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Baltimore Orioles 4, Tampa Bay Rays 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:10 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 15, 9:20 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score51
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 51
4
4–3
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 67
3
T-Score67
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRaysThe starters are close overall, but Seymour owns the better strikeout and control profile.
Offense vs handRaysTampa has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenRaysTampa has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formRaysTampa has won 9 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 471 walks this season, 72 more than Tampa.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Kyle Bradish RHP
Kyle Bradish
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.69
113th
WHIP
1.34
176th
K/9
8.57
108th
BB/9
3.83
184th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.92
102nd
OPS/R
–
IP
127.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.19
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
TB
Ian Seymour LHP
Ian Seymour
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.08
120th
WHIP
1.13
42nd
K/9
10.56
18th
BB/9
2.99
48th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
198th
OPS/R
–
IP
90.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.57
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Seymour owns a 10.6 K/9 compared with Bradish's 8.6.
·Seymour allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.34.
·Bradish allows the lower home-run rate: 0.92 vs 1.30 per nine.
·Bradish works deeper into games, 5.5 IP per start versus 4.7.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bradish arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%94.7
Slider24%87.4
Curveball22%84.9
Four-seam17%94.2
Changeup1%90.4
Seymour arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup29%83.5
Four-seam27%91.4
Sweeper20%81.7
Sinker16%90.0
Slider6%83.2
Curveball1%72.7
Cutter1%87.1

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Ian Seymour)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Kyle Bradish)
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 Ian Seymour
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Seymour (BvP)
1Tyler O'NeillRRF51.67710.7750-for-2Very small sample
2Pete AlonsoR1B85.88543.7951-for-2Very small sample
3Jackson HollidayL2B44.6407.6550-for-4Very small sample
4Coby MayoR3B68.758241.1241-for-1Very small sample
5Gunnar HendersonLSS65.71224.7210-for-4Very small sample
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B64.838111.0660-for-2Very small sample
7Christian FranklinRCF—.5250.5420-for-1Very small sample
8Leody TaverasSCF43.6338.5060-for-1Very small sample
9Carlos NarváezRC29.4673.4620-for-1Very small sample
1Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .775 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample44H-Score4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample68H-Score5Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score7Christian Franklin CF · R.180 / .525 · 0 HRvs hand .542 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score8Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample29H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Kyle Bradish
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradish (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.81610-for-25Limited history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.8372-for-7Very small sample
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.8712-for-5Very small sample
4Liam HicksLC63.80118.9020-for-1Very small sample
5Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.7181-for-6Very small sample
6Jonny DeLucaRRF49.72911.7730-for-2Very small sample
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.6471-for-3Very small sample
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.7481-for-10Small sample
9Taylor WallsSSS34.6072.6441-for-14Small sample
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · 10-for-25 · Limited history79H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · 2-for-7 · Very small sample76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample63H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample42H-Score6Jonny DeLuca RF · R.266 / .729 · 11 HRvs hand .773 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-10 · Small sample51H-Score9Taylor Walls SS · S.222 / .607 · 2 HRvs hand .644 · 1-for-14 · Small sample34H-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 13th
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 ERA4.31vs3.64
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.35vs1.17
no league rank
Saves46vs58
BALTB
ResultsBALBAL·TBTB
+31311th
Run differential
+3604th
79–82 Record98–64
5–5 Last 109–1
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
W
Tampa Bay Rays (9–1)
L
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Kyle Bradish (3.69 ERA, 7–11) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Ian Seymour (4.08 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:10 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?+
Kyle Bradish is at 51; Ian Seymour is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.