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Baltimore Orioles 4, Athletics 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:40 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 29, 12:45 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 11, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score51
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 51
4
4–3
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 25
3
T-Score25
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherOriolesYoung leads Lopez in P-Score (53 vs 41), WHIP and ERA.
LineupOriolesBaltimore's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenOriolesBaltimore owns a 4.29 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Athletics's 5.62.
Starter formAthleticsLopez has a 2.45 ERA over his last five starts, while Young is at 4.91.
Team strengthOriolesBaltimore leads 51–25 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Brandon Young RHP
Brandon Young
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.50
55th
WHIP
1.36
131st
K/9
7.22
135th
BB/9
3.28
140th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.17
127th
OPS/R
–
IP
123.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.91
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
ATH
Jacob Lopez LHP
Jacob Lopez
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.98
187th
WHIP
1.48
187th
K/9
8.62
113th
BB/9
4.50
194th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.44
194th
OPS/R
–
IP
94.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.45
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Young enters with a 3.50 ERA compared with Lopez's 4.98.
·Lopez strikes out 1.4 more batters per nine innings.
·Young allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.36 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Lopez has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricYoungLopezNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 1 GS3.38 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Young arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%94.4
Splitter19%84.4
Slider15%84.5
Sinker14%93.8
Curveball12%75.2
Lopez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%89.5
Slider34%75.7
Cutter20%85.3
Changeup8%81.5
Sinker3%89.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Jacob Lopez)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Brandon Young)
16th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs LHP Jacob Lopez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Lopez (BvP)
1Blaze AlexanderR3B58.7724.6501-for-2Very small sample
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.7951-for-3Very small sample
3Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.6550-for-2Very small sample
4Coby MayoR3B65.758241.1241-for-4Very small sample
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.838111.066No MLB historyNo history
6Leody TaverasSCF42.6338.5062-for-5Very small sample
7Christian FranklinRCF—.5250.542No MLB historyNo history
8Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.654No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC28.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
1Blaze Alexander 3B · R.303 / .772 · 4 HRvs hand .650 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample82H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score6Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample42H-Score7Christian Franklin CF · R.180 / .525 · 0 HRvs hand .542 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Young (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF63.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
2Jeff McNeilL2B44.6819.7050-for-2Very small sample
3Zack GelofR3B69.79722.764No MLB historyNo history
4Lawrence ButlerLRF59.72017.7340-for-1Very small sample
5Tommy WhiteR1B32.6003.590No MLB historyNo history
6Max MuncyR3B50.6839.685No MLB historyNo history
7Carlos CortesLRF56.71510.712No MLB historyNo history
8Jonah HeimSC46.62813.6113-for-4Very small sample
9Alika WilliamsRSS42.7354.675No MLB historyNo history
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample44H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample59H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score6Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · No MLB history · No history50H-Score7Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history56H-Score8Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample46H-Score9Alika Williams SS · R.270 / .735 · 4 HRvs hand .675 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·ATHATH
AVG.234 28th.245 15th
OPS.710 21st.719 15th
Home runs199 10th194 11th
Runs718 17th699 21st
OBP.314 20th.317 15th
SLG.396 22nd.402 15th
PitchingBALBAL·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs5.51
BALATH
WHIP1.34vs1.51
BALATH
K/98.2vs8.5
BALATH
HR Allowed169vs247
BALATH
BullpenBALBAL·ATHATH
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.29vs5.62
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.51
no league rank
Saves46vs39
BALATH
ResultsBALBAL·ATHATH
+3419th
Run differential
+10530th
79–82 Record64–98
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (4–6)
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
Athletics (4–6)
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Brandon Young (3.50 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jacob Lopez (4.98 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:40 PM ET at Sutter Health Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Sutter Health Park, home of the Athletics.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Orioles and Athletics performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Athletics 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brandon Young is at 53; Jacob Lopez is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.