MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/29/2028
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2964 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29TH , 2028 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (81-79) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0
Baltimore Orioles (88-72) 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 2 5 0
Orioles Handle Astros, Nab 2-1 Win
Baltimore Orioles starter J.P. Stonge pitched a good game to help his team take down the Houston Astros, 2-1. The third-place Orioles have won 5 in a row.

Left Fielder Ariel Almonte made an impact for Baltimore, when he swatted a solo home run off Jaime Melendez in the bottom of the fifth. For the contest, Almonte was 1 for 3 with a home run.

Almonte called the win a test of his team's "mettle."
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Melton CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .247 13 49
A. Bregman 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .249 20 70
Y. Alvarez DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .323 52 134
J. Altuve 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 0 .246 19 75
I. Happ RF 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 .249 23 80
S. Bouchard LF 3 0 2 0 0 0 1 .242 14 73
W. Frizzell 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .226 5 25
K. Hirata C 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .244 10 54
R. Kreidler SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .212 13 48
Totals 31 1 6 1 0 9 5      
BATTING
Doubles: S. Bouchard (29, 2nd Inning off J. Stonge, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Alvarez , J. Altuve , I. Happ , S. Bouchard 3 , K. Hirata
2-out RBI: I. Happ
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: W. Frizzell
GIDP: W. Frizzell
Team LOB: 3
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
G. Henderson 3B 4 1 1 1 0 1 0 .274 25 77
J. Westburg DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 18 53
J. Holliday 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .302 16 67
S. Basallo C 2 0 0 0 1 2 0 .225 10 32
A. Almonte LF 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 .206 7 21
A. De Los Santos SS 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .285 2 23
P. Green 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .223 18 49
C. Carrigg RF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .231 11 54
M. Margot CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .071 0 2
Totals 29 2 5 2 1 6 7      
BATTING
Doubles: J. Westburg (12, 6th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: A. Almonte (7, 5th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 0 outs) , G. Henderson (25, 6th Inning off J. Melendez, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: G. Henderson 4 , J. Westburg 2 , A. Almonte 4 , A. De Los Santos 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Almonte , P. Green
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. De Los Santos (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Holliday-De Los Santos-Green)
OF assists: 1 (Carrigg(Altuve at 2nd base))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Melendez L (9-8) 6.0 4 2 2 1 5 2 77 4.75   
T. Ventimiglia 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 20 3.83   
T. Mayza 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 2.66   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Melendez 60
Batters Faced: J. Melendez 23, T. Ventimiglia 4, T. Mayza 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Melendez 8-5, T. Ventimiglia 0-2, T. Mayza 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Melendez 77-55, T. Ventimiglia 20-11, T. Mayza 10-6
WP: J. Melendez
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Stonge W (6-3) 7.0 6 1 1 0 9 0 97 4.06   
T. McGough H (20) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 3.73   
F. Bautista SV (47) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Stonge 70
Batters Faced: J. Stonge 25, T. McGough 3, F. Bautista 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Stonge 8-2, T. McGough 2-1, F. Bautista 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Stonge 97-64, T. McGough 9-5, F. Bautista 9-6
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: J.P. Stonge
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (58 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 2:35
Attendance: 45719
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