Milwaukee Brewers at Baltimore Orioles: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
The Story
The Milwaukee Brewers completed a clean 3-0 shutout of the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on September 20, 2026, holding the home side scoreless across nine innings while scoring once in the second, fourth, and seventh. The DiamondIQ model's estimate had Baltimore entering with a 39% chance of winning, a number that eroded steadily through the game and closed at 0% by the final out.
The pivotal moments came in the middle innings. William Contreras delivered the biggest offensive blow in the top of the fourth, a home run off Brandon Young that shifted win probability by plus 10.4 percentage points and gave Milwaukee a 2-0 cushion. Baltimore's best chance to respond came in the bottom of the sixth, but Jeremiah Jackson grounded out against Chad Patrick in the game's single largest win-probability swing, a minus 12.1-point shift that effectively ended the Orioles' most dangerous threat. Cooper Pratt then padded the lead in the seventh with a single off Félix Bautista that added another 9.6 points of win probability, and Dylan Beavers' flyout to end the home half of the seventh dropped Baltimore's chances by a further 7.4 points.
Among individual performers, Pratt led all batters with a plus 12.3% WPA and a RE24 of plus 1.7, while Jake Bauers contributed plus 8.9% WPA and Colton Cowser added plus 6.1%. On the mound, DL Hall was the most valuable arm by the DiamondIQ model's estimate, posting plus 18.3% WPA, with JoJo Romero close behind at plus 13.0% and Brandon Young contributing plus 9.9% despite surrendering the Contreras home run.