MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
08/22/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2495 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (51-78) 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 4 11 1
Baltimore Orioles (63-65) 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
Houston Downs Baltimore, 4-2
The Houston Astros and Baltimore Orioles played an exciting game.

The Houston Astros picked up a win at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, knocking off the Baltimore Orioles, 4-2. On the mound for Houston was right-hander Greg Connolly. He played a key role in the triumph. Connolly got the win, improving to 7-8. He gave up 3 hits and walked 3 over 7 innings. He allowed 2 runs. Jesús Mejía converted his 14th save in 18 tries.

Claude Spears, who finished 4th in the NL in runs with 91 in 2023, had a direct impact on the outcome. Spears contributed a run-scoring single in the top of the seventh inning to put Houston up, 4-2.

"We take it day by day here," said Spears, "and today was a good one for us."

The win puts Houston at 51-78.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Thomas RF 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 .248 6 28
J. Villarreal LF 4 0 2 0 0 1 3 .326 0 14
C. Spears CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 2 .262 11 51
S. McGuire 3B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .297 16 81
J. Lowery 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 0 .298 4 38
   b-S. Sweet 1B, 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .253 1 6
D. Jones DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 .255 14 57
   a-S. Castro DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .317 6 60
U. Ok 2B, 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .272 1 13
A. Morrison C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .215 4 22
E. van Zandvliet SS 4 0 0 1 0 3 2 .210 0 25
Totals 35 4 11 4 1 6 13      
a - S. Castro inserted as DH in the 8th
b - S. Sweet substituted for J. Lowery in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Lowery (19, 4th Inning off C. Rodon, 2 on, 1 out)
Triples: A. Morrison (2, 3rd Inning off C. Rodon, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: L. Thomas 2 , J. Villarreal 2 , C. Spears 2 , S. McGuire , J. Lowery 3 , A. Morrison 4
2-out RBI: C. Spears
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: C. Spears , U. Ok 2
GIDP: S. Castro
Sac Fly: D. Jones
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
CS: J. Villarreal (4)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Connolly (2)
Double Plays: 1 (Connolly-van Zandvliet-Lowery)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
C. Correa SS 3 0 0 0 1 2 1 .260 18 57
A. Ramos CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 .278 11 47
   a-G. Manley PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .177 2 20
G. Henderson 1B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .275 10 39
E. Vázquez LF 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .271 27 101
J. Wilson DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .263 28 64
R. Pérez C 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .280 16 59
N. Mazara RF 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 .281 16 65
J. Mateo 2B 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .230 5 31
N. Jorge 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .232 0 7
Totals 30 2 4 2 3 8 13      
a - G. Manley pinch hit for A. Ramos in the 8th

BATTING
Home Runs: N. Mazara (16, 5th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Wilson , N. Mazara 5 , N. Jorge
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: G. Henderson , E. Vázquez , N. Jorge
GIDP: R. Pérez
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: A. Ramos (27) , J. Wilson (1) , N. Jorge (4)
CS: N. Mazara (4)

FIELDING
Errors: J. Mateo (13)
Double Plays: 1 (Jorge-Mateo-Henderson)
OF assists: 1 (Ramos(Thomas at home))
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Connolly W (7-8) 7.0 3 2 2 3 4 1 98 3.68   
B. Snell H (2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 18 4.71   
J. Mejía SV (14) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 7.44   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 64
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 26, B. Snell 4, J. Mejía 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 6-9, B. Snell 0-1, J. Mejía 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 98-61, B. Snell 18-11, J. Mejía 9-7
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Rodon L (9-10) 6.0 6 4 3 1 4 0 98 4.52   
J. Pérez 0.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 15 3.58   
J. Fierro 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0.00   
A. Flores 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 14 3.87   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Rodon 49
Batters Faced: C. Rodon 25, J. Pérez 3, J. Fierro 5, A. Flores 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Rodon 9-4, J. Pérez 0-0, J. Fierro 2-0, A. Flores 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: C. Rodon 98-63, J. Pérez 15-8, J. Fierro 14-10, A. Flores 14-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Pérez 1-0 , J. Fierro 3-1 , A. Flores 1-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Greg Connolly
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (71 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:08
Attendance: 41363
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