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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / AL West

Baltimore Orioles 1, Texas Rangers 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:15 PM ET · Globe Life FieldStats updated Aug 7, 8:45 PM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score49
Baltimore Orioles
75–81 · 5th AL East · T-Score 49
1
1–2
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Texas Rangers
78–78 · 1st AL West · T-Score 47
2
T-Score47
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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 .711 OPS vs RHP, 21th in MLB; Texas ranks 26th 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
4.11
108th
WHIP
1.35
130th
K/9
7.91
122nd
BB/9
3.12
107th
P-Score56i
FIP
3.61
HR/9
0.78
30th
OPS/R
0.624
IP
173.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.92
Road ERA4.30
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
4.10
106th
WHIP
1.19
61st
K/9
9.04
63rd
BB/9
2.05
19th
P-Score58i
FIP
4.27
HR/9
1.54
166th
OPS/R
0.717
IP
140.1
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.90
Road ERA4.39
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.67
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
7
How the starters differ
·Baz allows the lower home-run rate: 0.78 vs 1.54 per nine.
·Eovaldi allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.19 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Eovaldi strikes out 1.1 more batters per nine innings.
·Baz owns the lower FIP, 3.61 to 4.27.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBazEovaldiNote
ERA−101103Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.614.27
WAR3.31.5Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Baz arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam34%95.9
Knuckle Curve33%85.3
Cutter15%89.6
Changeup9%87.7
Sinker9%95.3
Fastball0%79.6
Eovaldi arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter37%88.5
Curveball22%76.3
Cutter19%90.3
Four-seam14%94.5
Sinker7%93.5
Slider1%86.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Nathan Eovaldi)
21st
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rangers vs RHP (Shane Baz)
26th
in MLB
0.696OPS
.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 HendersonLSS67.70523.705No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B88.85838.901No MLB historyNo history
3Jackson HollidayL2B46.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
4Tyler O'NeillRRF53.67710.584No MLB historyNo history
5Dylan BeaversLLF52.6787.699No MLB historyNo history
6Leody TaverasSCF45.6258.699No MLB historyNo history
7Coby MayoR3B72.76924.580No MLB historyNo history
8Colton CowserLCF55.68013.723No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC30.4783.501No MLB historyNo history
1Gunnar Henderson SS · L.223 / .705 · 23 HRvs hand .705 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.264 / .858 · 38 HRvs hand .901 · No MLB history · No history88H-Score3Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history46H-Score4Tyler O'Neill RF · R.212 / .677 · 10 HRvs hand .584 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score5Dylan Beavers LF · L.234 / .678 · 7 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score6Leody Taveras CF · S.216 / .625 · 8 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Coby Mayo 3B · R.229 / .769 · 24 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.224 / .680 · 13 HRvs hand .723 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.167 / .478 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score
Texas RangersOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Baz (BvP)
1Joc PedersonLDH77.81626.834No MLB historyNo history
2Wyatt LangfordRLF70.77917.816No MLB historyNo history
3Corey SeagerLSS73.74718.720No MLB historyNo history
4Brandon NimmoLRF72.73214.676No MLB historyNo history
5Ezequiel DuranRSS67.75617.719No MLB historyNo history
6Evan CarterLCF45.6059.666No MLB historyNo history
7Jake BurgerR1B71.73527.666No MLB historyNo history
8Elias DíazRC48.6667.554No MLB historyNo history
9Nicky LopezL2B34.6251.674No MLB historyNo history
1Joc Pederson DH · L.235 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score2Wyatt Langford LF · R.244 / .779 · 17 HRvs hand .816 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score3Corey Seager SS · L.231 / .747 · 18 HRvs hand .720 · No MLB history · No history73H-Score4Brandon Nimmo RF · L.260 / .732 · 14 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history72H-Score5Ezequiel Duran SS · R.264 / .756 · 17 HRvs hand .719 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score6Evan Carter CF · L.195 / .605 · 9 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Jake Burger 1B · R.233 / .735 · 27 HRvs hand .666 · No MLB history · No history71H-Score8Elias Díaz C · R.236 / .666 · 7 HRvs hand .554 · No MLB history · No history48H-Score9Nicky Lopez 2B · L.269 / .625 · 1 HRvs hand .674 · No MLB history · No history34H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·TEXTEX
AVG.234 27th.243 18th
OPS.708 23rd.717 17th
Home runs189 10th176 18th
Runs693 16th653 25th
OBP.314 20th.319 12th
SLG.394 24th.398 20th
PitchingBALBAL·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.12vs4.28
BALTEX
WHIP1.34vs1.30
BALTEX
K/98.2vs8.5
BALTEX
HR Allowed168vs184
BALTEX
BullpenBALBAL·TEXTEX
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.17vs4.25
no league rank
Saves44vs42
BALTEX
ResultsBALBAL·TEXTEX
+24713th
Run differential
+15924th
75–81 Record78–78
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 56; Nathan Eovaldi is at 58. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.