The Baltimore Orioles beat the Houston Astros 5–2 on July 19, 2026, at Daikin Park, completing a three-game sweep. Houston recorded seven hits to Baltimore’s six, but the hit totals hide the main difference: Orioles hitters also drew seven walks and reached on four hit-by-pitches. Brandon Young then held Houston to one run across seven innings. [1][2]
These are single-game stats for July 19, rather than season totals or a combined account of the series.
Final score and team totals
| Team | Runs | Hits | Errors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| Houston Astros | 2 | 7 | 1 |
Baltimore scored twice in the third inning, twice in the fifth and once in the sixth. Houston scored once in the third and once in the eighth. [1]
Orioles batting stats
| Player | AB | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnar Henderson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Taylor Ward | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dylan Beavers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Alonso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samuel Basallo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Huff | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Leody Taveras | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Colton Cowser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Coby Mayo | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Holliday | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Baltimore total: 31 at-bats, five runs, six hits and seven walks. Basallo started at catcher; Huff replaced him during the game. [2]
Taveras had Baltimore’s biggest scoring hit: a two-run single in the fifth. Mayo went 2-for-4 and hit a solo home run in the sixth, while Beavers went 2-for-4 with a double. Henderson drove in a run with a third-inning single and later scored on a double steal. That stolen-base play helps explain why Baltimore scored five runs although its batters were credited with four RBI. [2][3]
Astros batting stats
| Player | AB | Runs | Hits | RBI | Walks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yordan Alvarez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| LaMonte Wade Jr. | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Yainer Diaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Spence | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Raynel Delgado | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston total: 34 at-bats, two runs, seven hits and one walk. Dezenzo appeared as a pinch hitter. [2]
Altuve scored both Astros runs. Alvarez doubled him home in the third inning; Altuve then homered in the eighth. Paredes collected two hits, but Houston finished 1-for-8 with runners in scoring position, according to the game box score. Baltimore went 2-for-10 in the same measure. Neither club converted every opportunity, but the Orioles put more runners aboard without needing a hit. [2][4]
Pitching stats: Young’s seven innings against Brown’s 4⅔
| Pitcher | Team | IP | Hits | Runs | Earned runs | Walks | Strikeouts | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Young | BAL | 7.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | Win |
| Rico Garcia | BAL | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Grant Wolfram | BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Save |
| Hunter Brown | HOU | 4⅔ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | Loss |
| Bryan King | HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | — |
| Kai-Wei Teng | HOU | 2⅓ | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Cristian Javier | HOU | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — |
IP denotes innings pitched: 4⅔ means four innings and two outs. [1][2]
Young threw 95 pitches and allowed only six batters to reach by hit or walk during his seven innings. Brown allowed fewer hits than Young, but his six walks gave Baltimore repeated chances to score. The contrast shows why hits allowed, read alone, would misrepresent either start. Wolfram retired Houston in a scoreless ninth to earn the save. [1][2][5]
How Baltimore turned six hits into five runs
The third inning established the pattern. Holliday walked, advanced on a wild pitch and scored on Henderson’s single. Henderson later stole home as part of a double steal, giving Baltimore a 2–0 lead. Alvarez’s RBI double made it 2–1 in the bottom half. [3]
In the fifth, Ward walked, Alonso was hit by a pitch and Huff walked, loading the bases. Taveras singled home Ward and Alonso to make it 4–1. Mayo’s solo homer in the sixth extended the lead to 5–1; Altuve’s eighth-inning homer supplied Houston’s final run. [3]
Box-score clarification: Two detailed box-score records list four Orioles hit by pitches, and the play-by-play identifies Ward, Alonso, Beavers and Henderson. An MLB game recap describes three and therefore gives a different total for Baltimore’s baserunners. The four individual plays support using four hit-by-pitches here. The result, player batting lines and scoring sequence are unaffected by that discrepancy. [2][3][5]
The useful reading of this game is therefore more specific than “Baltimore won despite fewer hits.” Young limited Houston’s chances, Brown’s walks expanded Baltimore’s, and Taveras delivered the hit that converted a bases-loaded opportunity into a three-run lead.
FAQs: Houston Astros vs Baltimore Orioles Match Player Stats
Who won the July 19, 2026, Astros vs Orioles game?
The Orioles won 5–2 at Daikin Park in Houston, completing a three-game sweep.
Who had the most hits?
Jose Altuve and Isaac Paredes each had two hits for Houston. Dylan Beavers and Coby Mayo each had two for Baltimore. No player had more than two.
Who was the winning pitcher?
Brandon Young earned the win after allowing one run on five hits over seven innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
What was the decisive hit?
Leody Taveras hit a two-run single with the bases loaded in the fifth inning. It stretched Baltimore’s lead from 2–1 to 4–1.
How did Baltimore score five runs with only six hits?
The Orioles also drew seven walks and reached on four hit-by-pitches. Those extra opportunities helped them score despite having one fewer hit than Houston.
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