Astros @ Orioles · Apr 30, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Thu, Apr 30, 2026

Oriole Park at Camden Yards Regular Season

Houston Astros Astros 11

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5 Baltimore Orioles Orioles

Away starter

Lance McCullers Jr.

Home starter

Brandon Young

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Everybody hits (literally!): Astros pour it on in Game 2 rout of O's

BALTIMORE -- With a potentially crushing doubleheader sweep a real possibility, Astros manager Joe Espada stuck with his plan to rest Carlos Correa and Jose Altuve in Game 2 on Thursday afternoon. The rest of the lineup responded. Yordan Alvarez drilled his MLB lead-tying 12th homer and had three hits,

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Yordan Alvarez hits league-leading 12th homer in win00:02:55

Yordan Alvarez hits his league-leading 12th home run and Lance McCullers Jr. strikes out nine in the Astros' 11-5 win over the Orioles

Condensed Game: HOU@BAL Game 2 - 4/30/2600:10:38

Condensed Game: Yordan Alvarez and the Astros take on Gunnar Henderson and the Orioles on April 30, 2026

Astros erupt for five runs in the 1st00:00:56

Astros start the scoring early, scoring five runs in the top of the 1st, highlighted by Cam smith's three-run home run

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Astros @ Orioles · 11–5

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