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Baltimore Orioles 6, Tampa Bay Rays 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:05 PM ET · Tropicana FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 17, 9:10 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score49
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 49
6
6–7
FINAL
Tampa Bay Rays
98–64 · 1st AL East · T-Score 68
7
T-Score68
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 handRaysTampa owns a .752 OPS vs RHP, 4th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 17th vs LHP.
LineupOriolesBaltimore's official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenRaysTampa owns a 3.79 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Baltimore's 4.31.
Recent formRaysTampa has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Brandon Young RHP
Brandon Young
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.33
55th
WHIP
1.32
129th
K/9
7.36
134th
BB/9
3.25
140th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.95
126th
OPS/R
–
IP
113.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.07
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TB
Shane McClanahan LHP
Shane McClanahan
Tampa Bay Rays
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.09
43rd
WHIP
1.12
39th
K/9
8.27
115th
BB/9
3.18
100th
P-Score55i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.64
28th
OPS/R
–
IP
99.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.54
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
18
How the starters differ
·McClanahan allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.12 WHIP compared with 1.32.
·Young has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.31 more per nine innings.
·Young has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.
·Young carries a 3.27 road ERA, compared with McClanahan's 2.55 mark at home.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricYoungMcClanahanNote
Career vs opponent–3.48 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

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
McClanahan arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam38%95.6
Changeup28%86.9
Slider18%88.2
Curveball15%82.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Shane McClanahan)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rays vs RHP (Brandon Young)
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 Shane McClanahan
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs McClanahan (BvP)
1Tyler O'NeillRRF52.67710.7750-for-3Very small sample
2Pete AlonsoR1B86.88543.7951-for-3Very small sample
3Jackson HollidayL2B44.6407.6550-for-1Very small sample
4Coby MayoR3B68.758241.1241-for-2Very small sample
5Gunnar HendersonLSS65.71224.7211-for-2Very small sample
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B64.838111.066No MLB historyNo history
7Jeremiah JacksonR2B43.61210.5700-for-2Very small sample
8Carlos NarváezRC29.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
9Christian FranklinRCF—.5250.542No MLB historyNo history
1Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .775 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample52H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample86H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample44H-Score4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample68H-Score5Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score7Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217 / .612 · 10 HRvs hand .570 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score8Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score9Christian Franklin CF · R.180 / .525 · 0 HRvs hand .542 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score
Tampa Bay RaysOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Young (BvP)
1Yandy DíazRDH79.80522.816No MLB historyNo history
2Jonathan ArandaL1B76.79222.837No MLB historyNo history
3Junior CamineroR3B87.88442.871No MLB historyNo history
4Liam HicksLC63.80118.9021-for-2Very small sample
5Chandler SimpsonLLF42.6890.718No MLB historyNo history
6Ryan ViladeRRF62.75011.641No MLB historyNo history
7Cedric MullinsLCF47.62815.647No MLB historyNo history
8Richie PalaciosL2B51.70410.748No MLB historyNo history
9Jorge MateoRSS33.5595.691No MLB historyNo history
1Yandy Díaz DH · R.293 / .805 · 22 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score2Jonathan Aranda 1B · L.274 / .792 · 22 HRvs hand .837 · No MLB history · No history76H-Score3Junior Caminero 3B · R.276 / .884 · 42 HRvs hand .871 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score4Liam Hicks C · L.284 / .801 · 18 HRvs hand .902 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample63H-Score5Chandler Simpson LF · L.306 / .689 · 0 HRvs hand .718 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score6Ryan Vilade RF · R.245 / .750 · 11 HRvs hand .641 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score7Cedric Mullins CF · L.205 / .628 · 15 HRvs hand .647 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score8Richie Palacios 2B · L.235 / .704 · 10 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score9Jorge Mateo SS · R.203 / .559 · 5 HRvs hand .691 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·TBTB
AVG.234 28th.258 1st
OPS.710 21st.728 8th
Home runs199 10th169 22nd
Runs718 17th736 12th
OBP.314 21st.326 6th
SLG.396 23rd.402 14th
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 ERA4.31vs3.79
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.35vs1.17
no league rank
Saves46vs58
BALTB
ResultsBALBAL·TBTB
+29412th
Run differential
+3475th
79–82 Record98–64
5–5 Last 107–3
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
Tampa Bay Rays (7–3)
L
L
L
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?+
Brandon Young (3.33 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rays?+
Shane McClanahan (3.09 ERA, 9–6) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:05 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?+
Brandon Young is at 54; Shane McClanahan is at 55. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.