Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros, April 30, 2026 (Game 2)

AstrosHOU
11-5
Final
OriolesBAL

April 30, 2026, 12:40 PM ET | Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Last 5 Form

Houston Astros

2-3

Last 5
L 3-8
vs NYY
W 7-4
vs NYY
L 3-5
@ BAL
L 3-10
@ BAL
W 11-5
@ BAL

Baltimore Orioles

2-3

Last 5
L 1-17
vs BOS
L 3-5
vs BOS
W 5-3
vs HOU
W 10-3
vs HOU
L 5-11
vs HOU

Starting Pitchers

Houston Astros

Lance McCullers Jr. headshot
Lance McCullers Jr.
Recorded starter

Baltimore Orioles

Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Apr 30, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Houston Astros12-20.375#5#125.5
Baltimore Orioles15-16.484#3#55.0
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Houston AstrosBaltimore Orioles
.732
OPS
.710
226
HR
199
734
Runs
718
4.45
ERA
4.07
1.34
WHIP
1.34
1411
Strikeouts by pitchers
1305

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Houston Astros

Hitters

Christian Walker headshot
Christian Walker

8 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Isaac Paredes headshot
Isaac Paredes

8 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Brice Matthews headshot
Brice Matthews

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Spencer Arrighetti headshot
Spencer Arrighetti

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 1.29 ERA

Mike Burrows headshot
Mike Burrows

5.0 IP, 8 SO, 3.60 ERA

Peter Lambert headshot
Peter Lambert

4.1 IP, 3 SO, 4.15 ERA

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Adley Rutschman headshot
Adley Rutschman

6 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Jeremiah Jackson headshot
Jeremiah Jackson

4 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Gunnar Henderson headshot
Gunnar Henderson

5 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Albert Suárez headshot
Albert Suárez

4.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt

6.2 IP, 7 SO, 1.35 ERA

Shane Baz headshot
Shane Baz

5.2 IP, 6 SO, 1.59 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Lance McCullers Jr. headshot
Lance McCullers Jr.
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Cam Smith headshot
Cam Smith
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Yordan Alvarez headshot
Yordan Alvarez
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Houston Astros 11, Baltimore Orioles 5: HOU 14 hits, BAL 6 hits; HOU 0 errors, BAL 2 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Houston Astros51041000011140
Baltimore Orioles000300101562

Box Score

Batting

Yordan Alvarez led Houston Astros with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Houston Astros batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Brice Matthews2B6110020
Yordan AlvarezDH4331111
Isaac Paredes3B5221000
Christian Walker1B5021000
Dustin HarrisLF4113000
Yainer DiazC5121000
Cam SmithRF4113111
Daniel JohnsonCF4110110
Braden ShewmakeSS5110020
Totals42111410372

6 players led Baltimore Orioles with 1 hit each.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Gunnar HendersonSS4011020
Blaze AlexanderSS1000000
Taylor WardDH1100300
Colton CowserPH0100100
Dylan BeaversLF5010030
Pete Alonso1B3111010
Coby Mayo1B1001010
Samuel BasalloC5000040
Tyler O'NeillRF2110200
Leody TaverasCF3112110
Weston Wilson3B3010100
Jeremiah Jackson2B4000020
Totals325658140

Pitching

Lance McCullers Jr. went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (9 SO, 3 ER); Brandon Young went 4.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (2 SO, 4 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Houston Astros
Lance McCullers Jr.6.0233490
Bryan Abreu1.0211230
Enyel De Los Santos1.0100120
Cody Bolton1.0111100
Baltimore Orioles
Brandon Young4.09104222
Cameron Foster2.0311120
Keegan Akin1.0100010
Tyler Wells1.0100000
Yennier Cano1.0000020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T1

    Single Dustin Harris singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. HOU 2, BAL 0

  • T1

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Dustin Harris scores. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • T2

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Daniel Johnson scores. Brice Matthews to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 7, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Brice Matthews scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 8, BAL 0

  • T4

    Sac Fly Dustin Harris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Leody Taveras. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. HOU 9, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Isaac Paredes scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. HOU 10, BAL 0

  • B4

    Double Pete Alonso doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dustin Harris. Taylor Ward scores. HOU 10, BAL 1

  • B4

    Triple Leody Taveras triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Pete Alonso scores. Tyler O'Neill scores. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • T5

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B7

    Double Gunnar Henderson doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Leody Taveras scores. Weston Wilson to 3rd. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B9

    Sac Fly Coby Mayo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dustin Harris. Colton Cowser scores. HOU 11, BAL 5

Play-by-Play

All 87 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Flyout Samuel Basallo flies out to center fielder Daniel Johnson. HOU 11, BAL 5

  • B9

    Sac Fly Coby Mayo out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Dustin Harris. Colton Cowser scores. HOU 11, BAL 5

  • B9

    Single Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Daniel Johnson. Colton Cowser to 3rd. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B9

    Walk Colton Cowser walks. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B9

    Groundout Blaze Alexander grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Brice Matthews called out on strikes. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T9

    Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T9

    Groundout Daniel Johnson grounds out to first baseman Coby Mayo. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B8

    Walk Weston Wilson walks. Tyler O'Neill to 2nd. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B8

    Pop Out Leody Taveras pops out to third baseman Isaac Paredes. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B8

