Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles, September 18, 2023
September 18, 2023, 8:10 PM ET | Minute Maid Park
Starting Pitchers
Baltimore Orioles
Recorded starter
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2023Baltimore OriolesHouston Astros
.742
OPS.768
183
HR222
807
Runs827
3.89
ERA3.94
1.24
WHIP1.28
1431
Strikeouts by pitchers1460
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Ryan O'Hearn led Baltimore Orioles with 5 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Henderson3B/SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adley RutschmanC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan O'Hearn1B/LF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin HaysLF/RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric MullinsCF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Aaron HicksRF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cionel PérezP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James McCann1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Westburg2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam FrazierPH/2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Heston KjerstadDH/LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yennier CanoP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jorge MateoSS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony SantanderPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ramón Urías3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 1 |
4 players led Houston Astros with 2 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Bregman3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersPR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| José Abreu1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Kyle TuckerRF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubónCF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Martín MaldonadoC | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Pitching
John Means went 5.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (1 SO, 1 ER); Justin Verlander went 6.0 innings for Houston Astros (5 SO, 3 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| John Means | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Shintaro Fujinami | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacob Webb | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike Baumann | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cionel Pérez | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yennier Cano | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rafael Montero | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Héctor Neris | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Pressly | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
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- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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