Baltimore Orioles vs New York Yankees, August 20, 2026

YankeesNYY
6-1
Final
OriolesBAL

August 20, 2026, 6:35 PM ET | Oriole Park at Camden Yards

Last 5 Form

New York Yankees

4-1

Last 5
L 1-4
@ TOR
W 4-3
@ TOR
W 3-1
@ BAL
W 5-3
@ BAL
W 6-1
@ BAL

Baltimore Orioles

1-4

Last 5
W 10-2
@ TB
L 6-7
@ TB
L 1-3
vs NYY
L 3-5
vs NYY
L 1-6
vs NYY

Starting Pitchers

New York Yankees

Gerrit Cole headshot
Gerrit Cole
Recorded starter

Baltimore Orioles

Kyle Bradish headshot
Kyle Bradish
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 20, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
New York Yankees72-55.567#2#14.0
Baltimore Orioles61-67.477#5#815.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
New York YankeesBaltimore Orioles
.720
OPS
.710
223
HR
199
739
Runs
718
3.23
ERA
4.07
1.17
WHIP
1.34
1450
Strikeouts by pitchers
1305

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

New York Yankees

Hitters

Ben Rice headshot
Ben Rice

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Spencer Jones headshot
Spencer Jones

6 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Luis García Jr. headshot
Luis García Jr.

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Ryan Yarbrough headshot
Ryan Yarbrough

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

David Bednar headshot
David Bednar

3.2 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ryan Weathers headshot
Ryan Weathers

7.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.23 ERA

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Pete Alonso headshot
Pete Alonso

7 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

4 H, 1 HR, 7 RBI

Coby Mayo headshot
Coby Mayo

4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Albert Suárez headshot
Albert Suárez

5.0 IP, 5 SO, 1.80 ERA

Trevor Rogers headshot
Trevor Rogers

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.00 ERA

Shane Baz headshot
Shane Baz

6.1 IP, 10 SO, 4.26 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Gerrit Cole headshot
Gerrit Cole
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick
Kyle Bradish headshot
Kyle Bradish
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Spencer Jones headshot
Spencer Jones
New York Yankees, MLBDB pick

Line Score

New York Yankees 6, Baltimore Orioles 1: NYY 11 hits, BAL 4 hits; NYY 0 errors, BAL 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
New York Yankees0030020106110
Baltimore Orioles000010000141

Box Score

Batting

Luis García Jr. and Spencer Jones led New York Yankees with 3 hits each.

New York Yankees batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Trent GrishamCF4010110
Ben RiceDH4111100
Heliot RamosLF4011010
Luis García Jr.1B4231011
Jazz Chisholm Jr.2B4011010
George Lombard Jr.SS4000020
Spencer JonesRF4231001
Austin WellsC4110020
José Caballero3B4001010
Totals366116292

Pete Alonso led Baltimore Orioles with 2 hits.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jackson Holliday2B4000020
Pete Alonso1B4020010
Gunnar HendersonSS3010120
Samuel BasalloDH4000020
Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B4000020
Dylan BeaversLF3111011
Leody TaverasRF3000000
Colton CowserCF3000020
Carlos NarváezC3000000
Totals311411121

Pitching

Gerrit Cole went 6.0 innings for New York Yankees (8 SO, 1 ER); Kyle Bradish went 5.2 innings for Baltimore Orioles (5 SO, 3 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
New York Yankees
Gerrit Cole6.0411181
Ryan Yarbrough3.0000040
Baltimore Orioles
Kyle Bradish5.2853252
Grant Wolfram1.1000020
Albert Suárez2.0311020
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • T3

    Fielders Choice José Caballero reaches on a fielder's choice. Spencer Jones scores. Austin Wells to 2nd. Missed catch error by shortstop Gunnar Henderson, assist to second baseman Jackson Holliday. NYY 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Single Ben Rice singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Austin Wells scores. NYY 2, BAL 0

  • T3

    Double Heliot Ramos doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Ben Rice scores. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B5

    Home Run Dylan Beavers homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. NYY 3, BAL 1

  • T6

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. NYY 4, BAL 1

  • T6

    Home Run Spencer Jones homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T8

    Triple Jazz Chisholm Jr. triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. Luis García Jr. scores. NYY 6, BAL 1

Play-by-Play

All 70 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Strikeout Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • B9

    Flyout Samuel Basallo flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Austin Wells challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Gunnar Henderson called out on strikes. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T9

    Groundout Ben Rice grounds out, pitcher Albert Suárez to first baseman Pete Alonso. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T9

    Flyout Trent Grisham flies out to shortstop Gunnar Henderson. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T9