    Single Tyler O'Neill singles on a line drive to left fielder Dustin Harris. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B8

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T8

    Pop Out Cam Smith pops out to first baseman Coby Mayo in foul territory. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T8

    Flyout Yainer Diaz flies out to second baseman Jeremiah Jackson. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T8

    Pop Out Dustin Harris pops out to first baseman Coby Mayo in foul territory. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • T8

    Single Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B7

    Walk Taylor Ward walks. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B7

    Double Gunnar Henderson doubles (6) on a line drive to right fielder Cam Smith. Leody Taveras scores. Weston Wilson to 3rd. HOU 11, BAL 4

  • B7

    Strikeout Jeremiah Jackson strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B7

    Single Weston Wilson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Daniel Johnson. Leody Taveras to 3rd. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B7

    Walk Leody Taveras walks. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T7

    Pop Out Isaac Paredes pops out to third baseman Weston Wilson in foul territory. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T7

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T7

    Groundout Brice Matthews grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T7

    Strikeout Braden Shewmake strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B6

    Lineout Tyler O'Neill lines out sharply to left fielder Dustin Harris. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo called out on strikes. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B6

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Daniel Johnson pops out to second baseman Jeremiah Jackson. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T6

    Walk Cam Smith walks. Yainer Diaz to 2nd. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T6

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T6

    Groundout Dustin Harris grounds out, pitcher Cameron Foster to first baseman Pete Alonso. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T6

    Pop Out Christian Walker pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso in foul territory. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B5

    Walk Taylor Ward walks. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out on a foul tip. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • B5

    Flyout Jeremiah Jackson flies out to left fielder Dustin Harris. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T5

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. HOU 11, BAL 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Yordan Alvarez strikes out swinging. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • T5

    Single Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Braden Shewmake to 2nd. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • T5

    Single Braden Shewmake singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • T5

    Strikeout Daniel Johnson strikes out swinging. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • B4

    Pop Out Weston Wilson pops out to shortstop Braden Shewmake. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • B4

    Triple Leody Taveras triples (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Pete Alonso scores. Tyler O'Neill scores. HOU 10, BAL 3

  • B4

    Walk Tyler O'Neill walks. HOU 10, BAL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. HOU 10, BAL 1

  • B4

    Double Pete Alonso doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dustin Harris. Taylor Ward scores. HOU 10, BAL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging. HOU 10, BAL 0

  • B4

    Walk Taylor Ward walks. HOU 10, BAL 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Cam Smith called out on strikes. HOU 10, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Yainer Diaz singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Isaac Paredes scores. Christian Walker to 3rd. HOU 10, BAL 0

  • T4

    Sac Fly Dustin Harris out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Leody Taveras. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes to 3rd. HOU 9, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Christian Walker singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Brice Matthews scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 8, BAL 0

  • T4

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a fly ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Daniel Johnson scores. Brice Matthews to 3rd. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 7, BAL 0

  • T4

    Walk Yordan Alvarez walks. Brice Matthews to 2nd. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T4

    Fielders Choice Brice Matthews reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by third baseman Weston Wilson. Daniel Johnson to 3rd. Daniel Johnson advances to 3rd, on a missed catch error by second baseman Jeremiah Jackson, assist to third baseman Weston Wilson. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T4

    Flyout Braden Shewmake flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T4

    Walk Daniel Johnson walks. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B3

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out softly, pitcher Lance McCullers Jr. to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B3

    Groundout Jeremiah Jackson grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B3

    Groundout Weston Wilson grounds out, shortstop Braden Shewmake to first baseman Christian Walker. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Cam Smith grounds out softly to first baseman Pete Alonso. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Yainer Diaz grounds out, third baseman Weston Wilson to first baseman Pete Alonso. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T3

    Flyout Dustin Harris flies out to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Leody Taveras called out on strikes. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B2

    Walk Tyler O'Neill walks. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Pete Alonso flies out to center fielder Daniel Johnson. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T2

    Lineout Christian Walker lines out sharply to left fielder Dylan Beavers. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T2

    Lineout Isaac Paredes lines out to third baseman Weston Wilson. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T2

    Home Run Yordan Alvarez homers (12) on a fly ball to center field. HOU 6, BAL 0

  • T2

    Flyout Brice Matthews flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • B1

    Flyout Dylan Beavers flies out to center fielder Daniel Johnson. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • B1

    Lineout Taylor Ward lines out to right fielder Cam Smith. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • T1

    Flyout Braden Shewmake flies out to center fielder Leody Taveras. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • T1

    Single Daniel Johnson singles on a line drive to center fielder Leody Taveras. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • T1

    Home Run Cam Smith homers (4) on a fly ball to center field. Dustin Harris scores. Yainer Diaz scores. HOU 5, BAL 0

  • T1

    Field Error Yainer Diaz reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Jeremiah Jackson. Dustin Harris to 3rd. HOU 2, BAL 0

  • T1

    Single Dustin Harris singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Yordan Alvarez scores. Isaac Paredes scores. HOU 2, BAL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Christian Walker grounds out, second baseman Jeremiah Jackson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Isaac Paredes to 2nd. HOU 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Single Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to right fielder Tyler O'Neill. Yordan Alvarez to 2nd. HOU 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Single Yordan Alvarez singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Weston Wilson. HOU 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Brice Matthews strikes out swinging. HOU 0, BAL 0