Baltimore Orioles vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineup — Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
Final Lineups
Baltimore Orioles @ Cincinnati Reds · Sunday, Jul 5, 2026
Baltimore has a fair amount of prior exposure to Nick Lodolo, with Tyler O'Neill standing out at 2-for-5 in 8 PA with a 1.225 OPS and Leody Taveras at 1-for-1 in 2 PA with a 3.000 OPS. Taylor Ward is 1-for-3 with a 1.000 OPS, while Adley Rutschman is 1-for-6 with a .500 OPS. Gunnar Henderson is hitless at 0-for-2 in 3 PA with a .333 OPS, and Pete Alonso is hitless at 0-for-5 with a .000 OPS. Coby Mayo, Jeremiah Jackson, and Blaze Alexander have no MLB history vs Lodolo.
Cincinnati has very little familiarity with Kyle Bradish. Eugenio Suárez is the lone hitter with MLB history in this matchup, going 4-for-8 with a .500 average and 1.125 OPS. Elly De La Cruz, Sal Stewart, JJ Bleday, Spencer Steer, Tyler Stephenson, Noelvi Marte, TJ Friedl, and Edwin Arroyo have no MLB history vs Bradish.
The Orioles clearly bring more established history into this matchup, with several hitters having already seen Lodolo multiple times. The Reds are almost entirely facing Bradish for the first time, outside of Suárez.
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gunnar Henderson | 0.220 | 0.302 | 0.700 | 20 | 51 | 0.000 | 0.333 |
| 2 | Adley Rutschman | 0.245 | 0.332 | 0.757 | 9 | 51 | 0.167 | 0.500 |
| 3 | Taylor Ward | 0.240 | 0.370 | 0.707 | 7 | 30 | 0.333 | 1.000 |
| 4 | Pete Alonso | 0.267 | 0.360 | 0.854 | 28 | 81 | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| 5 | Coby Mayo | 0.214 | 0.278 | 0.723 | 17 | 47 | — | — |
| 6 | Tyler O'Neill | 0.221 | 0.311 | 0.703 | 10 | 23 | 0.400 | 1.225 |
| 7 | Leody Taveras | 0.228 | 0.304 | 0.666 | 7 | 44 | 1.000 | 3.000 |
| 8 | Jeremiah Jackson | 0.226 | 0.255 | 0.614 | 7 | 39 | — | — |
| 9 | Blaze Alexander | 0.312 | 0.368 | 0.807 | 4 | 29 | — | — |
| # | Batter | AVG | OBP | OPS | HR | RBI | vAVG | vOPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elly De La Cruz | 0.259 | 0.341 | 0.811 | 20 | 57 | — | — |
| 2 | Sal Stewart | 0.258 | 0.333 | 0.804 | 26 | 91 | — | — |
| 3 | JJ Bleday | 0.220 | 0.333 | 0.771 | 20 | 47 | — | — |
| 4 | Eugenio Suárez | 0.208 | 0.288 | 0.703 | 18 | 50 | 0.500 | 1.125 |
| 5 | Spencer Steer | 0.238 | 0.319 | 0.740 | 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 6 | Tyler Stephenson | 0.245 | 0.329 | 0.744 | 12 | 39 | — | — |
| 7 | Noelvi Marte | 0.189 | 0.229 | 0.550 | 6 | 15 | — | — |
| 8 | TJ Friedl | 0.158 | 0.242 | 0.479 | 3 | 11 | — | — |
| 9 | Edwin Arroyo | 0.244 | 0.286 | 0.568 | 0 | 5 | — | — |