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Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays

Friday, Aug 14, 2026Tropicana Field7:10 PM ETPreview
BAL · Away · 58-63

Baltimore Orioles

AL East · 3rd · 16.5 GB
—:—
7:10 PM ET
H2H 7–6
TB · Home · 74-46

Tampa Bay Rays

AL East · 1st · —
Starting pitchers
Baltimore Orioles · Away

TBD

Probable starter not listed in MLB schedule yet. Stats will fill in after sync picks up the assignment.

Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Projected hitters vs LHP / RHP
Orioles vs LHP
Avg OPS 0.654Top: Encarnacion-Strand 0.801 · Alexander 0.720 · Holliday 0.651

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

Baltimore Orioles hitters vs LHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
Pete Alonso
0.210
0.609
26
Blaze Alexander
0.294
0.720
4
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
0.254
0.801
4
Samuel Basallo
0.200
0.488
16
Jackson Holliday
0.167
0.651
6
Head to head (2025–2026)
7—6
Baltimore Orioles lead series
13 meetings total
2025-09-25
Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
5–6
BAL
2025-09-24
Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
6–2
TB
2025-09-23
Tampa Bay Rays @ Baltimore Orioles
0–6
BAL
2025-07-20
Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays
5–3
BAL
2025-07-19
Baltimore Orioles @ Tampa Bay Rays
3–4
TB
Team picture · 2026
Baltimore Orioles
4–6
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Tampa Bay Rays
9–1
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BAL
TB
Team AVG
0.235
0.261
Team OPS
0.715
0.739
Home runs
143
128
Runs scored
543
549
Team ERA
4.24
3.70
HR allowed
129
148

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