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Baltimore Orioles at Athletics

MLBAugust 29, 2026Sutter Health Park

OriolesBaltimoreBALWon67-69

Orioles 5, Athletics 3

Final
AthleticsSacramentoATH53-83
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Leody Taveras drives in 3 as the Orioles beat the Athletics 5-3Leody Taveras broke out of an 0-for-12 slump with two doubles and three RBI in the Baltimore Orioles’ 5-3 victory over the Athletics on Saturday night.Recap · ESPN

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Jackson Holliday flies out sharply to right fielder Lawrence Butler.
  2.  Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.
  3.  Gunnar Henderson grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Jeff McNeil.

Bot 1st

  1.  Henry Bolte grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Coby Mayo.
  2.  Jeff McNeil grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo.
  3.  Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.

Top 2nd

  1.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand walks.BAL 54%
  2.  Samuel Basallo grounds into a double play, first baseman Jeff McNeil to shortstop Donovan Walton to pitcher Jack Perkins. Christian Encarnacion-Strand out at 2nd. Samuel Basallo out at 1st.ATH 55%
  3.  Dylan Beavers called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Lawrence Butler called out on strikes.
  2.  Tommy White grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo.
  3.  Donovan Walton singles on a pop up to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
  4.  Max Muncy pops out to first baseman Coby Mayo in foul territory.

Top 3rd

  1.  Coby Mayo walks.BAL 54%
  2.  Colton Cowser flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte. Coby Mayo to 3rd.
  3.  Leody Taveras hits a ground-rule double (14) on a line drive to right-center field. Coby Mayo scores.BAL 64%
  4.  Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.
  5.  Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Carlos Cortes singles on a line drive to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand.BAL 52%
  2.  Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, second baseman Jackson Holliday to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st.BAL 62%
  3.  Henry Bolte singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser.
  4.  Jeff McNeil flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers.

Top 4th

  1.  Gunnar Henderson walks.BAL 67%
  2.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd.BAL 73%
  3.  Samuel Basallo flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.BAL 68%
  4.  Dylan Beavers strikes out swinging.BAL 63%
  5.  Coby Mayo flies out to right fielder Lawrence Butler.

Bot 4th

  1.  Zack Gelof called out on strikes.
  2.  Lawrence Butler walks.
  3.  Tommy White grounds into a double play, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo. Lawrence Butler out at 2nd. Tommy White out at 1st.BAL 63%

Top 5th

  1.  Colton Cowser homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.BAL 77%
  2.  Leody Taveras flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
  3.  Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to pitcher Jack Perkins.
  4.  Pete Alonso flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
  5.  Gunnar Henderson walks. Jackson Holliday to 2nd.
  6.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Jeff McNeil.

Bot 5th

  1.  Donovan Walton grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Coby Mayo.
  2.  Max Muncy strikes out swinging.
  3.  Carlos Cortes pops out to first baseman Coby Mayo.

Top 6th

  1.  Samuel Basallo grounds out softly, catcher Jonah Heim to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  2.  Dylan Beavers singles on a line drive to left fielder Carlos Cortes.
  3.  Coby Mayo singles on a fly ball to center fielder Henry Bolte. Dylan Beavers to 2nd.
  4.  Colton Cowser flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.
  5.  Leody Taveras doubles (15) on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Dylan Beavers scores. Coby Mayo scores.BAL 93%
  6.  Jackson Holliday grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Jeff McNeil.

Bot 6th

  1.  Jonah Heim walks.
  2.  Henry Bolte pops out to second baseman Jackson Holliday.
  3.  Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. Jonah Heim to 2nd.
  4.  Zack Gelof singles on a line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser. Jonah Heim to 3rd. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.BAL 82%
  5.  Lawrence Butler walks. Jonah Heim scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Zack Gelof to 2nd.BAL 71%
  6.  Tommy White flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras.BAL 82%
  7.  Donovan Walton hit by pitch. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.BAL 70%
  8.  Max Muncy grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Coby Mayo.BAL 80%

Top 7th

  1.  Pete Alonso strikes out swinging.
  2.  Gunnar Henderson grounds out, pitcher Luis Medina to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  3.  Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging.

