vs Baltimore Orioles
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Pitching matchup: Spencer Arrighetti - 7-5, 4.50 ERA · Trevor Rogers - 6-7, 4.48 ERA
47-51 · 4th in AL East
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Houston Astros
Houston · American League · AL West
Current standings, schedule, team quality, and the stories shaping the season.
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At a glance
2026 Regular season
- Record
- 47-52
- Division position
- 3rd in AL West
- Wild Card
- 2.5 GB from final WC
- Run differential
- -48
No. 23 MLB
Standing
3rd in AL West
Division: 3.0 GB · Wild Card: 2.5 GB from final WC
Next game
Latest team news
Approved sources only
McCullers to begin in relief for banged-up Brewers...
ESPN MLBJul 18, 2026National
Taylor Ward’s eighth-inning home run caps a 3-2 Orioles comeback in Houston
Camden ChatJul 18, 2026Team blog
Astros Fall 3-2 to Orioles as King Falters Again
Yahoo Sports MLBJul 18, 2026National
Friday night Orioles game thread: @ Houston, 8:10 PM ET
Camden ChatJul 17, 2026Team blog
Lance McCullers Jr. Agrees To Begin the 2026 Trade Deadline
FanGraphsJul 16, 2026Analysis
Orioles-Astros series preview: The second half begins in Houston
Camden ChatJul 17, 2026Team blog
Schedule
Recent and upcoming games
Results and the next official games, shown in your local time.
Recent games
vs Baltimore Orioles
Jul 18 · Final
WP: Sanders · LP: King · SV: Wells
Notable: Lambert: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 3 BB, 10 K · ND
at Texas Rangers
Jul 12 · Final
WP: Latz · LP: Hader
Notable: Javier: 3.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 3 BB, 4 K · ND
at Texas Rangers
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Lambert · LP: Rocker
Notable: Lambert: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 1 BB, 7 K, 1 HR · W
at Texas Rangers
Jul 11 · Final
WP: Winn · LP: King
Notable: Brown: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 3 ER, 5 BB, 4 K, 1 HR · ND
at Washington Nationals
Jul 8 · Final
WP: Griffin · LP: Arrighetti
Notable: Arrighetti: 4.0 IP, 7 H, 8 ER, 6 BB, 2 K, 2 HR · L
Upcoming games
vs Baltimore Orioles
Jul 18 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Spencer Arrighetti vs Trevor Rogers
47-51 · 4th in AL East
vs Baltimore Orioles
Jul 19 · Scheduled
Probable pitchers: Hunter Brown vs Kyle Bradish
47-51 · 4th in AL East
Analytics
How this team has performed
Reliable team context, rankings, strengths, and weaknesses using the data available for MLB.
Team Quality
Record, run balance, and expected record from runs scored and allowed.
- Record
- 47-52
- Run differential
- -48
- Runs/game
- 4.6
- Runs allowed/game
- 5.0
- Expected record
- 45-54
- Actual vs expected
- +2.5 wins
No. 21 MLB
No. 23 MLB
No. 12 MLB
No. 26 MLB
Based on runs scored and allowed.
Offense
Team hitting rates and production from verified season totals.
- Runs/game
- 4.6
- OPS
- .728
- OBP
- .316
- SLG
- .412
- AVG
- .242
- Home runs
- 133
- BB%
- 8.9%
- K%
- 21.5%
- Hits/game
- 8.1
No. 12 MLB
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No. 17 MLB
Pitching and Run Prevention
Pitching staff results and opponent production.
- Runs allowed/game
- 5.0
- ERA
- 4.79
- WHIP
- 1.40
- Strikeouts
- 857
- Walks
- 431
- K/9
- 8.8
- BB/9
- 4.4
- HR allowed
- 138
- Opp AVG
- .242
- Opp OPS
- .753
No. 26 MLB
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No. 8 MLB
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No. 25 MLB
Basic Defense
Only basic fielding totals that are available reliably.
- Errors
- 42
- Fielding %
- .988
- Double plays
- 80
No. 7 MLB
No. 5 MLB
No. 8 MLB
Only audited basic fielding totals are shown; unsupported defensive metrics are intentionally omitted.
Sources
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