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Houston Astros at Baltimore Orioles

MLBMarch 4, 2026Ed Smith Stadium

AstrosHoustonHOUWon2-6

Astros 4, Orioles 2

Final
OriolesBaltimoreBAL5-5
Score by inning
Team123456789RHE
HOU003000100442
BAL000000020280

W Colton GordonL Shane BazSV Alimber Santa

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Joey Loperfido flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward in foul territory.
  2.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  3.  Joseph Sullivan walks.
  4.  Jack Winkler grounds into a force out, shortstop Blaze Alexander to second baseman Thairo Estrada. Joseph Sullivan out at 2nd.

Bot 1st

  1.  Colton Cowser lines out to left fielder Lucas Spence.
  2.  Taylor Ward walks.
  3.  Adley Rutschman lines out sharply to left fielder Lucas Spence.
  4.  Ryan Mountcastle flies out to right fielder Joey Loperfido.

Top 2nd

  1.  Lucas Spence flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  2.  Ethan Frey called out on strikes.
  3.  CJ Alexander grounds out, second baseman Thairo Estrada to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Pete Alonso walks.BAL 60%
  2.  Blaze Alexander grounds out, shortstop Riley Unroe to first baseman CJ Alexander.
  3.  Heston Kjerstad called out on strikes.
  4.  Coby Mayo singles on a line drive to left fielder Lucas Spence. Pete Alonso out at home on the throw, left fielder Lucas Spence to catcher César Salazar.

Top 3rd

  1.  Riley Unroe singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward.HOU 54%
  2.  César Salazar walks. Riley Unroe to 2nd.HOU 61%
  3.  Joey Loperfido flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward.HOU 55%
  4.  Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Riley Unroe scores. César Salazar to 3rd.HOU 69%
  5.  Joseph Sullivan strikes out swinging.HOU 63%
  6.  Jack Winkler strikes out swinging. César Salazar scores. Brice Matthews scores. Jack Winkler to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Shane Baz.HOU 81%
  7.  Lucas Spence strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Thairo Estrada flies out to left fielder Lucas Spence.
  2.  Colton Cowser singles on a line drive to left fielder Lucas Spence.
  3.  Taylor Ward grounds out, catcher César Salazar to first baseman CJ Alexander.

Top 4th

  1.  Ethan Frey called out on strikes.
  2.  CJ Alexander grounds out, second baseman Thairo Estrada to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle.
  3.  Riley Unroe challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Riley Unroe called out on strikes.

Bot 4th

  1.  Adley Rutschman flies out to center fielder Joseph Sullivan.
  2.  Ryan Mountcastle singles on a fly ball to right fielder Joey Loperfido.
  3.  Pete Alonso flies out to right fielder Joey Loperfido. Ryan Mountcastle to 2nd.
  4.  Blaze Alexander grounds out, third baseman Jack Winkler to first baseman CJ Alexander.

Top 5th

  1.  César Salazar flies out to right fielder Heston Kjerstad.
  2.  Joey Loperfido called out on strikes.
  3.  Brice Matthews grounds out, first baseman Ryan Mountcastle to pitcher Tyler Wells.

Bot 5th

  1.  Heston Kjerstad flies out to left fielder Lucas Spence.
  2.  Coby Mayo flies out to center fielder Joseph Sullivan.
  3.  Thairo Estrada reaches on a throwing error by second baseman Brice Matthews.
  4.  Colton Cowser singles on a ground ball to right fielder Joey Loperfido. Thairo Estrada to 2nd.
  5.  Taylor Ward pops out to shortstop Riley Unroe in foul territory.

Top 6th

  1.  Joseph Sullivan grounds out, second baseman Thairo Estrada to first baseman Ryan Mountcastle.
  2.  Jack Winkler strikes out swinging.
  3.  Lucas Spence strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  Adley Rutschman walks.
  2.  Ryan Mountcastle strikes out swinging.
  3.  Pete Alonso singles on a ground ball to second baseman Brice Matthews. Vance Honeycutt to 2nd.
  4.  Blaze Alexander flies out to right fielder Joey Loperfido.HOU 86%
  5.  Heston Kjerstad flies out to center fielder Joseph Sullivan.

