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New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:35 PM ET · Oriole Park at Camden YardsGame-day snapshot Aug 20, 9:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score69
New York Yankees
93–68 · 2nd AL East · T-Score 69
6
6–1
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 50
1
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherYankeesNew has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Cole leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .001 difference in OPS.
BullpenYankeesNew has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formEvenBoth clubs are 3–2 in their last five, with only a 4-run difference in run differential.
Team strengthYankeesNew leads 69–50 in T-Score.

Starting pitchers

NYY
Gerrit Cole RHP
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.22
61st
WHIP
1.08
33rd
K/9
9.55
57th
BB/9
1.97
8th
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.14
174th
OPS/R
–
IP
86.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.99
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
BAL
Kyle Bradish RHP
Kyle Bradish
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.65
112th
WHIP
1.36
175th
K/9
8.39
107th
BB/9
3.92
184th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.88
101st
OPS/R
–
IP
133.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.07
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Cole allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.08 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Cole owns a 9.6 K/9 compared with Bradish's 8.4.
·Bradish allows the lower home-run rate: 0.88 vs 1.14 per nine.
·Cole has produced a quality start in 80% of outings versus 60%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricColeBradishNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 15 GS4.50 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Cole arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam49%95.8
Slider20%89.0
Knuckle Curve14%82.7
Changeup13%85.0
Sinker4%93.3
Cutter0%92.8
Bradish arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%94.7
Slider24%87.4
Curveball22%84.9
Four-seam17%94.2
Changeup1%90.4

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Yankees vs RHP (Kyle Bradish)
19th
in MLB
0.714OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Orioles vs RHP (Gerrit Cole)
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
New York YankeesOfficial lineupvs RHP Kyle Bradish
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradish (BvP)
1Trent GrishamLCF70.70318.7080-for-2Very small sample
2Ben RiceLDH85.89741.9613-for-5Very small sample
3Heliot RamosRLF62.71613.696No MLB historyNo history
4Luis García Jr.L1B78.83030.9181-for-5Very small sample
5Jazz Chisholm Jr.L2B62.71119.7380-for-2Very small sample
6George Lombard Jr.RSS45.6997.655No MLB historyNo history
7Spencer JonesLCF65.74211.6460-for-1Very small sample
8Austin WellsLC51.62414.6910-for-2Very small sample
9José CaballeroRSS41.65514.6660-for-2Very small sample
1Trent Grisham CF · L.211 / .703 · 18 HRvs hand .708 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample70H-Score2Ben Rice DH · L.264 / .897 · 41 HRvs hand .961 · 3-for-5 · Very small sample85H-Score3Heliot Ramos LF · R.245 / .716 · 13 HRvs hand .696 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score4Luis García Jr. 1B · L.277 / .830 · 30 HRvs hand .918 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score5Jazz Chisholm Jr. 2B · L.231 / .711 · 19 HRvs hand .738 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample62H-Score6George Lombard Jr. SS · R.237 / .699 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Spencer Jones CF · L.245 / .742 · 11 HRvs hand .646 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample65H-Score8Austin Wells C · L.186 / .624 · 14 HRvs hand .691 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample51H-Score9José Caballero SS · R.231 / .655 · 14 HRvs hand .666 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample41H-Score
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs RHP Gerrit Cole
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Cole (BvP)
1Jackson HollidayL2B44.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B85.88543.9351-for-6Very small sample
3Gunnar HendersonLSS65.71224.7081-for-5Very small sample
4Samuel BasalloLC60.69718.777No MLB historyNo history
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B64.83811.743No MLB historyNo history
6Dylan BeaversLLF54.6809.715No MLB historyNo history
7Leody TaverasSCF43.6338.7081-for-2Very small sample
8Colton CowserLCF54.68713.7340-for-2Very small sample
9Carlos NarváezRC29.4673.5010-for-2Very small sample
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample85H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample65H-Score4Samuel Basallo C · L.222 / .697 · 18 HRvs hand .777 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score7Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample54H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample29H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseNYYNYY·BALBAL
AVG.235 26th.234 28th
OPS.720 14th.710 21st
Home runs223 2nd199 10th
Runs739 11th718 17th
OBP.311 24th.314 20th
SLG.409 6th.396 22nd
PitchingNYYNYY·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA3.23vs4.07
NYYBAL
WHIP1.17vs1.34
NYYBAL
K/99.1vs8.2
NYYBAL
HR Allowed165vs169
NYYBAL
BullpenNYYNYY·BALBAL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.05vs4.31
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.16vs1.35
no league rank
Saves45vs46
NYYBAL
ResultsNYYNYY·BALBAL
+3604th
Run differential
+30412th
93–68 Record79–82
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
New York Yankees (6–4)
W
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
L
L
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
9—4
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Yankees?+
Gerrit Cole (3.22 ERA, 6–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Kyle Bradish (3.65 ERA, 7–11) 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 Yankees and Orioles performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Orioles 4–9 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Gerrit Cole is at 62; Kyle Bradish is at 51. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.