    Groundout José Caballero grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • B8

    Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out softly, pitcher Ryan Yarbrough to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • B8

    Groundout Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • B8

    Flyout Carlos Narváez flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Austin Wells strikes out swinging. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T8

    Single Spencer Jones singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. George Lombard Jr. to 3rd. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T8

    Fielders Choice Out George Lombard Jr. reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher Albert Suárez to catcher Carlos Narváez. Jazz Chisholm Jr. out at home. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T8

    Triple Jazz Chisholm Jr. triples (3) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. Luis García Jr. scores. NYY 6, BAL 1

  • T8

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Heliot Ramos strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Colton Cowser strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B7

    Lineout Leody Taveras lines out to right fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B7

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers called out on strikes. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T7

    Flyout Ben Rice flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Trent Grisham strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T7

    Strikeout José Caballero strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B6

    Flyout Christian Encarnacion-Strand flies out to right fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B6

    Single Gunnar Henderson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Pete Alonso to 2nd. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B6

    Single Pete Alonso singles on a ground ball to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T6

    Groundout Austin Wells grounds out to first baseman Pete Alonso. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T6

    Home Run Spencer Jones homers (6) on a fly ball to left center field. NYY 5, BAL 1

  • T6

    Strikeout George Lombard Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 4, BAL 1

  • T6

    Flyout Jazz Chisholm Jr. flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. NYY 4, BAL 1

  • T6

    Home Run Luis García Jr. homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. NYY 4, BAL 1

  • B5

    Groundout Carlos Narváez grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 3, BAL 1

  • B5

    Pop Out Colton Cowser pops out to third baseman José Caballero in foul territory. NYY 3, BAL 1

  • B5

    Lineout Leody Taveras lines out to center fielder Trent Grisham. NYY 3, BAL 1

  • B5

    Home Run Dylan Beavers homers (5) on a fly ball to right field. NYY 3, BAL 1

  • T5

    Grounded Into DP Heliot Ramos grounds into a double play, pitcher Kyle Bradish to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Ben Rice out at 2nd. Heliot Ramos out at 1st. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T5

    Walk Ben Rice walks. Trent Grisham to 2nd. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T5

    Single Trent Grisham singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T5

    Flyout José Caballero flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B4

    Groundout Samuel Basallo grounds out, second baseman Jazz Chisholm Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B4

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T4

    Strikeout Austin Wells strikes out swinging. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T4

    Flyout Spencer Jones flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T4

    Flyout George Lombard Jr. flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B3

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B3

    Pop Out Jackson Holliday pops out to third baseman José Caballero in foul territory. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • B3

    Groundout Carlos Narváez grounds out, shortstop George Lombard Jr. to first baseman Luis García Jr. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T3

    Strikeout Jazz Chisholm Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T3

    Single Luis García Jr. singles on a ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Heliot Ramos to 3rd. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T3

    Double Heliot Ramos doubles (17) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Ben Rice scores. NYY 3, BAL 0

  • T3

    Single Ben Rice singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Austin Wells scores. NYY 2, BAL 0

  • T3

    Grounded Into DP Trent Grisham grounds into a double play, second baseman Jackson Holliday to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Austin Wells to 3rd. José Caballero out at 2nd. Trent Grisham out at 1st. NYY 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Fielders Choice José Caballero reaches on a fielder's choice. Spencer Jones scores. Austin Wells to 2nd. Missed catch error by shortstop Gunnar Henderson, assist to second baseman Jackson Holliday. NYY 1, BAL 0

  • T3

    Single Austin Wells singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. Spencer Jones to 3rd. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T3

    Single Spencer Jones singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Colton Cowser called out on strikes. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Flyout Leody Taveras flies out to left fielder Heliot Ramos. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B2

    Pop Out Dylan Beavers pops out to third baseman José Caballero. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout George Lombard Jr. strikes out swinging. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Flyout Jazz Chisholm Jr. flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Luis García Jr. called out on strikes. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Lineout Christian Encarnacion-Strand lines out to third baseman José Caballero. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Walk Gunnar Henderson walks. Pete Alonso to 2nd. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Single Pete Alonso singles on a line drive to right fielder Spencer Jones. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jackson Holliday strikes out on a foul tip. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Grounded Into DP Heliot Ramos grounds into a double play, second baseman Jackson Holliday to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Pete Alonso. Trent Grisham out at 2nd. Heliot Ramos out at 1st. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Flyout Ben Rice flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. NYY 0, BAL 0

  • T1

    Walk Trent Grisham walks. NYY 0, BAL 0