Bot 7th

  1.  Carlos Cortes pops out to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand in foul territory.
  2.  Jonah Heim singles on a ground ball to second baseman Jackson Holliday.
  3.  Henry Bolte doubles (12) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Jonah Heim to 3rd.BAL 61%
  4.  Jeff McNeil walks.
  5.  Zack Gelof strikes out swinging.BAL 72%
  6.  Lawrence Butler strikes out swinging.BAL 84%

Top 8th

  1.  Samuel Basallo grounds out to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  2.  Dylan Beavers grounds out, second baseman Zack Gelof to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  3.  Coby Mayo strikes out on a foul tip.

Bot 8th

  1.  Tommy White strikes out swinging.
  2.  Donovan Walton walks.
  3.  Max Muncy walks. Donovan Walton to 2nd.BAL 73%
  4.  Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Donovan Walton scores. Michael Stefanic to 3rd.ATH 53%
  5.  Jonah Heim grounds into a double play, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo. Carlos Cortes out at 2nd. Jonah Heim out at 1st.BAL 72%

Top 9th

  1.  Colton Cowser reaches on a fielding error by second baseman Zack Gelof. Colton Cowser to 3rd. Colton Cowser advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by right fielder Lawrence Butler.BAL 84%
  2.  Leody Taveras walks.BAL 91%
  3.  Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging.
  4.  Pete Alonso grounds out, third baseman Tommy White to first baseman Jeff McNeil.
  5.  Gunnar Henderson flies out to center fielder Henry Bolte.

Bot 9th

  1.  Henry Bolte grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Coby Mayo.
  2.  Jeff McNeil singles on a line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras.BAL 87%
  3.  Zack Gelof flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser.BAL 93%
  4.  Lawrence Butler singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. Jeff McNeil to 2nd.
  5.  Tommy White grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Coby Mayo.BAL 95%

Top 3rd

  1.  BAL 1, ATH 0Leody Taveras hits a ground-rule double (14) on a line drive to right-center field. Coby Mayo scores.BAL 64%

Top 5th

  1.  BAL 2, ATH 0Colton Cowser homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.BAL 77%

Top 6th

  1.  BAL 4, ATH 0Leody Taveras doubles (15) on a ground ball to left fielder Carlos Cortes. Dylan Beavers scores. Coby Mayo scores.BAL 93%

Bot 6th

  1.  BAL 4, ATH 1Lawrence Butler walks. Jonah Heim scores. Jeff McNeil to 3rd. Zack Gelof to 2nd.BAL 71%
  2.  BAL 4, ATH 2Donovan Walton hit by pitch. Jeff McNeil scores. Zack Gelof to 3rd. Lawrence Butler to 2nd.BAL 70%

Bot 8th

  1.  BAL 4, ATH 3Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Donovan Walton scores. Michael Stefanic to 3rd.ATH 53%

Top 9th

  1.  BAL 5, ATH 3Leody Taveras walks.BAL 91%

Win probability

Bot 8th · Biggest swing #1 · BAL 4–3 ATH

Carlos Cortes singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. Donovan Walton scores. Michael Stefanic to 3rd.

See it in the scoring summary
ATH 53%ATH +26 pts

Game leaders

OriolesBaltimore

AthleticsSacramento

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Jackson Holliday 2B5010002.230
Pete Alonso DH5000003.269
Gunnar Henderson SS3000020.217
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B3010011.274
Samuel Basallo C4000000.230
Yohel Pozo C0000000.250
Dylan Beavers LF4110002.249
Coby Mayo 1B3210011.217
Colton Cowser CF4211100.228
Leody Taveras RF3023010.227
Totals34574159

2B: Taveras 2.HR: Cowser.RBI: Cowser, Taveras 3.SB: Taveras.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Shane Baz W5.252234844.01
Alex Hoppe0.10000054.42
Rico Garcia0.120010153.26
Yennier Cano0.200002113.14
Cam Sanders1.011121185.64
Andrew Kittredge S1.020000113.19

Video

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