Nothing stayed settled for long at Daikin Park. Houston and Baltimore traded the lead three times over 11 innings before the Orioles finally pulled away, scoring twice in the top of the 11th to escape with a 4-2 win.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
Trevor Rogers set the tone for Baltimore, working 6.1 innings and allowing just 1 run on 7 hits while striking out 8. He departed with the game tied, but his effort kept the Orioles within reach through the middle innings and made the late-game theatrics possible. Houston starter Spencer Arrighetti matched him for five innings, allowing only 1 run on 1 hit with 6 strikeouts, though 4 walks kept traffic on the bases.
The Astros tied it in the seventh when Allen's sacrifice bunt to the pitcher brought home Dezenzo, squaring the score at 1-1. Baltimore went back ahead in the 10th on Jackson's sacrifice bunt to first, which scored Taveras, but Houston answered immediately in the bottom half when Alvarez's ground-rule double brought home Spence to tie it again at 2-2. The Orioles finally broke through in the 11th: O'Neill's infield single to second scored Henderson for the go-ahead run, and Taveras followed with a single to right that brought home Ward for insurance, closing the scoring at 4-2.
Houston's bullpen struggled to hold the line late. Enyel De Los Santos took the loss, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) in 1.0 inning of work. Andrew Kittredge picked up the win for Baltimore with a scoreless-if-shaky 1.0 inning, and Cam Sanders closed it out for his first save, working a perfect ninth—er, final inning with 1 strikeout.
The result extended Baltimore's winning streak to six games, improving the Orioles to 48-51. Houston, playing at home, dropped to 47-53 as its losing streak reached three.