Top 7th

  1.  Ethan Frey homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.HOU 95%
  2.  CJ Alexander called out on strikes.
  3.  Riley Unroe walks.
  4.  César Salazar grounds into a force out, second baseman Griff O'Ferrall to shortstop Joshua Liranzo. Riley Unroe out at 2nd. César Salazar to 1st.
  5.  Joey Loperfido strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Ryan Noda pops out to catcher Garret Guillemette in foul territory.
  2.  Sam Huff pops out to second baseman Brice Matthews.
  3.  Will Robertson flies out to right fielder Tyler Whitaker.

Top 8th

  1.  Brice Matthews strikes out swinging.
  2.  Joseph Sullivan strikes out swinging.
  3.  James Nelson triples (1) on a line drive to center fielder Vance Honeycutt, deflected by right fielder Will Robertson.
  4.  Josh Wakefield grounds out, second baseman Griff O'Ferrall to first baseman Ryan Noda.

Bot 8th

  1.  Weston Wilson homers (1) on a line drive to left field.
  2.  Vance Honeycutt homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.HOU 81%
  3.  Willy Vasquez flies out to second baseman Brice Matthews.
  4.  Silas Ardoin called out on strikes.
  5.  Joshua Liranzo called out on strikes.

Top 9th

  1.  Caden Powell grounds out, third baseman Willy Vasquez to first baseman Ryan Noda.
  2.  Sam Huff challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Collin Price called out on strikes.
  3.  Riley Unroe flies out sharply to right fielder Will Robertson.

Bot 9th

  1.  Griff O'Ferrall singles on a fly ball to center fielder Joseph Sullivan.HOU 79%
  2.  Ryan Noda grounds out to first baseman Collin Price. Griff O'Ferrall to 2nd.HOU 84%
  3.  Sam Huff reaches on a throwing error by pitcher Alimber Santa. Griff O'Ferrall to 3rd.HOU 71%
  4.  Will Robertson grounds into a double play, shortstop Riley Unroe to first baseman Collin Price. Sam Huff out at 2nd. Will Robertson out at 1st.HOU 95%

Top 3rd

  1.  HOU 1, BAL 0Brice Matthews singles on a ground ball to right fielder Heston Kjerstad. Riley Unroe scores. César Salazar to 3rd.HOU 69%
  2.  HOU 3, BAL 0Jack Winkler strikes out swinging. César Salazar scores. Brice Matthews scores. Jack Winkler to 1st. Wild pitch by pitcher Shane Baz.HOU 81%

Top 7th

  1.  HOU 4, BAL 0Ethan Frey homers (1) on a fly ball to right field.HOU 95%

Bot 8th

  1.  HOU 4, BAL 1Weston Wilson homers (1) on a line drive to left field.
  2.  HOU 4, BAL 2Vance Honeycutt homers (4) on a fly ball to center field.HOU 81%

Win probability

Bot 9th · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 4–2 BAL

Will Robertson grounds into a double play, shortstop Riley Unroe to first baseman Collin Price. Sam Huff out at 2nd. Will Robertson out at 1st.

HOU 95%HOU +24 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

OriolesBaltimore

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Joey Loperfido RF4000002.071
Tyler Whitaker RF0000000.000
Brice Matthews 2B4111002.294
Joseph Sullivan CF3000012.063
Jack Winkler 3B3000002.273
James Nelson 3B1010000.400
Lucas Spence LF3000002.111
Josh Wakefield LF1000000.286
Ethan Frey DH3111102.200
Caden Powell DH1000000.000
CJ Alexander 1B3000001.000
Collin Price 1B1000001.100
Riley Unroe SS3110011.357
César Salazar C2100010.182
Garret Guillemette C0000000.000
Totals324421315

3B: Nelson.HR: Frey.RBI: Matthews, Frey.SB: Matthews.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Colton Gordon W2.120021501.69
AJ Blubaugh2.220000341.59
Miguel Ullola2.2322124410.13
Alimber Santa S1.110001142.08

Video

1:27Shane Baz strikes out five in spring start0:30Called ball confirmed after challenge0:30Brice Matthews' RBI single 0:29Pete Alonso's first stolen base of the spring
All 9 clips

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