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Boston Red Sox 1, Baltimore Orioles 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:05 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsGame-day snapshot Sep 4, 9:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 12, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score55
Boston Red Sox
87–75 · 3rd AL East · T-Score 55
1
1–0
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 51
0
T-Score51
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherSoxSuarez holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handSoxBoston owns a .711 OPS vs RHP, 22th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 17th vs LHP.
BullpenSoxBoston owns a 3.53 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Baltimore's 4.18.
Starter formOriolesBaz has a 3.09 ERA over his last five starts, while Suarez is at 5.33.
Recent formOriolesBaltimore has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

BOS
Ranger Suarez LHP
Ranger Suarez
Boston Red Sox
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.64
36th
WHIP
1.24
70th
K/9
8.66
93rd
BB/9
2.84
75th
P-Score64i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.58
14th
OPS/R
–
IP
123.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.33
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
BAL
Shane Baz RHP
Shane Baz
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.01
111th
WHIP
1.35
135th
K/9
7.97
133rd
BB/9
3.15
115th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.63
27th
OPS/R
–
IP
157.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.09
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Suarez allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.24 WHIP compared with 1.35.
·Baz has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 0%.
·Suarez carries a 2.85 road ERA, compared with Baz's 3.93 mark at home.
·Baz has one extra day of rest entering this start.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSuarezBazNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 4 GS2.08 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Suarez arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker24%90.3
Four-seam23%91.5
Cutter19%88.0
Curveball17%75.7
Changeup12%81.1
Slider5%78.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Sox vs RHP (Shane Baz)
22nd
in MLB
0.711OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Orioles vs LHP (Ranger Suarez)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Boston Red SoxOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Baz (BvP)
1Roman AnthonyLLF58.7355.8171-for-4Very small sample
2Mickey GasperSDH66.82310.9020-for-3Very small sample
3Adley RutschmanSC63.74113.7991-for-7Very small sample
4Wilyer AbreuLRF73.77324.7352-for-4Very small sample
5Nick SogardS2B51.7275.693No MLB historyNo history
6Caleb DurbinR3B52.71013.7161-for-2Very small sample
7Jarren DuranLLF49.62720.6333-for-17Small sample
8Trevor StoryRSS34.6225.6151-for-4Very small sample
9Eli WhiteRCF40.6876.699No MLB historyNo history
1Roman Anthony LF · L.245 / .735 · 5 HRvs hand .817 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample58H-Score2Mickey Gasper DH · S.251 / .823 · 10 HRvs hand .902 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score3Adley Rutschman C · S.242 / .741 · 13 HRvs hand .799 · 1-for-7 · Very small sample63H-Score4Wilyer Abreu RF · L.248 / .773 · 24 HRvs hand .735 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample73H-Score5Nick Sogard 2B · S.255 / .727 · 5 HRvs hand .693 · No MLB history · No history51H-Score6Caleb Durbin 3B · R.248 / .710 · 13 HRvs hand .716 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score7Jarren Duran LF · L.207 / .627 · 20 HRvs hand .633 · 3-for-17 · Small sample49H-Score8Trevor Story SS · R.235 / .622 · 5 HRvs hand .615 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample34H-Score9Eli White CF · R.246 / .687 · 6 HRvs hand .699 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs LHP Ranger Suarez
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Suarez (BvP)
1Blaze AlexanderR3B58.7724.6500-for-2Very small sample
2Coby MayoR3B65.758241.1242-for-3Very small sample
3Luis Robert Jr.RCF55.70711.753No MLB historyNo history
4Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.7950-for-1Very small sample
5Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.7211-for-3Very small sample
6Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.838111.0661-for-3Very small sample
7Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.6551-for-4Very small sample
8Carlos NarváezRC28.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
9Leody TaverasSCF42.6338.5060-for-3Very small sample
1Blaze Alexander 3B · R.303 / .772 · 4 HRvs hand .650 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score2Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score3Luis Robert Jr. CF · R.221 / .707 · 11 HRvs hand .753 · No MLB history · No history55H-Score4Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample82H-Score5Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample63H-Score6Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample62H-Score7Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample42H-Score8Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score9Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBOSBOS·BALBAL
AVG.245 15th.234 27th
OPS.717 18th.710 21st
Home runs163 26th199 10th
Runs689 23rd718 17th
OBP.319 11th.314 20th
SLG.398 19th.396 21st
PitchingBOSBOS·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.54vs4.07
BOSBAL
WHIP1.23vs1.34
BOSBAL
K/98.7vs8.2
BOSBAL
HR Allowed153vs169
BOSBAL
BullpenBOSBOS·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.53vs4.18
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.23vs1.34
no league rank
Saves46vs46
BOSBAL
ResultsBOSBOS·BALBAL
+33613th
Run differential
+35011th
87–75 Record79–82
4–6 Last 106–4
Last 10 games
Boston Red Sox (4–6)
W
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
L
W
Baltimore Orioles (6–4)
L
L
L
W
W
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—5
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Sox?+
Ranger Suarez (3.64 ERA, 5–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Shane Baz (4.01 ERA, 5–14) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:05 PM ET at Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
Where is the game being played?+
Oriole Park at Camden Yards, home of the Baltimore Orioles.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Sox and Orioles performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Orioles 5–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Ranger Suarez is at 64; Shane Baz is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.