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Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:15 PM ET · Globe Life FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 7, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score52
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 52
1
1–2
FINAL
Texas Rangers
80–82 · 2nd AL West · T-Score 44
2
T-Score44
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRangersEovaldi holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handOriolesBaltimore owns a .715 OPS vs RHP, 18th in MLB; Texas ranks 28th vs RHP.
Starter formOriolesBaz has a 2.63 ERA over his last five starts, while Eovaldi is at 5.67.
Recent formOriolesBaltimore has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 447 walks this season, 77 more than Texas.

Starting pitchers

BAL
Shane Baz RHP
Shane Baz
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.86
112th
WHIP
1.37
135th
K/9
7.78
133rd
BB/9
3.16
115th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.63
27th
OPS/R
–
IP
128.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.63
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
TEX
Nathan Eovaldi RHP
Nathan Eovaldi
Texas Rangers
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.31
117th
WHIP
1.21
81st
K/9
9.54
80th
BB/9
2.12
31st
P-Score57i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.70
166th
OPS/R
–
IP
127.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Eovaldi strikes out 1.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Baz allows the lower home-run rate: 0.63 vs 1.70 per nine.
·Eovaldi allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.21 WHIP compared with 1.37.
·Baz has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Eovaldi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter37%88.4
Curveball22%76.3
Cutter19%90.3
Four-seam14%94.4
Sinker7%93.4
Slider1%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Nathan Eovaldi)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Shane Baz)
28th
in MLB
0.692OPS
.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 RHP Nathan Eovaldi
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Eovaldi (BvP)
1Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.708No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B85.88543.935No MLB historyNo history
3Jackson HollidayL2B44.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler O'NeillRRF47.67710.584No MLB historyNo history
5Dylan BeaversLLF54.6809.715No MLB historyNo history
6Leody TaverasSCF43.6338.708No MLB historyNo history
7Coby MayoR3B68.75824.567No MLB historyNo history
8Colton CowserLCF54.68713.734No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC29.4673.501No MLB historyNo history
1Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · No MLB history · No history85H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score4Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score5Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score6Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand .567 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · No MLB history · No history29H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Baz (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH74.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF65.75417.788No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS70.73620.711No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF69.72914.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS63.73917.707No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF43.6039.658No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B68.72328.659No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC47.6708.549No MLB historyNo history
9Nicky LopezL2B33.6341.682No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history74H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.238 / .754 · 17 HRvs hand .788 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.227 / .736 · 20 HRvs hand .711 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .729 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history69H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.260 / .739 · 17 HRvs hand .707 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.194 / .603 · 9 HRvs hand .658 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.228 / .723 · 28 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.234 / .670 · 8 HRvs hand .549 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.270 / .634 · 1 HRvs hand .682 · No MLB history · No history33H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·TEXTEX
AVG.234 27th.242 18th
OPS.710 21st.713 20th
Home runs199 10th183 14th
Runs718 17th673 25th
OBP.314 20th.317 15th
SLG.396 22nd.396 21st
PitchingBALBAL·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs4.32
BALTEX
WHIP1.34vs1.30
BALTEX
K/98.2vs8.5
BALTEX
HR Allowed169vs190
BALTEX
BullpenBALBAL·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.17vs4.25
no league rank
Saves46vs43
BALTEX
ResultsBALBAL·TEXTEX
+33310th
Run differential
+21125th
79–82 Record80–82
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
Texas Rangers (4–6)
W
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
2—4
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Shane Baz (3.86 ERA, 4–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rangers?+
Nathan Eovaldi (4.31 ERA, 10–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:15 PM ET at Globe Life Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Globe Life Field, home of the Texas Rangers.
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 Rangers performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rangers 4–2 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Shane Baz is at 54; Nathan Eovaldi is at 57. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.