HOU vs BAL — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballOriole Park at Camden Yards · Baltimore, Maryland

Houston

Astros

46-49 · 4-12 away

Final

Baltimore

Orioles

43-51 · 9-9 home

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Top hitters

HOU

AVG

.356▼

BAL

AVG

.308▼

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

HOU

Starter

Lance McCullers Jr.

Houston Astros · 2-2

6.0 IP, 3 ER, 9 K, 4 BB

xwOBA 30th

6.32 ERA · 33 K · 1.40 WHIP

BAL

Starter

Brandon Young

Baltimore Orioles · 2-1

4.0 IP, 4 ER, 2 K, 2 BB

xwOBA 40th

4.30 ERA · 9 K · 1.57 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

HOU11 R · .386 xBA

BAL5 R · .310 xBA

The scoreboard matched the contact — HOU both hit it harder and scored more.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

HOU win3rd in the AL West, 2 GB

Looking ahead

The Astros sit 3rd in the AL West, 2 games back — coming off a loss, 5-5 over their last 10.
The Orioles sit 5th in the AL East, 12½ games back — coming off a win, 4-6 over their last 10.
BAL wins series 2-1 — they meet again Apr 29.
The Astros are up next at TEX (Jul 10-12).
The Orioles are up next home vs KC (Jul 10-12).

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
HOU	5	1	0	4	1	0	0	0	0	11	14	0
BAL	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	1	5	6	2

Statcast

Hardest hit · HOU
Y. Diaz · Single
109.6 mph · .870 xBA
Hardest hit · BAL
L. Taveras · Triple
107.3 mph · .640 xBA
Longest hit
Y. Alvarez · Home Run
424 ft · .950 xBA
Best barrel
C. Smith · Home Run
108.1 mph · .980 xBA
Fastest pitch
C. Foster · 4-Seam Fastball
97.2 mph

Game MVP · win probability

Cam Smith
HOU
+18%
Dustin Harris
HOU
+15%
Lance McCullers Jr.
HOU
+8%

Scoring summary

Harris singled to right, Alvarez scored and Paredes scored.1st Inning2-0
Smith homered to center (414 feet), Harris scored and Diaz scored.1st Inning5-0
Alvarez homered to center (424 feet).2nd Inning6-0
Paredes singled to right, Johnson scored, Alvarez to second, Matthews to third.4th Inning7-0
Walker singled to right, Matthews scored, Paredes to second, Alvarez to third.4th Inning8-0
Harris hit sacrifice fly to center, Alvarez scored, Paredes to third.4th Inning9-0
Diaz singled to left, Paredes scored, Walker to third.4th Inning10-0
Alonso doubled to left, Ward scored.4th Inning10-1
Taveras tripled to right, Alonso scored and O'Neill scored.4th Inning10-3
Shewmake scored on Foster wild pitch, Matthews to third on wild pitch by Foster.5th Inning11-3
Shewmake scored on Foster wild pitch, Matthews to third.5th Inning11-3
Henderson doubled to right, Taveras scored, Wilson to third.7th Inning11-4
Mayo hit sacrifice fly to left, Cowser scored.9th Inning11-5

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
B. Matthews	1-6	6	1	1	0	0	0	2	19	.207	.270	.379
Y. Alvarez	3-4	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	17	.356	.462	.737
I. Paredes	2-5	5	2	2	1	0	0	0	18	.253	.339	.384
C. Walker	2-5	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	18	.293	.366	.552
D. Harris	1-4	4	1	1	3	0	0	0	16	.167	.250	.250
Y. Diaz	2-5	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	15	.239	.258	.348
C. Smith	1-4	4	1	1	3	1	1	1	18	.219	.317	.381
D. Johnson	1-4	4	1	1	0	0	1	1	15	.154	.313	.154
B. Shewmake	1-5	5	1	1	0	0	0	2	18	.200	.200	.500

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA	PC
L. McCullers Jr.	6.0	2	3	3	4	9	99-57	6.32	99
B. Abreu	1.0	2	1	1	2	3	27-17	12.54	27
E. De Los Santos	1.0	1	0	0	1	2	25-14	5.56	25
C. Bolton	1.0	1	1	1	1	0	18-8	5.79	18

Win probability

HOU 100%BAL 0%

Win probability over timeBAL win %

Biggest swing: Smith homered to center (414 feet), Harris scored and Diaz scored. (+22% HOU)

Team stats

HOUBAL

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

HOUBAL

9.39%

Barrel%

8.45%

39.86%

Hard-hit%

42.6%

.330

xwOBA

.320

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant