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Cleveland Guardians 9, Baltimore Orioles 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsGame-day snapshot Sep 8, 11:55 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 20, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 40
9
9–5
FINAL · 9 innings
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 41
5
T-Score41
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Tanner BibeeCLE
Starter
4.1651162
Tim HerrinCLE
ReliefWin
1.1000217
Brandon YoungBAL
StarterLoss
3.2862286
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CLECleveland Guardians1410003009120
BALBaltimore Orioles000140000561
Top hitters
Travis Bazzana1-for-4 · 1 HR · 3 RBI · 1 BB
Pete Alonso2-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Brayan Rocchio2-for-4 · 2 RBI
Jackson Holliday2-for-5 · 1 RBI · 2 R
Petey Halpin2-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R · 1 BB

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenBoth starters enter with comparable season profiles; neither holds a meaningful statistical advantage.
Offense vs handOriolesBaltimore has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Starter formOriolesYoung has a 3.37 ERA over his last five starts, while Bibee is at 5.08.
PowerOriolesBaltimore has 174 home runs this season, 39 more than Cleveland.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CLE
Tanner Bibee RHP
Tanner Bibee
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.06
128th
WHIP
1.18
79th
K/9
7.14
165th
BB/9
2.76
63rd
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.41
149th
OPS/R
–
IP
166.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
5.08
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
BAL
Brandon Young RHP
Brandon Young
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.42
55th
WHIP
1.31
133rd
K/9
7.23
135th
BB/9
3.15
140th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.25
127th
OPS/R
–
IP
137.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.37
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·The WHIP gap favors Bibee, 1.18 to 1.31.
·Young enters with a 3.42 ERA compared with Bibee's 4.06.
·Both pitchers work on a normal five days of rest.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bibee arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter24%85.8
Four-seam23%94.0
Sinker21%93.2
Changeup15%80.9
Curveball11%78.1
Sweeper5%82.5
Young arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%94.4
Splitter19%84.4
Slider15%84.5
Sinker14%93.8
Curveball12%75.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Brandon Young)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Orioles vs RHP (Tanner Bibee)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Brandon Young
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Young (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.7870-for-3Very small sample
2Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.6251-for-1Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.593No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.8850-for-3Very small sample
6Angel MartínezSLF60.75518.7112-for-3Very small sample
7Patrick BaileySC49.60710.731No MLB historyNo history
8Petey HalpinLCF30.5944.676No MLB historyNo history
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.7490-for-2Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample53H-Score2Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample59H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score6Angel Martínez LF · S.254 / .755 · 18 HRvs hand .711 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score7Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Petey Halpin CF · L.225 / .594 · 4 HRvs hand .676 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample54H-Score
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs RHP Tanner Bibee
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bibee (BvP)
1Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.6432-for-5Very small sample
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.9351-for-3Very small sample
3Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.7084-for-12Small sample
4Coby MayoR3B65.75824.5671-for-1Very small sample
5Samuel BasalloLC57.69718.7770-for-3Very small sample
6Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.7150-for-2Very small sample
7Blaze AlexanderR3B58.7724.8420-for-2Very small sample
8Colton CowserLCF52.68713.7340-for-6Very small sample
9Leody TaverasSCF41.6338.7084-for-11Small sample
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample42H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample82H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · 4-for-12 · Small sample63H-Score4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand .567 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample65H-Score5Samuel Basallo C · L.222 / .697 · 18 HRvs hand .777 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample52H-Score7Blaze Alexander 3B · R.303 / .772 · 4 HRvs hand .842 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample58H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample52H-Score9Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · 4-for-11 · Small sample41H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·BALBAL
AVG.239 22nd.234 27th
OPS.696 26th.710 21st
Home runs162 27th199 10th
Runs678 24th718 17th
OBP.316 17th.314 21st
SLG.380 27th.396 22nd
PitchingCLECLE·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.77vs4.07
CLEBAL
WHIP1.26vs1.34
CLEBAL
K/99.6vs8.2
CLEBAL
HR Allowed175vs169
CLEBAL
BullpenCLECLE·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.52vs4.20
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.34
no league rank
Saves46vs46
CLEBAL
ResultsCLECLE·BALBAL
+29623rd
Run differential
+37911th
85–77 Record79–82
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (5–5)
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
Baltimore Orioles (4–6)
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—3
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Tanner Bibee (4.06 ERA, 5–15) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Brandon Young (3.42 ERA, 9–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:35 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 Guardians and Orioles performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Orioles 3–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Tanner Bibee is at 51; Brandon Young is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.