Craig Albernaz

Decision cost by category

Record

51-53

wins-losses

Games

109

with decision data

Lineup

2.28 R 0.02 R/G

Bunts

1.11 R 0.01 R/G

IBBs

2.83 R 0.03 R/G

Relievers

26.15 R 0.24 R/G

Season to date · categories cover different scopes and aren't summed into a total — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only; the Relievers leaderboard shows a rolling 30-day window.

Cost by category

Baltimore Orioles cost themselves 2.28 R from lineup decisions, 26.15 R from high-leverage reliever selection, 1.11 R from bunts, 2.83 R from intentional walks.

LINEUP DECISIONS · 2.28 R RELIEVER SELECTION · 26.15 R BUNTS · 1.11 R INTENTIONAL WALKS · 2.83 R

Season to date · shown per category, not summed — reliever selection is high-leverage spots only (the Relievers board uses a rolling 30-day window).

How this compares — league ranking

Lineup decisions

Craig Albernaz ranks 9th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Dave Roberts LAD 1.34 R
2 John Schneider TOR 1.60 R
3 Craig Stammen SD 1.73 R
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9 Craig Albernaz BAL 2.28 R
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28 Carlos Mendoza NYM 4.24 R
29 Joe Espada HOU 4.57 R
30 Will Venable CWS 4.91 R

Bunt decisions

Craig Albernaz ranks 9th of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Aaron Boone NYY 0.28 R
2 Don Kelly PIT 0.56 R
3 Craig Counsell CHC 0.65 R
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9 Craig Albernaz BAL 1.11 R
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28 Kevin Cash TB 3.63 R
29 Torey Lovullo AZ 3.64 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 3.77 R

Intentional walks

Craig Albernaz ranks 22nd of 30 managers in MLB.

1 Joe Espada HOU 0.49 R
2 Clayton McCullough MIA 0.88 R
3 Chad Tracy BOS 0.68 R
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22 Craig Albernaz BAL 2.83 R
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28 Kurt Suzuki LAA 3.96 R
29 Dave Roberts LAD 3.95 R
30 Pat Murphy MIL 4.78 R

Game-by-game breakdown

Last 7 in tenure · Δ R/G

Aug 2 vs PHI L Zack Wheeler 0-8 +2.90

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.88 R

Aug 1 vs PHI L Cristopher Sánchez 0-5 +4.05

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~3.22 R

Jul 31 vs PHI W Andrew Painter 6-4 +0.12 Jul 29 @ DET W Tarik Skubal 10-9 +1.16

⚐ Pulled too late cost ~0.85 R

Jul 28 @ DET L Troy Melton 0-14 +4.43

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~2.44 R

Jul 27 @ DET W Keider Montero 8-5 +0.41 Jul 26 vs ATL L Reynaldo López 2-3 +2.44

⚐ Lineup mishaps cost ~1.87 R

Most costly decisions

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JUL 28 · @ DET +4.43 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.44 R

vs Troy Melton · L 0-14

AUG 1 · vs PHI +4.05 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~3.22 R

vs Cristopher Sánchez · L 0-5

AUG 2 · vs PHI +2.90 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~2.88 R

vs Zack Wheeler · L 0-8

JUL 26 · vs ATL +2.44 R/G

Lineup mishaps cost ~1.87 R

vs Reynaldo López · L 2-3

Tenure summary

Craig Albernaz manages the Baltimore Orioles, with their current tenure beginning March 26, 2026.

Through 109 games of decision data, their tactical decisions cost the team an estimated 6.22 R across lineup construction, bunt strategy, and intentional walks. Lineup decisions accounted for 2.28 R of that — the largest single category.

The team's 51-53 record places them 2 games under .500. Albernaz has called 15 sacrifice bunts (1.11 R in expected runs). Intentional walks have been issued 11 times for an expected cost of 2.83 R.

Deep analytical views

The overview above is the SEO surface. Each link below opens the interactive analyzer for that decision type — sortable lists, per-game breakdowns, and the underlying numbers.

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How this is calculated

Stats reflect only Craig Albernaz's tenure as Orioles manager — events from before the start date or after the end date are excluded. Lineup cost is the difference between an optimized batting order and the one actually used, summed across regular-season games. Bunt and intentional-walk costs come from per-decision run-expectancy deltas. Pitching cost is the sum of pull-timing and reliever-selection runs lost. Costs are shown as a season total and a per-game rate (R/G); rankings compare this tenure's per-game rate against the league-wide distribution of current and recent manager tenures. RunsLeft does not assign letter grades — the costs and rankings are descriptive analytics.

Read the full methodology. Career managing history coming in v2 with Lahman integration.