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Baltimore Orioles vs Tampa Bay Rays Starting Lineup — Monday, Aug 17, 2026

Monday, Aug 17, 2026Tropicana Field6:05 PMPreviewStarting Lineups
BAL · Away

Baltimore Orioles

SP: Brandon Young · ERA 3.33
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6:05 PM
TB · Home

Tampa Bay Rays

SP: Shane McClanahan · ERA 3.09
Lineups PendingAnnounced ~1–2 hrs before first pitch · 6:05 PM ET
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Baltimore Orioles at Tampa Bay Rays (2026-08-17). Brandon Young vs Shane McClanahan at Tropicana Field.

Brandon Young carries a 9-3 record with a 3.33 ERA, 1.32 WHIP, and 113.2 innings pitched into this contest while generating 7.36 K/9, 3.25 BB/9, and 0.95 HR/9. His performance has trended up across his previous three outings, where he produced lines of 6 IP, 1 ER, 4 K, 3 BB; 4.1 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB; and 5.2 IP, 4 ER, 5 K, 2 BB. Holding a 1.12 WHIP over 99.0 innings of work, Shane McClanahan enters with a 9-6 record alongside a 3.09 ERA, 8.27 K/9, 3.18 BB/9, and 0.64 HR/9. The left-hander is trending down following his last three appearances of 3 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB; 5 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB; and 5 IP, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB.

Baltimore brings an offense with a .718 OPS, a .237 batting average, and 563 total runs scored, while their pitching staff owns a 4.21 ERA and a 1.35 WHIP through an even 5-5 split over their last ten games. Tampa Bay counters with a .738 OPS, a .261 team batting average, and 559 runs on the season, backed by a pitching corps registering a 3.76 ERA and 1.15 WHIP during a 7-3 run in their past ten contests.

Key facts
Shane McClanahan 3.09 ERATampa Bay Rays 1.15 Team WHIPBrandon Young 9-3 Record