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Baltimore Orioles 5, Minnesota Twins 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:40 PM ET · Target FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 11, 6:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 50
5
5–2
FINAL
Minnesota Twins
77–85 · 3rd AL Central · T-Score 50
2
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handTwinsMinnesota owns a .739 OPS vs RHP, 8th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 18th vs RHP.
LineupTwinsMinnesota's official lineup includes 3 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formTwinsMinnesota has been the better recent team, at 4–6 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 460 walks this season, 66 more than Minnesota.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Brandon Young RHP
Brandon Young
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.43
55th
WHIP
1.31
131st
K/9
7.44
135th
BB/9
3.18
140th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.00
127th
OPS/R
–
IP
107.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.56
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
MIN
Bailey Ober RHP
Bailey Ober
Minnesota Twins
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.45
136th
WHIP
1.22
109th
K/9
6.10
188th
BB/9
2.32
55th
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.35
158th
OPS/R
–
IP
93.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.10
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Young strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·Young enters with a 3.43 ERA compared with Ober's 4.45.
·Ober allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.31.
·Ober has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.35 more per nine innings.

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

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Bailey Ober)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Twins vs RHP (Brandon Young)
8th
in MLB
0.739OPS
.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 Bailey Ober
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Ober (BvP)
1Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.708No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.935No MLB historyNo history
3Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler O'NeillRRF47.67710.584No MLB historyNo history
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.83811.743No MLB historyNo history
6Coby MayoR3B65.75824.567No MLB historyNo history
7Christian FranklinRCF—.5250.492No MLB historyNo history
8Jeremiah JacksonR2B41.61210.613No MLB historyNo history
9Yohel PozoRC—.5751.643No MLB historyNo history
1Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · No MLB history · No history82H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score4Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score6Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand .567 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score7Christian Franklin CF · R.180 / .525 · 0 HRvs hand .492 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217 / .612 · 10 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score9Yohel Pozo C · R.250 / .575 · 1 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Minnesota TwinsOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Young (BvP)
1Trevor LarnachLLF64.78813.819No MLB historyNo history
2Ryan JeffersRC76.81414.820No MLB historyNo history
3Josh BellSDH69.73821.741No MLB historyNo history
4Kody ClemensL2B73.75827.789No MLB historyNo history
5Royce LewisR1B53.66715.638No MLB historyNo history
6Brooks LeeS3B60.72824.800No MLB historyNo history
7Luke KeaschallR2B60.78110.800No MLB historyNo history
8Alan RodenLRF—.7681.670No MLB historyNo history
9Kaelen CulpepperRSS43.7213.704No MLB historyNo history
1Trevor Larnach LF · L.269 / .788 · 13 HRvs hand .819 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Ryan Jeffers C · R.256 / .814 · 14 HRvs hand .820 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Josh Bell DH · S.255 / .738 · 21 HRvs hand .741 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score4Kody Clemens 2B · L.239 / .758 · 27 HRvs hand .789 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score5Royce Lewis 1B · R.227 / .667 · 15 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score6Brooks Lee 3B · S.253 / .728 · 24 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Luke Keaschall 2B · R.282 / .781 · 10 HRvs hand .800 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score8Alan Roden RF · L.291 / .768 · 1 HRvs hand .670 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score9Kaelen Culpepper SS · R.274 / .721 · 3 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·MINMIN
AVG.234 27th.245 14th
OPS.710 21st.720 12th
Home runs199 10th187 12th
Runs718 17th739 10th
OBP.314 20th.317 14th
SLG.396 22nd.403 10th
PitchingBALBAL·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs4.56
BALMIN
WHIP1.34vs1.36
BALMIN
K/98.2vs8.7
BALMIN
HR Allowed169vs186
BALMIN
BullpenBALBAL·MINMIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.26vs4.27
no league rank
Saves46vs45
BALMIN
ResultsBALBAL·MINMIN
+33310th
Run differential
+29018th
79–82 Record77–85
4–6 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (4–6)
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
Minnesota Twins (4–6)
W
L
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
0—6
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Brandon Young (3.43 ERA, 8–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Twins?+
Bailey Ober (4.45 ERA, 7–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:40 PM ET at Target Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins.
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 Twins performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Twins 6–0 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Brandon Young is at 53; Bailey Ober is at 47. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.