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Baltimore Orioles 5, Houston Astros 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:10 PM ET · Daikin ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 19, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 51
5
5–2
FINAL
Houston Astros
81–81 · 1st AL West · T-Score 52
2
T-Score52
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherAstrosBrown holds a modest edge in P-Score and K/9, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handAstrosHouston owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 18th vs RHP.
LineupAstrosHouston's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formOriolesBaltimore has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Brandon Young RHP
Brandon Young
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.42
55th
WHIP
1.35
133rd
K/9
7.15
135th
BB/9
3.31
140th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
127th
OPS/R
–
IP
84.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.18
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
HOU
Hunter Brown RHP
Hunter Brown
Houston Astros
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.57
34th
WHIP
1.39
104th
K/9
9.93
26th
BB/9
5.60
206th
P-Score61i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.27
55th
OPS/R
–
IP
35.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.23
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
9
How the starters differ
·Brown strikes out 2.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Young walks 2.3 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Brown has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.31 more per nine innings.
·Young averages 0.7 more innings per start.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Young arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%94.4
Splitter19%84.4
Slider15%84.5
Sinker14%93.8
Curveball12%75.2
Brown arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker31%96.0
Four-seam30%96.2
Knuckle Curve18%83.4
Changeup9%87.5
Slider9%90.7
Cutter2%93.0
Slurve1%86.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Hunter Brown)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Astros vs RHP (Brandon Young)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs RHP Hunter Brown
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Brown (BvP)
1Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.708No MLB historyNo history
2Taylor WardRDH54.6707.690No MLB historyNo history
3Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.715No MLB historyNo history
4Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.935No MLB historyNo history
5Sam HuffRC—.3290.279No MLB historyNo history
6Leody TaverasSCF42.6338.708No MLB historyNo history
7Colton CowserLCF52.68713.734No MLB historyNo history
8Coby MayoR3B65.75824.567No MLB historyNo history
9Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
1Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Taylor Ward DH · R.225 / .670 · 7 HRvs hand .690 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score3Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score4Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score5Sam Huff C · R.121 / .329 · 0 HRvs hand .279 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score6Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score7Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score8Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand .567 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score9Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
Houston AstrosOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Young (BvP)
1Jose AltuveR2B48.70116.672No MLB historyNo history
2Yordan AlvarezLDH911.033421.114No MLB historyNo history
3Isaac ParedesR3B66.80725.815No MLB historyNo history
4LaMonte Wade Jr.LLF39.6544.653No MLB historyNo history
5Yainer DiazRC62.77214.760No MLB historyNo history
6Lucas SpenceLCF—.8264.859No MLB historyNo history
7Cam SmithRRF57.66921.668No MLB historyNo history
8Raynel DelgadoL2B—.6511.525No MLB historyNo history
9Nick AllenRSS41.7203.683No MLB historyNo history
1Jose Altuve 2B · R.250 / .701 · 16 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score2Yordan Alvarez DH · L.316 / 1.033 · 42 HRvs hand 1.114 · No MLB history · No history91H-Score3Isaac Paredes 3B · R.262 / .807 · 25 HRvs hand .815 · No MLB history · No history66H-Score4LaMonte Wade Jr. LF · L.205 / .654 · 4 HRvs hand .653 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score5Yainer Diaz C · R.285 / .772 · 14 HRvs hand .760 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score6Lucas Spence CF · L.218 / .826 · 4 HRvs hand .859 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Cam Smith RF · R.210 / .669 · 21 HRvs hand .668 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8Raynel Delgado 2B · L.243 / .651 · 1 HRvs hand .525 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Nick Allen SS · R.283 / .720 · 3 HRvs hand .683 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·HOUHOU
AVG.234 27th.242 18th
OPS.710 21st.732 7th
Home runs199 10th226 1st
Runs718 17th734 13th
OBP.314 20th.315 19th
SLG.396 21st.417 4th
PitchingBALBAL·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs4.45
BALHOU
WHIP1.34vs1.34
BALHOU
K/98.2vs8.8
BALHOU
HR Allowed169vs204
BALHOU
BullpenBALBAL·HOUHOU
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.11vs4.31
no league rank
Saves46vs49
BALHOU
ResultsBALBAL·HOUHOU
+37210th
Run differential
+35114th
79–82 Record81–81
7–3 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (7–3)
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
Houston Astros (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
3—4
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Brandon Young (3.42 ERA, 7–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Astros?+
Hunter Brown (3.57 ERA, 1–0) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:10 PM ET at Daikin Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Daikin Park, home of the Houston Astros.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Orioles and Astros performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Astros 4–3 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brandon Young is at 53; Hunter Brown is at 61. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.