Orioles Edge Astros in 11 Innings Behind Late Rally

Late Inning Surge Defines Outcome

Baltimore secured a 4-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Daikin Park. The game remained tightly contested through the first nine innings before the Orioles broke the deadlock in the 10th and added insurance in the 11th. The win improved Baltimore’s record to 48-51, while Houston fell to 47-53.

Scoring Breakdown

The Orioles took an early 1-0 lead in the fourth inning. Beavers doubled to right field, driving in Alonso, who scored to put Baltimore ahead. Basallo advanced to third base on the play.

Houston responded in the seventh inning to tie the game at 1-1. Allen executed a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher, allowing Dezenzo to score from first base, with Spence moving into scoring position at second.

The contest remained deadlocked at 1-1 until the 10th inning. Jackson bunted a sacrifice to first base, enabling Taveras to cross the plate and give Baltimore a 2-1 advantage. In the same inning, Alvarez hit a ground-rule double that allowed Spence to score, tying the game at 2-2. Allen advanced to third on the hit.

The decisive runs came in the 11th inning. O'Neill reached on an infield single to second base, scoring Henderson to put the Orioles ahead 3-2. Ward moved to second on the play.

Taveras then singled to right field, bringing Ward home to make the score 4-2. O'Neill advanced to third on the hit. Houston was unable to respond, and the game ended with the final score of 4-2.

Pitching Performances

Baltimore’s pitching staff held Houston to just one earned run over the first six and a third innings. Trevor Rogers started for the Orioles, pitching 6.1 innings while allowing seven hits and one earned run. He struck out eight batters and walked one.

Rico Garcia followed with 0.2 innings of scoreless relief, issuing one walk. Yennier Cano pitched a perfect inning with no hits or walks. Tyler Wells also threw a scoreless inning, recording one strikeout.

Andrew Kittredge pitched a hitless inning before allowing two hits in the ninth, earning the win with his record improving to 1-1. Cam Sanders closed the game with a scoreless 11th inning, earning his first save with one strikeout.

Houston’s starter Spencer Arrighetti pitched 5.0 innings, allowing one hit and one earned run while striking out six. He walked four batters. AJ Blubaugh pitched two innings, allowing one hit and striking out three.

Bryan Abreu and Josh Hader each pitched one scoreless inning, with Hader striking out three. Steven Okert pitched one hitless inning. Enyel De Los Santos allowed one hit and one earned run in his 1.0 inning of work, taking the loss and dropping his record to 0-3.

A total of 31,649 spectators attended the game at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas.

Sources

ESPN