Baltimore Orioles Edge Houston Astros 4-2 in 11 Innings

Late Inning Surge Secures Victory

The Baltimore Orioles defeated the Houston Astros 4-2 in 11 innings at Daikin Park on Saturday. The victory marks the sixth consecutive win for Baltimore, while the loss drops Houston to 47-53 on the season. Baltimore improved to 48-51 with the win.

The game remained scoreless through the first three innings before the Orioles took the lead in the fourth. Beavers doubled to right field, driving in Alonso, who scored to make it 1-0. Basallo advanced to third base during the play.

Houston answered in the seventh inning when Allen executed a sacrifice bunt to the pitcher. This allowed Dezenzo to score, tying the game at 1-1, while Spence moved to second base.

The contest remained tied at 2-2 after nine innings of regulation play. In the 10th inning, Jackson hit a sacrifice bunt to first base, enabling Taveras to score and give Baltimore a 2-1 lead. Encarnacion-Strand advanced to second.

Later in the same inning, Alvarez hit a ground rule double, scoring Spence from second base to tie the game at 2-2. Allen advanced to third base on the hit.

Pitching Dominance in Extra Frames

The game was decided in the 11th inning when O'Neill reached on an infield single to second base, allowing Henderson to score and give Baltimore a 3-2 advantage. Ward advanced to second base. Taveras then singled to right field, scoring Ward to extend the lead to 4-2. O'Neill advanced to third base on the play.

Tyler Wells earned the win for Baltimore, pitching 1.0 inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout. Andrew Kittredge contributed 1.0 inning of scoreless relief with two hits allowed and no walks. Cam Sanders recorded the save, pitching 1.0 inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout.

Spencer Arrighetti took the loss for Houston. He pitched 5.0 innings, allowing one hit and one earned run while walking four batters and striking out six. Enyel De Los Santos pitched 1.0 inning, allowing two hits, one earned run, one walk, and striking out two batters.

Box Score Details

Trevor Rogers started for Baltimore, pitching 6.1 innings. He allowed seven hits, one earned run, one walk, and recorded eight strikeouts. Rico Garcia pitched 0.2 innings, allowing no hits, no earned runs, one walk, and no strikeouts.

Yennier Cano pitched 1.0 inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts. Andrew Kittredge also pitched 1.0 inning with two hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts.

For Houston, AJ Blubaugh pitched 2.0 innings, allowing one hit, no earned runs, one walk, and three strikeouts. Bryan Abreu pitched 1.0 inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and no strikeouts. Josh Hader pitched 1.0 inning with no hits, no earned runs, no walks, and three strikeouts.

Steven Okert pitched 1.0 inning with one hit, no earned runs, no walks, and one strikeout.

The game drew an attendance of 31,649 fans at Daikin Park.

Sources

https://www.espn.com/mlb/game/_/gameId/401816162