL	9.0	6	2	2	8	9	193	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Jeremy PenaSS	2	3	2	0	0	2	0	.293
2Yordan AlvarezDH	2	3	0	1	0	2	1	.321
3Isaac Paredes3B	1	3	0	1	1	1	4	.254
Nick AllenPR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241
4Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	0	3	0	8	.234
5Jose Altuve2B	0	4	0	0	1	0	4	.232
6LaMonte Wade Jr.LF	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	.242
7Cam SmithRF	0	4	0	0	2	0	3	.215
8Lucas SpenceCF	1	3	0	0	0	1	1	.333
9Christian VazquezC	0	2	0	0	1	0	1	.217
Taylor TrammellPH	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.228
TOTAL	6	28	2	2	8	9	22	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Peter LambertRHP	6.0	3	1	1	10	3	0	104	3.03
Steven OkertLHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	16	2.27
Bryan KingLHP	1.0	2	2	2	1	0	1	17	3.27
Enyel De Los SantosRHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12	4.23


TOTAL	9.0	5	3	3	13	4	1	149	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBALHOU

TOP 1
FLYOUT — Gunnar Henderson flies out to shortstop Jeremy Pena. [1 out]
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HIT BY PITCH — Adley Rutschman hit by pitch.
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STRIKEOUT — Taylor Ward strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
00
GROUNDOUT — Pete Alonso grounds out sharply, shortstop Jeremy Pena to first baseman Christian Walker. [3 outs]
00
BOTTOM 1
WALK — Jeremy Pena walks.
00
DOUBLE — Yordan Alvarez doubles (18) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Jeremy Pena scores. [1 run]
01
SINGLE — Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd.
01
STRIKEOUT — Christian Walker strikes out swinging. [1 out]
01
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. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BAL

HOU

3Runs2

5Hits6

0Errors0

.161Batting Avg.214

31At Bats28

2Extra-base Hits1

1Home Runs0

3Runs-Batted-In2

4Walks9

1Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts8

6Left on Base11

9Total Bases7

Game Details

Friday, July 17, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 31,867 (77.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

spread: HOU -120

over/under: 8.5