Friday, July 10, 2026 · Oriole Park at Camden Yards · Final

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45-63 · L10 4-6

3–5
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52-56 · L10 4-6

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
KC 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 9 0
BAL 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 5 9 0
WP Rico Garcia (4-1) LP Matt Strahm (3-3) SV Andrew Kittredge (3)

Stars of the game

Brandon Young Blaze Alexander Samuel Basallo

Season matchup

BAL leads 16 of 19 categories

KC Metric BAL
Offense
4.19 24th Runs scored per game 4.55 12th
.709 19th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .717 17th
109 24th Team Home Runs 127 15th
.245 13th Team Batting Average .237 23rd
11.8 17th Total position-player WAR 14.3 9th
Pitching
5.08 27th Runs allowed per game 4.78 22nd
4.83 28th Team Earned Run Average 4.21 16th
1.44 28th Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.35 20th
808 27th Team Strikeouts 856 21st
5.0 24th Rotation WAR 8.0 16th
-1.7 29th Bullpen WAR 2.5 20th
Roster
8.3 11th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 6.9 21st
16.6% 16th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 2.4% 3rd
70.3% 11th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 48.3% 29th
28.4 16th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 27.6 23rd
Results
.417 28th Winning percentage .481 21st
-97 28th Run differential -25 20th
.412 28th Pythagorean winning percentage .477 20th
.469 18th Winning percentage in one-run games .346 29th
.491 19th Home winning percentage .518 15th
.345 28th Road winning percentage .442 19th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Carter Jensen C 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .237 .729
2 Bobby Witt SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 .800
3 Jac Caglianone RF 4 1 2 1 1 0 0 .249 .757
4 Lane Thomas CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 .230 .724
5 Michael Massey 2B 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 .270 .741
6 Salvador Perez 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .211 .627
7 Josh Rojas 3B 4 0 2 0 1 0 1 .260 .668
8 Nick Loftin DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .251 .745
9 Isaac Collins LF 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 .240 .705
Team 33 3 9 2 3 1 7 .273 .840
2B:
Witt, Massey, Rojas
HR:
Caglianone, Collins
GIDP:
Thomas, Loftin
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Luinder Avila 5.0 7 3 3 3 3 1 96-57 4.81 1.57
Steven Cruz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 13-10 4.50 1.29
Daniel Lynch 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 11-7 2.05 0.93
Matt Strahm L 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 22-15 6.75 1.44
Team 8.0 9 5 5 3 7 2 142-89 5.63 1.50

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 Gunnar Henderson SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 1 .219 .687
2 Adley Rutschman C 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .251 .764
3 Taylor Ward LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .249 .735
4 Pete Alonso 1B 3 1 1 0 0 1 2 .250 .812
5 Samuel Basallo DH 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 .241 .756
6 Dylan Beavers RF 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 .244 .676
Tyler O'Neill RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .210 .669
7 Colton Cowser CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .205 .639
8 Blaze Alexander 3B 4 2 2 1 1 0 1 .312 .807
9 Jackson Holliday 2B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .252 .756
Team 32 5 9 2 5 3 7 .281 .812
HR:
Basallo, Alexander
CS:
Ward
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Brandon Young 7.0 8 3 3 1 5 2 85-59 3.13 1.29
Rico Garcia W 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 16-10 2.93 0.87
Andrew Kittredge SV 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 11-8 3.52 1.37
Team 9.0 9 3 3 1 7 2 112-77 3.00 1.11
Win% = BAL win prob.
Top 9th · KC batting
3–5

Strikeout. Josh Rojas strikes out swinging.

100%
3–5

Pop Out. Salvador Perez pops out to catcher Adley Rutschman in foul territory.

96%
3–5

Double. Michael Massey doubles (16) on a fly ball to right fielder Tyler O'Neill.

90%
3–5

Groundout. Lane Thomas grounds out, third baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

96%
Bot 8th · BAL batting
3–5

Strikeout. Blaze Alexander strikes out on a foul tip.

92%
3–5

Strikeout. Colton Cowser called out on strikes.

93%
3–5

Flyout. Tyler O'Neill flies out to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

93%
3–5

Home Run. Samuel Basallo homers (15) on a fly ball to right field. Pete Alonso scores.

94% ▲27
3–3

Single. Pete Alonso singles on a ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas.

67%
Top 8th · KC batting
3–3

Groundout. Jac Caglianone grounds out, third baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

61%
3–3

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. called out on strikes.

58%
3–3

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

55%
3–3

Home Run. Isaac Collins homers (5) on a fly ball to center field.

50% ▼25
Bot 7th · BAL batting
2–3

Lineout. Taylor Ward lines out to center fielder Lane Thomas.

75%
2–3

Groundout. Adley Rutschman grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

76%
2–3

Strikeout. Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging.

77%
Top 7th · KC batting
2–3

Groundout. Nick Loftin grounds out, third baseman Blaze Alexander to first baseman Pete Alonso.

79%
2–3

Lineout. Josh Rojas lines out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser.

77%
2–3

Groundout. Salvador Perez grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso.

