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Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

Wednesday, Jul 22, 2026 G2Fenway Park7:10 PM ETPreview
BAL · Away · 49-52

Baltimore Orioles

AL East · 5th · 9.5 GB
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7:10 PM ET
H2H 58
BOS · Home · 51-48

Boston Red Sox

AL East · 4th · 6.5 GB
Starting pitchers
Starter form · last 5 starts
Season3.61
Last 52.21
1.40 ERA better in last 5
11 days restQS 80%Blow-up 0/5
106/17
006/22
306/28
307/05
107/11
Season2.35
Last 50.84
1.51 ERA better in last 5
5 days restQS 100%Blow-up 0/5
006/22
106/27
207/03
007/08
007/17

↓ ERA trending down lately

Matchup edge
Jake Bennett hotter lately (L5 0.84 ERA)·Boston bullpen edge
PitchingBoston
Orioles67Boston90
HittingEven
Orioles48Boston51
BullpenBoston
Orioles54Boston67
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs LHP / RHP
Orioles vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.7301 hot hitterTop: Encarnacion-Strand 1.125 · Alexander 0.720 · Rutschman 0.707

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

Boston vs RHP
Avg OPS 0.7611 hot hitterTop: Contreras 0.901 · Wong 0.830 · Rafaela 0.715

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

Baltimore Orioles hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.294
0.720
4
0.210
0.609
21
0.241
0.707
8
0.200
0.488
16
Boston Red Sox hitters vs RHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.288
0.901
22
0.227
0.687
15
0.275
0.715
8
0.313
0.830
1
0.246
0.674
4
◆ Matchup preview

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox (2026-07-22). Kyle Bradish vs Jake Bennett at Fenway Park.

Starters — Bradish has a 3.61 ERA and 1.35 WHIP over 107.1 innings, with 8.89 K/9, 4.19 BB/9, and 1.01 HR/9. His last three starts were 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K, 2 BB; 7.2 IP, 3 ER, 5 K, 1 BB; and 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 2 K, 5 BB. The form looks steady overall, matching the flat trend, but the walk rate remains a pressure point. Bennett has a 2.35 ERA and 0.88 WHIP in 53.2 innings, with 6.37 K/9, 1.51 BB/9, and 0.50 HR/9. His last three starts were 6.0 IP, 0 ER, 3 K, 1 BB; 7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, 1 BB; and 7.2 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 0 BB. The trend is down, and that lines up with his recent run prevention, elite control, and limited hard damage.

Teams — Baltimore brings a .719 OPS, 464 runs, and a .238 average, with a 4.21 team ERA and 1.35 WHIP. The Orioles are 7-3 in their last 10, and their offense has been the stronger unit relative to their pitching staff. Boston has a .709 OPS, 419 runs, and a .245 average, paired with a 3.55 team ERA and 1.22 WHIP. The Red Sox are 10-0 in their last 10, and their profile is built more on pitching efficiency and run prevention than on pure scoring volume.

Key facts
Jake Bennett has a 0.88 WHIP and 1.51 BB/9Kyle Bradish has 8.89 K/9 but also 4.19 BB/9Baltimore has scored 464 runs, while Boston enters on a 10-0 run
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BOS
Team AVG
0.238
0.245
Team OPS
0.719
0.709
Home runs
120
95
Runs scored
464
419
Team ERA
4.21
3.55
HR allowed
110
101

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