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May 5, 2026 · NL East

Baltimore Orioles vs Miami Marlins

May 5, 2026loanDepot parkRoof Closed 72°F · 0 mph, None
AWAY
Baltimore Orioles
16-20
9
vs
HOME
Miami Marlins
16-20
7

Starting pitchers

AWAY · BAL
Chris Bassitt
Chris Bassitt
IP 4
HOME · MIA
Sandy Alcantara
Sandy Alcantara
IP 4.1

Lineups

AWAY · BAL
  1. 1 Gunnar Henderson SS
  2. 2 Taylor Ward LF
  3. 3 Dylan Beavers DH
  4. 4 Pete Alonso 1B
  5. 5 Samuel Basallo C
  6. 6 Leody Taveras CF
  7. 7 Colton Cowser RF
  8. 8 Coby Mayo 3B
  9. 9 Blaze Alexander 2B
HOME · MIA
  1. 1 Xavier Edwards 2B
  2. 2 Liam Hicks 1B
  3. 3 Otto Lopez SS
  4. 4 Kyle Stowers LF
  5. 5 Jakob Marsee CF
  6. 6 Connor Norby DH
  7. 7 Joe Mack C
  8. 8 Owen Caissie RF
  9. 9 Graham Pauley 3B

Box score

  123456789 R
BAL 302020002 9
MIA 121000210 7

Manager comparison

Both managers grade C+ / C+ entering this matchup.

AWAY · BAL
Craig Albernaz
C+ Lineup 1.2 R Bunts 0.3 R IBBs 1.8 R
HOME · MIA
Clayton McCullough
C+ Lineup 1.4 R Bunts 0.4 R IBBs 0.6 R

Recent form

AWAY · BAL
3-7 L2 -25 run diff
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HOME · MIA
4-6 L1 -6 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with BAL listed first across 3 prior meetings.

Tactical analysis

RunsLeft separates manager decisions from player execution from game variance. Each card below is the same three-number framework that drives the share cards on the SPA replay page.

AWAY · Baltimore Orioles
  • Manager lineup cost +0.07 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.20 vs actual lineup 4.12
  • Player execution +4.88 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.12 projection by 4.88 (scored 9)
  • Game variance +4.80 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Lineup spots out of order vs season production

HOME · Miami Marlins
  • Manager lineup cost +0.00 R/G Optimal arrangement projects 4.85 vs actual lineup 4.85
  • Player execution +2.15 R/G Players exceeded the lineup's 4.85 projection by 2.15 (scored 7)
  • Game variance +2.15 R/G Total game outcome vs optimal expectation

Stowers 0-for-4 batting 4th

COUNTERFACTUAL

Optimal lineups projected 4.2 – 4.8 — actual was 9 – 7.

Keep reading

How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. Tactical analysis comes from a per-game Monte Carlo: 10,000 simulated games against the opposing starter's ERA, both for the actual lineup the manager wrote and for the optimal arrangement of those nine players. The three numbers — manager cost, player execution, game variance — separate which part of the result was the lineup, the players, or the dice.

Read the full methodology.