74%
Bot 6th · BAL batting
2–3

Groundout. Jackson Holliday grounds out softly to first baseman Salvador Perez.

69%
2–3

Groundout. Blaze Alexander grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

70%
2–3

Strikeout. Colton Cowser strikes out swinging.

72%
Top 6th · KC batting
2–3

Strikeout. Michael Massey strikes out swinging.

74%
2–3

Grounded Into DP. Lane Thomas grounds into a double play, third baseman Blaze Alexander to second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Jac Caglianone out at 2nd. Lane Thomas out at 1st.

72% ▲12
2–3

Single. Jac Caglianone singles on a line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers.

60%
Bot 5th · BAL batting
2–3

Groundout. Dylan Beavers grounds out, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

66%
2–3

Groundout. Samuel Basallo grounds out, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Salvador Perez. Adley Rutschman to 3rd. Taylor Ward to 2nd.

72%
2–3

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

74%
2–3

Walk. Taylor Ward walks. Adley Rutschman to 2nd.

79%
2–3

Single. Adley Rutschman singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop Bobby Witt Jr., deflected by first baseman Salvador Perez.

74%
Top 5th · KC batting
2–3

Pop Out. Bobby Witt Jr. pops out to catcher Adley Rutschman in foul territory.

71%
2–3

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

69%
2–3

Single. Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was overturned: Isaac Collins singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers. Isaac Collins out at 2nd on the throw, right fielder Dylan Beavers to shortstop Gunnar Henderson.

67%
Bot 4th · BAL batting
2–3

Flyout. Gunnar Henderson flies out sharply to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

64%
2–3

Groundout. Jackson Holliday grounds out, first baseman Salvador Perez to pitcher Luinder Avila.

65%
2–3

Home Run. Blaze Alexander homers (4) on a fly ball to left center field.

66% ▲13
2–2

Flyout. Colton Cowser flies out to left fielder Isaac Collins.

53%
Top 4th · KC batting
2–2

Flyout. Nick Loftin flies out to left fielder Taylor Ward.

56%
2–2

Double. Josh Rojas doubles (2) on a fly ball to left fielder Taylor Ward. Michael Massey scores.

52% ▼14
1–2

Pop Out. Salvador Perez pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso.

66%
1–2

Walk. Michael Massey walks.

62%
1–2

Strikeout. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.

65%
1–2

Home Run. Jac Caglianone homers (15) on a fly ball to right center field.

62% ▼11
Bot 3rd · BAL batting
0–2

Groundout. Dylan Beavers grounds out to first baseman Salvador Perez.

73%
0–2

Groundout. Samuel Basallo grounds out, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Salvador Perez. Pete Alonso to 2nd.

75%
0–2

Walk. Pete Alonso walks.

77%
0–2

Single. Taylor Ward singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas.

79%
Top 3rd · KC batting
0–2

Strikeout. Bobby Witt Jr. strikes out swinging.

76%
0–2

Flyout. Carter Jensen flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.

75%
0–2

Lineout. Isaac Collins lines out to second baseman Jackson Holliday.

74%
Bot 2nd · BAL batting
0–2

Groundout. Adley Rutschman grounds out, pitcher Luinder Avila to first baseman Salvador Perez.

71%
0–2

Single. Gunnar Henderson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Lane Thomas. Blaze Alexander scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd.

75% ▲9
0–1

Single. Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jac Caglianone. Dylan Beavers scores. Blaze Alexander to 3rd.

66% ▲11
0–0

Single. Blaze Alexander singles on a line drive to center fielder Lane Thomas. Dylan Beavers to 3rd.

55%
0–0

Strikeout. Colton Cowser called out on strikes.

52%
0–0

Single. Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jac Caglianone.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Samuel Basallo grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

53%
Top 2nd · KC batting
0–0

Grounded Into DP. Nick Loftin grounds into a double play, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Josh Rojas out at 2nd. Nick Loftin out at 1st.

55% ▲9
0–0

Single. Josh Rojas singles on a ground ball to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. Salvador Perez to 2nd.

46%
0–0

Single. Salvador Perez singles on a sharp ground ball to left fielder Taylor Ward.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Michael Massey grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso.

52%
Bot 1st · BAL batting
0–0

Strikeout. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

50%
0–0

Forceout. Taylor Ward grounds into a force out, third baseman Josh Rojas to second baseman Michael Massey. Adley Rutschman out at 2nd. Taylor Ward to 1st.

52%
0–0

Walk. Adley Rutschman walks.

55%
0–0

Groundout. Gunnar Henderson grounds out sharply, second baseman Michael Massey to first baseman Salvador Perez.

53%
Top 1st · KC batting
0–0

Strikeout. Lane Thomas strikes out swinging.

55%
0–0

Pop Out. Jac Caglianone pops out to first baseman Pete Alonso in foul territory.

52%
0–0

Double. Bobby Witt Jr. doubles (21) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Dylan Beavers.

48%
0–0

Strikeout. Carter Jensen strikes out swinging.

52%