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Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 14, 10:25 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 40
6
6–5
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 49
5
T-Score49
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherOriolesBassitt holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 17th vs LHP.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.55 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Baltimore's 4.16.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 9–1 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 470 walks this season, 75 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Chris Bassitt RHP
Chris Bassitt
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.27
132nd
WHIP
1.63
208th
K/9
5.91
189th
BB/9
3.51
131st
P-Score48i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.96
43rd
OPS/R
–
IP
56.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.62
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
72
TB
Steven Matz LHP
Steven Matz
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.46
189th
WHIP
1.23
86th
K/9
6.89
176th
BB/9
2.87
79th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.72
195th
OPS/R
–
IP
62.2
Last 5 starts
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
2
How the starters differ
·Matz allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.23 WHIP compared with 1.63.
·Bassitt allows the lower home-run rate: 0.96 vs 1.72 per nine.
·Bassitt has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·Bassitt carries a 5.53 road ERA, compared with Matz's 6.41 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bassitt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%92.3
Curveball22%71.3
Cutter20%90.0
Four-seam8%92.5
Sweeper6%73.5
Changeup5%85.4
Slider3%81.1
Matz arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker50%93.6
Changeup28%83.0
Curveball13%78.8
Slider8%82.4
Cutter0%88.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Steven Matz)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Chris Bassitt)
4th
in MLB
0.752OPS
.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 Steven Matz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Matz (BvP)
1Pete AlonsoR1B69.88543.795No MLB historyNo history
2Jackson HollidayL2B36.6407.655No MLB historyNo history
3Coby MayoR3B55.758241.124No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler O'NeillRRF44.67710.775No MLB historyNo history
5Gunnar HendersonLSS53.71224.721No MLB historyNo history
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B52.838111.066No MLB historyNo history
7Leody TaverasSCF35.6338.506No MLB historyNo history
8Colton CowserLCF44.68713.454No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC23.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
1Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score2Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history36H-Score3Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .775 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score5Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .454 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history23H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Chris Bassitt
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bassitt (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH70.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B68.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Chandler SimpsonLLF38.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
4Junior CamineroR3B78.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
5Liam HicksLC58.80118.902No MLB historyNo history
6Victor Mesa Jr.LRF62.82514.811No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF42.62815.647No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B46.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Taylor WallsSSS32.6072.644No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score3Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history38H-Score4Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history78H-Score5Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · No MLB history · No history58H-Score6Victor Mesa Jr. RF · L.260 / .825 · 14 HRvs hand .811 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·TBTB
AVG.234 27th.258 1st
OPS.710 21st.728 8th
Home runs199 10th169 22nd
Runs718 17th736 12th
OBP.314 20th.326 5th
SLG.396 21st.402 12th
PitchingBALBAL·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs3.70
BALTB
WHIP1.34vs1.14
BALTB
K/98.2vs8.3
BALTB
HR Allowed169vs201
BALTB
BullpenBALBAL·TBTB
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.16vs3.55
no league rank
Saves46vs58
BALTB
ResultsBALBAL·TBTB
+39710th
Run differential
+38414th
79–82 Record98–64
4–6 Last 109–1
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (4–6)
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
Tampa Bay Rays (9–1)
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Chris Bassitt (5.27 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Steven Matz (5.46 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:10 PM ET at Tropicana Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Tropicana Field, home of the Tampa Bay Rays.
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 Rays performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rays 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Chris Bassitt is at 48; Steven Matz is at 37. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.