Shane Baz: Everything you need to know

Baz (0-2) took the loss Wednesday against the Guardians, allowing four runs on six hits and three walks in six innings. He struck out six. While Baz did put together his longest outing so far and fan a season-high six, it was still a shaky performance overall. The right-hander has now walked multiple batters in three consecutive starts, and he gave up at least six hits for the third time in four appearances to this point. Baz will be trying to steady the ship the next time he takes the hill in Kansas City, where he'll carry a lackluster 4.91 ERA, 1.55 WHIP and 19:8 K:BB across his first 22 frames.

Baz (0-1) was tagged with the loss Friday against the Giants, allowing three runs on nine hits and two walks while striking out four across five innings. Baz was coming off a strong showing the last time out against the Pirates, tossing 5.2 innings and allowing one unearned run in his last start, but he couldn't build off that outing. Baz has now allowed at least three earned runs in two of his first three outings of the season and has yet to pitch at least six innings in any of his three appearances in 2026. With a 4.50 ERA and a 1.56 WHIP through 16.0 innings so far, Baz will look to bounce back against the Diamondbacks at home next week in his next scheduled start.

Baz did not factor into the decision Saturday, allowing one unearned run on three hits and three walks over 5.2 innings against the Pirates. He struck out five. After surrendering four runs during his Orioles debut versus the Twins, Baz kept the Pirates in check most of Saturday afternoon, giving up just two singles, a double and the three free passes. He threw 63 of 98 pitches for strikes and generated 11 whiffs, but he fell an out short of a quality start when he was pulled after serving up a two-out double in the sixth inning. Through his first two starts for Baltimore, Baz has a 3.27 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9:3 K:BB across 11 innings as he remains in search of his first victory.