Game result and context
Red Sox Edge Orioles 1-0, Keep Hold of Wild-Card Position in 2026 Race
The Boston Red Sox scored once in the top of the first and made it stand, beating the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Mickey Gasper's solo home run was the only run. Ranger Suarez worked seven scoreless innings for the win. Boston moved to 77-65 and stayed second in the wild-card standings, while Baltimore fell to 69-73.
Final result
The Boston Red Sox beat the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 on September 4, 2026, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. A crowd of 19,821 watched the game go the full nine innings with only one run crossing the plate.
Boston improved to 77-65. Baltimore dropped to 69-73.
How the game changed
The decisive moment came early. Mickey Gasper homered in the top of the first inning, a solo shot that drove in the game's only run.
After that, neither side scored. The Red Sox put up zeros from the second inning through the ninth, and the Orioles never broke through in any of their nine turns at the plate.
Key performances
Ranger Suarez carried the Boston pitching effort, going 7.0 innings without allowing an earned run and striking out three. He earned the win and improved to 6-4.
Gasper finished with two hits in four at-bats, scoring a run and driving one in with the home run.
For Baltimore, Shane Baz kept the game close, working 6.1 innings with six strikeouts and one earned run. He took the loss and fell to 5-15. Josh Walker struck out three in 1.0 inning of relief, and Cam Sanders struck out two in 1.0 inning. Blaze Alexander had three hits in four at-bats but did not score.
Season and playoff context
The win kept Boston in second place in the wild-card standings, 5.0 games ahead of the cutoff. The Red Sox sit third in their division, 7.5 games back, with a division elimination number of 13.
Baltimore is fifth in its division, 15.5 games back, with a division elimination number of 5. The Orioles rank sixth in the wild-card race, 3.0 games out, with a wild-card elimination number of 16. A one-run home loss in September costs them ground they can little afford to give up.
Series context
This was a regular-season game, the second of a four-game series between the clubs in Baltimore.