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Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles Final — September 3, 2026

Boston Red Sox logo
Boston Red Sox
6
FINAL
Baltimore Orioles logo
Baltimore Orioles
5
Thursday, September 3 · 7:15 PM ET
Last 10 games
+2+4-4-1+6-7-15+1-3-5
Game by game
-2+12+1-2+1+2+3+1-2-1
4-6
Last 10
6-4
-22
Net
+13
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
358 mi576 km
Travel to the game
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Red Sox visited the Orioles on Thursday, September 3 at 7:15 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Red Sox -120, Orioles +103) prices the Red Sox at 53% and the Orioles at 47%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Boston Red Sox 6, Baltimore Orioles 5

Boston Red Sox won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Baltimore Orioles +1.5): Baltimore Orioles covered.
  • Combined score 11 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
  • Boston Red Sox closed at -120 on the moneyline (a 53% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenOrioles +1.5 (-157)
Red Sox -1.5 (+125)
CloseOrioles +1.5 (-164)
Red Sox -1.5 (+135)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -103 / u -117)
Close8.5 (o -105 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenRed Sox -132 54%
Orioles +110 46%
CloseRed Sox -120 53%
Orioles +103 47%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 48 times since 2023: the Red Sox won 24 and the Orioles 24.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 22, 2026Orioles 5, Red Sox 1
Orioles won

Jul 22, 2026Orioles 3, Red Sox 6
Red Sox won

Jul 20, 2026Orioles 5, Red Sox 6
Red Sox won

Jun 4, 2026Orioles 8, Red Sox 2
Orioles won

Jun 3, 2026Orioles 1, Red Sox 8
Red Sox won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Boston Red Sox

Baltimore Orioles

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