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Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

2026-07-20 · Updated July 20, 2026 7:41 PM ET

Matchup

Baltimore Orioles vs Boston Red Sox

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Away Team
Baltimore Orioles

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Home Team
Boston Red Sox

Home club

Game Date
2026-07-20

Scheduled slate date

Baltimore Orioles Outlook
Slight Underdog

Team outlook tier

Boston Red Sox Outlook
Favorable

Team outlook tier

Favorite
Boston Red Sox

Higher modeled team outlook

Simulation Outlook

Game simulation summary

Public outlook tiers from the MLB game simulation.

One-Run Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

Blowout Game Outlook
Below Average

Simulation outlook tier

High Scoring Game Outlook
Above Average

Simulation outlook tier

Low Scoring Game Outlook
Difficult

Simulation outlook tier

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Starting Pitchers

Confirmed starters for this matchup.

PitcherTeamConfidence
Shane BazBaltimore Orioles
Payton TolleBoston Red Sox
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Top Home Run Threats

Leading home-run outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHR Outlook
Coby MayoBaltimore OriolesBelow Average
Pete AlonsoBaltimore OriolesDifficult
Tyler O'NeillBaltimore OriolesDifficult
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Top Hitters

Leading hitter outlooks in this matchup.

PlayerTeamHit Outlook2+ Bases OutlookRBI Outlook
Pete AlonsoBaltimore OriolesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Coby MayoBaltimore OriolesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Tyler O'NeillBaltimore OriolesNeutralBelow AverageDifficult
Weather

Weather impacts

Published weather context for this matchup.

Temperature
80°F

Weather

Wind
10 mph S

Weather

Roof
Outdoor

Venue

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Impact

Summary
Warm, breezy (10 mph S)

Weather

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