Major League Baseball
BOXSCORE
| RECAP
Baltimore 8,
Houston 7
When: 8:10 PM ET, Monday, September 18, 2023
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Charlie Ramos
Attendance: 34456
Where: Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas
Temperature: Indoors
Umpires: Home - Chad Fairchild, 1B - Phil Cuzzi, 2B - Jeremie Rehak, 3B - Charlie Ramos
Attendance: 34456
Final Scoring Summary
Baltimore
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Gunnar Henderson | 3B-SS | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .261 |
| Adley Rutschman | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .269 |
| Ryan O'Hearn | 1B-LF | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .309 |
| Austin Hays | LF-RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | .282 |
| Cedric Mullins | CF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 |
| Aaron Hicks | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .260 |
| Cionel Perez | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| James McCann | 1B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .223 |
| Jordan Westburg | 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .266 |
| Adam Frazier | PH-2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .247 |
| Heston Kjerstad | DH-LF | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .333 |
| Yennier Cano | RP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jorge Mateo | SS | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .216 |
| Anthony Santander | PH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .252 |
| Ramon Urias | 3B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .266 |
| Totals | 41 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 16 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Adley Rutschman (26), Ryan O'Hearn (21), Cedric Mullins (22) | |||||||||
| 3B - Gunnar Henderson (9) | |||||||||
| HR - Cedric Mullins (15) | |||||||||
| TB - Gunnar Henderson 5, Adley Rutschman 2, Ryan O'Hearn 6, Austin Hays, Cedric Mullins 6, Aaron Hicks, Heston Kjerstad 2, Jorge Mateo | |||||||||
| RBI - Adley Rutschman 2 (75), Ryan O'Hearn 2 (57), Cedric Mullins 4 (73) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Ryan O'Hearn 2 (19) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Austin Hays (44), Cedric Mullins (36), Aaron Hicks (32), Heston Kjerstad (1), Jorge Mateo (22) | |||||||||
| SF - Adley Rutschman (5) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 9 | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| E - Ramon Urias (6) | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Cedric Mullins (Alvarez at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| John Means | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3.60 |
| Shintaro Fujinami (BS 4) | 0.1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.22 |
| Jacob Webb | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.78 |
| Danny Coulombe | 0.2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.47 |
| Mike Baumann (W 10-1) | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.82 |
| Cionel Perez (H 10) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.18 |
| Yennier Cano (SV 7) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.96 |
| WP - Shintaro Fujinami | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - John Means 86-55, Shintaro Fujinami 21-16, Jacob Webb 16-10, Danny Coulombe 12-6, Mike Baumann 15-12, Cionel Perez 8-4, Yennier Cano 3-3 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - John Means 3-5, Shintaro Fujinami 0-1, Jacob Webb 0-0, Danny Coulombe 1-1, Mike Baumann 2-1, Cionel Perez 2-0, Yennier Cano 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - John Means 21, Shintaro Fujinami 4, Jacob Webb 4, Danny Coulombe 4, Mike Baumann 5, Cionel Perez 3, Yennier Cano 1 | ||||||||
| Inherited Runners-Scored - Jacob Webb 1-1, Mike Baumann 1-0, Yennier Cano 1-0 | ||||||||
Houston
| Hitters | Pos | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | LOB | Avg |
| Jose Altuve | 2B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .312 |
| Alex Bregman | 3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .267 |
| Yordan Alvarez | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .296 |
| Jake Meyers | PR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .226 |
| Jose Abreu | 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 |
| Kyle Tucker | RF | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .284 |
| Chas McCormick | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .284 |
| Jeremy Pena | SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .262 |
| Mauricio Dubon | CF | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .278 |
| Martin Maldonado | C | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .191 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 17 | ||
| Batting | |||||||||
| 2B - Jose Altuve 2 (19), Jose Abreu (20), Kyle Tucker (33) | |||||||||
| 3B - Kyle Tucker (3) | |||||||||
| HR - Jose Abreu (16), Martin Maldonado (14) | |||||||||
| TB - Jose Altuve 4, Jose Abreu 6, Kyle Tucker 5, Chas McCormick, Jeremy Pena, Martin Maldonado 5 | |||||||||
| RBI - Jose Altuve 2 (48), Jose Abreu (82), Kyle Tucker (106), Chas McCormick (65), Jeremy Pena (50), Martin Maldonado (34) | |||||||||
| 2-Out RBI - Jose Altuve 2 (19), Kyle Tucker (40) | |||||||||
| Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alex Bregman (43), Chas McCormick 3 (44) | |||||||||
| Team LOB - 8 | |||||||||
| Baserunning | |||||||||
| SB - Chas McCormick (19, 2nd off Fujinami/Rutschman) | |||||||||
| Fielding | |||||||||
| Outfield Assists - Kyle Tucker (O'Hearn at Home) | |||||||||
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
| Justin Verlander | 6.0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3.93 |
| Rafael Montero (BS 5) | 1.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.04 |
| Hector Neris (H 28) | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1.90 |
| Ryan Pressly (L 3-5; BS 6) | 1.0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3.84 |
| WP - Justin Verlander, Ryan Pressly | ||||||||
| Pitches-Strikes - Justin Verlander 89-66, Rafael Montero 21-14, Hector Neris 24-17, Ryan Pressly 31-18 | ||||||||
| Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Justin Verlander 4-3, Rafael Montero 1-0, Hector Neris 0-0, Ryan Pressly 0-0 | ||||||||
| Batters Faced - Justin Verlander 27, Rafael Montero 6, Hector Neris 4, Ryan Pressly 7 | ||||||||