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Baltimore Orioles 5, Athletics 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

10:05 PM ET · Sutter Health ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 30, 1:05 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 52
5
5–3
FINAL
Athletics
64–98 · 4th AL West · T-Score 31
3
T-Score31
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherOriolesBaz owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .002 difference in OPS.
BullpenOriolesBaltimore has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formOriolesBaltimore has won 5 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthOriolesBaltimore leads 52–31 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Shane Baz RHP
Shane Baz
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.04
111th
WHIP
1.35
135th
K/9
8.03
133rd
BB/9
3.09
115th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.65
27th
OPS/R
–
IP
151.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.93
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
ATH
Jack Perkins RHP
Jack Perkins
Athletics
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
6.68
209th
WHIP
1.48
175th
K/9
10.36
25th
BB/9
3.79
161st
P-Score43i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.69
199th
OPS/R
–
IP
90.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.23
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Perkins strikes out 2.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Baz enters with a 4.04 ERA compared with Perkins's 6.68.
·Baz allows the lower home-run rate: 0.65 vs 1.69 per nine.
·The WHIP gap favors Baz, 1.35 to 1.48.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBazPerkinsNote
Career vs opponent9.64 ERA, 1 GS13.50 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Jack Perkins)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Athletics vs RHP (Shane Baz)
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 RHP Jack Perkins
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Perkins (BvP)
1Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.6431-for-2Very small sample
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.9350-for-1Very small sample
3Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.7081-for-3Very small sample
4Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.83811.743No MLB historyNo history
5Samuel BasalloLC57.69718.7771-for-1Very small sample
6Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.7150-for-1Very small sample
7Coby MayoR3B65.75824.5670-for-2Very small sample
8Colton CowserLCF52.68713.734No MLB historyNo history
9Leody TaverasSCF42.6338.708No MLB historyNo history
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample82H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score4Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Samuel Basallo C · L.222 / .697 · 18 HRvs hand .777 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample57H-Score6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample52H-Score7Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand .567 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score9Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score
AthleticsOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Baz (BvP)
1Henry BolteRCF61.76411.739No MLB historyNo history
2Jeff McNeilL2B44.6819.7050-for-4Very small sample
3Zack GelofR3B66.79722.7640-for-4Very small sample
4Lawrence ButlerLRF59.72017.7340-for-3Very small sample
5Tommy WhiteR1B30.6003.590No MLB historyNo history
6Donovan WaltonL2B55.8069.810No MLB historyNo history
7Max MuncyR3B48.6839.6852-for-3Very small sample
8Carlos CortesLRF53.71510.7120-for-2Very small sample
9Jonah HeimSC44.62813.6111-for-3Very small sample
1Henry Bolte CF · R.277 / .764 · 11 HRvs hand .739 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score2Jeff McNeil 2B · L.264 / .681 · 9 HRvs hand .705 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample44H-Score3Zack Gelof 3B · R.256 / .797 · 22 HRvs hand .764 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample66H-Score4Lawrence Butler RF · L.237 / .720 · 17 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample59H-Score5Tommy White 1B · R.254 / .600 · 3 HRvs hand .590 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score6Donovan Walton 2B · L.261 / .806 · 9 HRvs hand .810 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score7Max Muncy 3B · R.230 / .683 · 9 HRvs hand .685 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample48H-Score8Carlos Cortes RF · L.251 / .715 · 10 HRvs hand .712 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample53H-Score9Jonah Heim C · S.204 / .628 · 13 HRvs hand .611 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample44H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·ATHATH
AVG.234 27th.245 15th
OPS.710 21st.719 15th
Home runs199 10th194 11th
Runs718 17th699 21st
OBP.314 20th.317 15th
SLG.396 21st.402 14th
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 ERA4.20vs5.43
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.51
no league rank
Saves46vs39
BALATH
ResultsBALBAL·ATHATH
+3509th
Run differential
+13330th
79–82 Record64–98
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
Athletics (4–6)
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Shane Baz (4.04 ERA, 4–14) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Athletics?+
Jack Perkins (6.68 ERA, 3–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
10:05 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?+
Shane Baz is at 54; Jack Perkins is at 43. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.