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Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros Starting Lineups — July 18, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

4:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkFinal lineups locked · Jul 18, 2:15 PM ETStats updated Oct 16, 3:32 AM ET

Baltimore Orioles

79–82 · 4th AL East

Official

StarterSpencer Arrighetti

HandRHP

L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S

OPS vs hand.715 vs RHP

Houston Astros

81–81 · 1st AL West

Official

StarterTrevor Rogers

HandLHP

L / R bats2 L / 7 R

OPS vs hand.713 vs LHP

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Spencer Arrighetti

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Adley RutschmanSC63.242.315.74113410.7991-for-2Very small sample

1Adley Rutschman C · S.242/.315/.741·13 HRvs hand.799 · 1-for-2 · Very small63H-Score

2Gunnar HendersonLSS63.225.309.71224702.7081-for-3Very small sample

2Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · 1-for-3 · Very small63H-Score

3Taylor WardRDH54.225.359.6707607.6901-for-6Small sample

3Taylor Ward DH · R.225/.359/.670·7 HRvs hand.690 · 1-for-6 · Small54H-Score

4Pete AlonsoR1B82.267.363.88543700.9350-for-3Very small sample

4Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · 0-for-3 · Very small82H-Score

5Samuel BasalloLC57.222.291.69718399.7771-for-2Very small sample

5Samuel Basallo C · L.222/.291/.697·18 HRvs hand.777 · 1-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

6Dylan BeaversLLF52.228.307.6809363.7150-for-2Very small sample

6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · 0-for-2 · Very small52H-Score

7Colton CowserLCF52.226.317.68713392.7341-for-6Small sample

7Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · 1-for-6 · Small52H-Score

8Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.277.325.83811213.743—

8Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.74362H-Score

9Jackson HollidayL2B42.229.300.6407354.6430-for-2Very small sample

9Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229/.300/.640·7 HRvs hand.643 · 0-for-2 · Very small42H-Score

Houston Astros batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Trevor Rogers

#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP

1Jeremy PeñaRSS60.277.325.80222483.6911-for-3Very small sample

1Jeremy Peña SS · R.277/.325/.802·22 HRvs hand.691 · 1-for-3 · Very small60H-Score

2Yordan AlvarezLDH91.316.4321.03342692.825184 PA0-for-3Very small sample

2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316/.432/1.033·42 HRvs hand.825 · 184 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small91H-Score

3Isaac ParedesR3B66.262.360.80725659.759—

3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262/.360/.807·25 HRvs hand.75966H-Score

4Jose AltuveR2B48.250.306.70116573.7621-for-6Small sample

4Jose Altuve 2B · R.250/.306/.701·16 HRvs hand.762 · 1-for-6 · Small48H-Score

5Christian WalkerR1B63.226.299.72629635.7691-for-8Small sample

5Christian Walker 1B · R.226/.299/.726·29 HRvs hand.769 · 1-for-8 · Small63H-Score

6Yainer DiazRC62.285.313.77214361.80696 PA0-for-3Very small sample

6Yainer Diaz C · R.285/.313/.772·14 HRvs hand.806 · 96 PA · 0-for-3 · Very small62H-Score

7Cam SmithRRF57.210.279.66921568.7290-for-2Very small sample

7Cam Smith RF · R.210/.279/.669·21 HRvs hand.729 · 0-for-2 · Very small57H-Score

8Zach DezenzoRLF—.213.280.587182.71830 PA—

8Zach Dezenzo LF · R.213/.280/.587·1 HRvs hand.718 · 30 PA—H-Score

9Lucas SpenceLCF—.218.317.826463.55813 PA · Small sample—

9Lucas Spence CF · L.218/.317/.826·4 HRvs hand.558 · 13 PA—H-Score