St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles
August 25, 2026 • 7:45 PM • Busch Stadium
Status
Final
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
1
Baltimore Orioles
BAL
13
Last 5 Form
Probable Pitchers
St. Louis Cardinals
Starter
Baltimore Orioles
Starter
Standings Snapshot
Full standingsSt. Louis Cardinals
66-67 (.496)
Div
#3
WC
#6
GB
15.5
Baltimore Orioles
64-68 (.485)
Div
#4
WC
#6
GB
14.0
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | St. Louis Cardinals | Baltimore Orioles |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .700 | .714 |
| HR | 148 | 169 |
| Runs | 623 | 630 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.16 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.35 |
| Strikeouts | 1092 | 1103 |
Top Players
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0 ERA
3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0 ERA
5.1 IP, 4 SO, 5.062 ERA
Baltimore Orioles
Hitters
10 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI
5 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI
2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0 ERA
6.2 IP, 5 SO, 1.35 ERA
5.2 IP, 3 SO, 3.176 ERA
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 16 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Jackson Holliday (2B) | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Alonso (1B) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Carlos Narváez (C) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gunnar Henderson (SS) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Coby Mayo (DH) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand (3B) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Samuel Basallo (1B) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Christian Franklin (CF) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dylan Beavers (LF) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Leody Taveras (RF) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chris Bassitt (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yennier Cano (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Anthony Nunez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| JJ Wetherholt (SS) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Jordan (3B) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (1B) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Crooks (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (RF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryan Torres (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua Báez (RF) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman (DH) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ramón Urías (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nathan Church (CF) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| José Fermín (SS) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Liberatore (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peter Strzelecki (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Ferguson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fernandez (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pedro Pagés (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Chris Bassitt | 6.2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Yennier Cano | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Nunez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Matthew Liberatore | 4.0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Peter Strzelecki | 0.1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Caleb Ferguson | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Pedro Pagés | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
top 3 • Home Run • 0-3
Pete Alonso homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 0-4
Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 1-4
Nathan Church homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field.
top 5 • Single • 1-5
Coby Mayo singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez, deflected by shortstop JJ Wetherholt. Jackson Holliday scores. Pete Alonso to 3rd. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd.
top 5 • Single • 1-7
Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Pete Alonso scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Coby Mayo to 2nd.
top 5 • Walk • 1-8
Dylan Beavers walks. Coby Mayo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Christian Franklin to 2nd.
top 5 • Single • 1-10
Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Christian Franklin scores. Dylan Beavers to 2nd.
top 5 • Single • 1-11
Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Dylan Beavers scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd.
top 5 • Double • 1-12
Pete Alonso doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd.
top 6 • Double • 1-13
Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 9 • Groundout • 1-13
Ramón Urías grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-13
Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 1-13
Joshua Báez strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Grounded Into DP • 1-13
Jackson Holliday grounds into a double play, shortstop José Fermín to first baseman Iván Herrera. Dylan Beavers out at 2nd. Jackson Holliday out at 1st.
top 9 • Flyout • 1-13
Leody Taveras flies out to right fielder Joshua Báez.
top 9 • Single • 1-13
Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 1-13
Bryan Torres strikes out swinging, catcher Carlos Narváez to first baseman Samuel Basallo.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 1-13
Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 1-13
Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
bottom 8 • Single • 1-13
Blaze Jordan singles on a line drive to center fielder Christian Franklin.
top 8 • Groundout • 1-13
Christian Franklin grounds out, pitcher Ryan Fernandez to first baseman Iván Herrera.
top 8 • Strikeout • 1-13
Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging.
top 8 • Lineout • 1-13
Christian Encarnacion-Strand lines out sharply to third baseman Blaze Jordan.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-13
José Fermín flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
bottom 7 • Single • 1-13
Nathan Church singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand.
bottom 7 • Flyout • 1-13
Ramón Urías flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 1-13
Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Samuel Basallo.
top 7 • Strikeout • 1-13
Coby Mayo strikes out on a foul tip.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-13
Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. Carlos Narváez to 3rd.
top 7 • Double • 1-13
Carlos Narváez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
top 7 • Groundout • 1-13
Jackson Holliday grounds out, shortstop José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 1-13
Joshua Báez lines out sharply to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
bottom 6 • Lineout • 1-13
Jordan Walker lines out sharply to center fielder Christian Franklin.
bottom 6 • Single • 1-13
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Blaze Jordan to 2nd.
bottom 6 • Strikeout • 1-13
Iván Herrera strikes out swinging.
bottom 6 • Hit By Pitch • 1-13
Blaze Jordan hit by pitch.
top 6 • Strikeout • 1-13
Leody Taveras strikes out swinging.
top 6 • Double • 1-13
Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores.
top 6 • Double • 1-12
Christian Franklin doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker.
top 6 • Strikeout • 1-12
Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging.