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Baltimore Orioles 3, Boston Red Sox 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:35 PM ET · Fenway ParkGame-day snapshot Jul 22, 12:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score41
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 41
3
3–6
FINAL
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 46
6
T-Score46
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxBennett owns the stronger overall starter profile, with the higher P-Score and better strikeout and baserunner rates.
Offense vs handSoxBoston owns a .711 OPS vs RHP, 22th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 17th vs LHP.
LineupOriolesBaltimore's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.52 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Baltimore's 4.01.
Recent formSoxBoston has been the better recent team, at 10–0 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Dean Kremer RHP
Dean Kremer
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.15
149th
WHIP
1.12
51st
K/9
10.04
92nd
BB/9
2.42
89th
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
3.12
201st
OPS/R
–
IP
26.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.15
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
BOS
Jake Bennett LHP
Jake Bennett
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.35
65th
WHIP
0.88
34th
K/9
6.37
154th
BB/9
1.51
5th
P-Score59i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.50
62nd
OPS/R
–
IP
53.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
0.82
QUALITY
START %
100%
(5 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Kremer strikes out 3.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Bennett allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.88 WHIP compared with 1.12.
·Bennett enters with a 2.35 ERA compared with Kremer's 4.15.
·Bennett allows the lower home-run rate: 0.50 vs 3.12 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Kremer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam29%92.6
Splitter26%82.4
Cutter18%87.0
Sinker14%92.0
Curveball13%76.7
Slider1%83.4
Bennett arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam35%92.9
Changeup26%83.6
Sinker24%92.4
Sweeper7%79.5
Cutter4%85.0
Curveball3%78.8

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Jake Bennett)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Sox vs RHP (Dean Kremer)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.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 Jake Bennett
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Bennett (BvP)
1Taylor WardRDH54.6707.712No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.795No MLB historyNo history
3Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.721No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler O'NeillRRF47.67710.775No MLB historyNo history
5Coby MayoR3B65.758241.124No MLB historyNo history
6Leody TaverasSCF41.6338.506No MLB historyNo history
7Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.838111.066No MLB historyNo history
8Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.655No MLB historyNo history
9Sam HuffRC—.3290.417No MLB historyNo history
1Taylor Ward DH · R.225 / .670 · 7 HRvs hand .712 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score6Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score7Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score8Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score9Sam Huff C · R.121 / .329 · 0 HRvs hand .417 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Dean Kremer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Kremer (BvP)
1Masataka YoshidaLDH47.7465.743No MLB historyNo history
2Ceddanne RafaelaRCF57.76516.743No MLB historyNo history
3Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.735No MLB historyNo history
4Willson ContrerasR1B76.90227.878No MLB historyNo history
5Caleb DurbinR3B51.71013.716No MLB historyNo history
6Romy GonzalezRDH—.5721.517No MLB historyNo history
7Jarren DuranLLF49.62720.633No MLB historyNo history
8Connor WongRC38.6564.631No MLB historyNo history
9Tsung-Che ChengLSS—.6000.627No MLB historyNo history
1Masataka Yoshida DH · L.274 / .746 · 5 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score2Ceddanne Rafaela CF · R.285 / .765 · 16 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score3Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Willson Contreras 1B · R.275 / .902 · 27 HRvs hand .878 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score5Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score6Romy Gonzalez DH · R.185 / .572 · 1 HRvs hand .517 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Connor Wong C · R.233 / .656 · 4 HRvs hand .631 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score9Tsung-Che Cheng SS · L.256 / .600 · 0 HRvs hand .627 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·BOSBOS
AVG.234 28th.245 16th
OPS.710 21st.717 18th
Home runs199 10th163 26th
Runs718 17th689 23rd
OBP.314 21st.319 11th
SLG.396 23rd.398 19th
PitchingBALBAL·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs3.54
BALBOS
WHIP1.34vs1.23
BALBOS
K/98.2vs8.7
BALBOS
HR Allowed169vs153
BALBOS
BullpenBALBAL·BOSBOS
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.01vs3.52
no league rank
Saves46vs46
BALBOS
ResultsBALBAL·BOSBOS
+37311th
Run differential
+36113th
79–82 Record87–75
7–3 Last 1010–0
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (7–3)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
L
Boston Red Sox (10–0)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—8
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Dean Kremer (4.15 ERA, 1–2) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Sox?+
Jake Bennett (2.35 ERA, 5–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:35 PM ET at Fenway Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.
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 Sox performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Sox 8–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Dean Kremer is at 48; Jake Bennett is at 59. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.