MLB Recap · June 4, 2026

Baltimore Orioles at Boston Red Sox: Final Score & Recap

BAL8
Final
BOS2

Line Score

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The Story

The Baltimore Orioles rolled to an 8-2 victory at Fenway Park on June 4, 2026, delivering a decisive road win that left the DiamondIQ model's estimate of a Boston victory at exactly zero percent by game's end, down from a pre-game home win probability of 49 percent. Baltimore struck early and emphatically, plating six runs in the first inning to effectively end the contest before it had time to develop, with Boston never threatening to answer in a meaningful way.

The win-probability swings of the game's biggest plays told a clear story of missed opportunities for Boston and sustained pressure from Baltimore. In the bottom of the first, Wilyer Abreu's lineout against Trevor Rogers cost the Red Sox 10.6 percent in win probability, and Andruw Monasterio's pop out in the bottom of the second drained another 11.2 percent, a combined swing that illustrated how thoroughly Rogers neutralized Boston's attempts to claw back. On the Baltimore side, Leody Taveras contributed a flyout in the top of the second that added 10.1 percent to the Orioles' win probability in context, and Adley Rutschman's strikeout in the first added 9.9 percent, reflecting the unusual run environment Rogers had already established. Samuel Basallo chipped in a double in the fifth off Brayan Bello for a modest additional 1.8 percent swing.

Trevor Rogers was the standout performer of the night by a considerable margin, posting a WPA of plus-27.8 percent in a dominant outing that held Boston to minimal production. Taveras and Rutschman led Baltimore's position players at plus-10.2 and plus-9.8 percent WPA respectively, while Basallo added plus-1.6 percent with his double. Andrew Kittredge and Tommy Kahnle each finished at 0.0 percent WPA in relief, completing a clean team effort that Baltimore executed without an error across nine innings.

Analysis generated by DiamondIQ's model.

Win Probability

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DiamondIQ model home win probability across the game (pre-game 49% → final 0%).

Biggest Plays by Win-Probability Added

Andruw Monasterio Pop Out
Bot 2nd · off Trevor Rogers
-11.2%
Wilyer Abreu Lineout
Bot 1st · off Trevor Rogers
-10.6%
Leody Taveras Flyout
Top 2nd · off Brayan Bello
+10.1%
Adley Rutschman Strikeout
Top 1st · off Brayan Bello
+9.9%
Samuel Basallo Double
Top 5th · off Brayan Bello
+1.8%

Top Batters by WPA

Leody Taveras+10.2%-0.2 RE24
Adley Rutschman+9.8%-0.7 RE24
Samuel Basallo+1.6%+0.5 RE24

Top Pitchers by WPA

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