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Cleveland Guardians 5, Baltimore Orioles 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsGame-day snapshot Sep 9, 9:41 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 23, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score40
Cleveland Guardians
85–77 · 1st AL Central · T-Score 40
5
5–9
FINAL · 9 innings
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 41
9
T-Score41
FINAL · 9 innings
Pitching recap
PitcherTeamRoleIPHERBBKP
Foster GriffinCLE
StarterLoss
2.1782462
Shane BazBAL
StarterWin
5.26515100
Rico GarciaBAL
ReliefSave
1.2200324
Scoring by inning
123456789RHE
CLECleveland Guardians200003000592
BALBaltimore Orioles0080010009101
Top hitters
Chase DeLauter2-for-5 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Nathaniel Lowe1-for-4 · 1 HR · 2 RBI
Coby Mayo1-for-3 · 1 HR · 1 RBI · 1 BB
Dylan Beavers2-for-5 · 3 RBI · 1 R
Leody Taveras2-for-4 · 1 RBI · 1 R

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherGuardiansGriffin holds a modest edge in P-Score and WHIP, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handGuardiansCleveland owns a .706 OPS vs RHP, 24th in MLB; Baltimore ranks 17th vs LHP.
LineupGuardiansCleveland's official lineup includes 4 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenGuardiansCleveland owns a 3.64 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Baltimore's 4.16.
Recent formGuardiansCleveland has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.

Pregame contextStarting pitchers

CLE
Foster Griffin LHP
Foster Griffin
Cleveland Guardians
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.26
60th
WHIP
1.14
74th
K/9
7.97
109th
BB/9
2.30
38th
P-Score60i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.29
110th
OPS/R
–
IP
160.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.00
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
BAL
Shane Baz RHP
Shane Baz
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.91
111th
WHIP
1.33
135th
K/9
7.99
133rd
BB/9
3.14
115th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.66
27th
OPS/R
–
IP
163.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.09
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Griffin allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.14 WHIP compared with 1.33.
·Baz allows the lower home-run rate: 0.66 vs 1.29 per nine.
·Griffin enters with a 3.26 ERA compared with Baz's 3.91.
·Baz has produced a quality start in 50% of outings versus 40%.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Griffin arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Cutter33%88.5
Four-seam16%91.5
Sweeper15%80.3
Changeup12%82.5
Sinker10%91.4
Curveball9%77.8
Splitter6%81.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Guardians vs RHP (Shane Baz)
24th
in MLB
0.706OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Orioles vs LHP (Foster Griffin)
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
Cleveland GuardiansOfficial lineupvs RHP Shane Baz
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Baz (BvP)
1Steven KwanLLF53.7313.7873-for-9Very small sample
2Chase DeLauterLRF79.82016.8080-for-2Very small sample
3José RamírezS3B59.68812.6251-for-5Very small sample
4Jo AdellRRF63.69923.5931-for-8Very small sample
5Travis BazzanaL2B61.74315.846No MLB historyNo history
6Nathaniel LoweL1B65.76117.8851-for-3Very small sample
7Angel GenaoS2B41.5722.560No MLB historyNo history
8Patrick BaileySC49.60710.7311-for-2Very small sample
9Brayan RocchioSSS54.70415.7492-for-4Very small sample
1Steven Kwan LF · L.282 / .731 · 3 HRvs hand .787 · 3-for-9 · Very small sample53H-Score2Chase DeLauter RF · L.287 / .820 · 16 HRvs hand .808 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score3José Ramírez 3B · S.235 / .688 · 12 HRvs hand .625 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample59H-Score4Jo Adell RF · R.240 / .699 · 23 HRvs hand .593 · 1-for-8 · Very small sample63H-Score5Travis Bazzana 2B · L.245 / .743 · 15 HRvs hand .846 · No MLB history · No history61H-Score6Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score7Angel Genao 2B · S.213 / .572 · 2 HRvs hand .560 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Patrick Bailey C · S.206 / .607 · 10 HRvs hand .731 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample49H-Score9Brayan Rocchio SS · S.253 / .704 · 15 HRvs hand .749 · 2-for-4 · Very small sample54H-Score
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs LHP Foster Griffin
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Griffin (BvP)
1Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.654No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.7950-for-3Very small sample
3Coby MayoR3B65.758241.1240-for-2Very small sample
4Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.838111.066No MLB historyNo history
5Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.655No MLB historyNo history
6Rece HindsRRF—.4330.283No MLB historyNo history
7Jeremiah JacksonR2B41.61210.5701-for-3Very small sample
8Leody TaverasSCF41.6338.5060-for-3Very small sample
9Carlos NarváezRC28.4673.462No MLB historyNo history
1Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample82H-Score3Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample65H-Score4Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score5Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score6Rece Hinds RF · R.143 / .433 · 0 HRvs hand .283 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7Jeremiah Jackson 2B · R.217 / .612 · 10 HRvs hand .570 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample41H-Score8Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample41H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .462 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCLECLE·BALBAL
AVG.239 22nd.234 28th
OPS.696 26th.710 21st
Home runs162 27th199 10th
Runs678 24th718 17th
OBP.316 17th.314 21st
SLG.380 27th.396 21st
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 ERA3.64vs4.16
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.24vs1.34
no league rank
Saves46vs46
CLEBAL
ResultsCLECLE·BALBAL
+29923rd
Run differential
+37911th
85–77 Record79–82
6–4 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Cleveland Guardians (6–4)
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
L
W
W
Baltimore Orioles (3–7)
L
W
L
L
L
L
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—3
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Guardians?+
Foster Griffin (3.26 ERA, 15–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Shane Baz (3.91 ERA, 5–15) 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?+
Foster Griffin is at 60; Shane Baz is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.