BAL 2, CLE 4 | Apr 16, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Thursday, April 16, 2026•Progressive Field•65°F, Partly Cloudy

BAL

Orioles

CLE

Guardians

Final

WIN

Parker Messick

LOSS

Shane Baz

SAVE

Cade Smith

The Guardians defeated the Orioles 4-2.

⚾Parker Messick8.0 IP, 2 ER, 9 K

Key Moment

Top 9: Pete Alonso doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder George Valera. Blaze Alexander scores. Taylor Ward to 3rd.

Weather: 65°F, Partly CloudyWind: 9 mph, L To RFirst pitch: 10:10 PM UTCT: 2:28Att: 14,748Venue: Progressive Field

Ump Audit

Carlos Torres

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92.7%B

10 missed calls

+11.2% BAL

+0.41 runs BAL

Win Probability

CLE WinBAL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BAL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	4	0
CLE	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	0

Game 824453 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Taylor WardLF	3	0	1	0	1	0	.303/.393/.434	105.5	.573	.789
Gunnar HendersonDH	3	0	0	1	0	1	.213/.289/.500	101.3	.204	.238
Pete Alonso1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.200/.325/.357	100.4	.209	.317
Colton CowserPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.211/.311/.237	101.8	.009	.008
Samuel BasalloC	4	0	0	0	0	0	.157/.259/.333	107.5	.177	.164
Jeremiah Jackson2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	.321/.328/.571	79.9	.286	.278
Coby Mayo3B	3	0	0	0	0	1	.156/.255/.200	93.6	.422	.389
Leody TaverasCF	2	1	1	0	1	1	.375/.487/.469	103.5	.376	.358
Blaze AlexanderSS	3	1	1	0	0	1	.227/.292/.250	94.9	.457	.438
Bench
Johnathan RodríguezRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.000/.286/.000	91.1	.486	.475
Shane BazP							.000/.000/.000	-
Totals	29	2	4	2	2	9	-	-	-	-

2B:Alonso

TB:5

RBI:Henderson; Alonso

SF:Henderson

GIDP:Ward

Team LOB:3

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Steven KwanCF	4	0	2	1	0	1	.253/.325/.333	95.5	.628

Pitching

Baltimore Orioles

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Shane BazL	6.0	6	4	4	3	6	1	99-62	90.7	4.91
Cameron Foster	1.2	2	0	0	1	3	0	42-27	91.2	0.00
Tyler Wells	0.1	0	0	0	0	1	0	6-3	89.9	4.91
Totals	8.0	8	4	4	4	10	1	147-92	-	-

Inherited runners-scored:Wells 1-0

Pitches-strikes:Baz 99-62; Foster 42-27; Wells 6-3

Groundouts-flyouts:Baz 7-4; Foster 0-2; Wells 0-0

Cleveland Guardians

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Parker MessickW	8.0	2	2	2	2	9	0	112-78	88.9	1.05

Game Notes

📺

B4Replay review: Kyle Manzardo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Kyle Manzardo called out on strikes.

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B5Replay review: Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to right fielder Johnathan Rodríguez. Brayan Rocchio scores.

Bot 1 • CLE

0-2

José Ramírez homers (4) on a fly ball to right center field. Chase DeLauter scores.

EV: 103.9 mph💣 388 ftLA: 25°

Bot 5 • CLE

0-3

Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Steven Kwan singles on a line drive to right fielder Johnathan Rodríguez. Brayan Rocchio scores.

EV: 92.4 mph237 ftLA: 16°

Bot 6 • CLE

0-4

George Valera singles on a line drive to left fielder Taylor Ward. José Ramírez scores. Kyle Manzardo to 2nd.

EV: 91.8 mph256 ftLA: 17°

Top 9 • BAL

2-4

Pete Alonso doubles (5) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder George Valera. Blaze Alexander scores. Taylor Ward to 3rd.

EV: 100.4 mph331 ftLA: 26°

1-4

Gunnar Henderson out on a sacrifice fly to right fielder George Valera. Leody Taveras scores. Blaze Alexander to 3rd.

EV: 99.1 mph355 ftLA: 38°

Bench
Parker MessickP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Cade SmithP	.000/.000/.000	-	-	-