St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles, August 27, 2026

OriolesBAL
5-7
Final
CardinalsSTL

August 27, 2026, 2:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Baltimore Orioles

3-2

Last 5
W 3-2
vs TB
L 1-3
vs TB
W 13-1
@ STL
W 8-7
@ STL
L 5-7
@ STL

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5
L 3-12
@ PHI
L 4-6
@ PHI
L 1-13
vs BAL
L 7-8
vs BAL
W 7-5
vs BAL

Starting Pitchers

Baltimore Orioles

Trevor Rogers headshot
Trevor Rogers
Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Gordon Graceffo headshot
Gordon Graceffo
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 27, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Baltimore Orioles65-69.485#4#514.5
St. Louis Cardinals67-68.496#3#616.5
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Baltimore OriolesSt. Louis Cardinals
.710
OPS
.691
199
HR
167
718
Runs
720
4.07
ERA
4.26
1.34
WHIP
1.36
1305
Strikeouts by pitchers
1278

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Baltimore Orioles

Hitters

Pete Alonso headshot
Pete Alonso

7 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

8 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Leody Taveras headshot
Leody Taveras

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Cam Sanders headshot
Cam Sanders

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt

6.2 IP, 5 SO, 1.35 ERA

Anthony Nunez headshot
Anthony Nunez

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson headshot
Alec Burleson

7 H, 0 HR, 6 RBI

Nathan Church headshot
Nathan Church

6 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Luis Gastelum headshot
Luis Gastelum

3.1 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Gordon Graceffo headshot
Gordon Graceffo

3.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Blaze Jordan headshot
Blaze Jordan
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Coby Mayo headshot
Coby Mayo
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Ramón Urías headshot
Ramón Urías
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 7, Baltimore Orioles 5: BAL 7 hits, STL 9 hits; BAL 0 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Baltimore Orioles000010310570
St. Louis Cardinals03021001x790

Box Score

Batting

Jackson Holliday and Christian Encarnacion-Strand led Baltimore Orioles with 2 hits each.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jackson Holliday2B4120010
Pete AlonsoDH4000040
Gunnar HendersonSS4011000
Samuel BasalloC4000010
Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B4220010
Dylan BeaversLF2100210
Coby Mayo1B4113001
Colton CowserCF3011010
Leody TaverasRF4000020
Totals335752111

Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
José FermínSS4110010
Iván HerreraDH3000120
Jordan WalkerRF4020020
Alec Burleson1B4221000
Joshua BáezLF4110030
Blaze Jordan3B3113021
Nolan Gorman3B1000010
Ramón Urías2B3212101
Nathan ChurchCF3011100
Pedro PagésC4000020
Totals337973132

Pitching

Trevor Rogers went 5.0 innings for Baltimore Orioles (7 SO, 6 ER); Gordon Graceffo went 3.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Baltimore Orioles
Trevor Rogers5.0766172
Cam Sanders2.0100140
Anthony Nunez1.0111120
St. Louis Cardinals
Gordon Graceffo3.0000040
Justin Bruihl1.2211120
Luis Gastelum1.1000020
Caleb Ferguson1.0233111
George Soriano1.0211010
Riley O'Brien1.0100010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B2

    Home Run Blaze Jordan homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. Joshua Báez scores. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B4

    Home Run Ramón Urías homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. BAL 0, STL 5

  • T5

    Sac Fly Colton Cowser out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Joshua Báez. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 1, STL 5

  • B5

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out softly to first baseman Coby Mayo. José Fermín scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Jordan Walker to 2nd. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T7

    Home Run Coby Mayo homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T8

    Double Gunnar Henderson doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jackson Holliday scores. BAL 5, STL 6

  • B8

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Ramón Urías scores. BAL 5, STL 7

Play-by-Play

All 72 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Leody Taveras grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Riley O'Brien. BAL 5, STL 7

  • T9

    Single Colton Cowser singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 5, STL 7

  • T9

    Pop Out Coby Mayo pops out to second baseman Ramón Urías. BAL 5, STL 7

  • T9

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Dylan Beavers called out on strikes. BAL 5, STL 7

  • B8

    Flyout Pedro Pagés flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 5, STL 7

  • B8

    Single Nathan Church singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Ramón Urías scores. BAL 5, STL 7

  • B8

    Walk Ramón Urías walks. BAL 5, STL 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. BAL 5, STL 6

  • B8

    Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. BAL 5, STL 6

  • T8

    Flyout Christian Encarnacion-Strand flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez. BAL 5, STL 6

  • T8

    Fielders Choice Out Orioles challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Samuel Basallo reaches on a fielder's choice out, pitcher George Soriano to third baseman Blaze Jordan. Gunnar Henderson out at 3rd. BAL 5, STL 6

  • T8

    Double Gunnar Henderson doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jackson Holliday scores. BAL 5, STL 6

  • T8

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T8

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan. BAL 4, STL 6

  • B7

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Coby Mayo. BAL 4, STL 6

  • B7

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 4, STL 6

  • B7

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Iván Herrera called out on strikes. BAL 4, STL 6

  • B7

    Strikeout José Fermín challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: José Fermín called out on strikes. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T7

    Groundout Leody Taveras grounds out sharply, shortstop José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T7

    Strikeout Colton Cowser strikes out swinging. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T7

    Home Run Coby Mayo homers (18) on a fly ball to center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. BAL 4, STL 6

  • T7

    Walk Dylan Beavers walks. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T7

    Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to shortstop José Fermín. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T7

    Flyout Samuel Basallo flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B6

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B6

    Walk Nathan Church walks. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B6

    Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B6

    Strikeout Blaze Jordan called out on strikes. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T6

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Luis Gastelum. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T6

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. BAL 1, STL 6

  • T6

    Flyout Jackson Holliday flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B5

    Strikeout Joshua Báez called out on strikes. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B5

    Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out softly to first baseman Coby Mayo. José Fermín scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Jordan Walker to 2nd. BAL 1, STL 6

  • B5

    Single Jordan Walker singles on a line drive to center fielder Colton Cowser. José Fermín to 3rd. Iván Herrera to 2nd. BAL 1, STL 5

  • B5

    Walk Iván Herrera walks. BAL 1, STL 5

  • B5

    Single José Fermín singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 1, STL 5

  • B5

    Pop Out Pedro Pagés pops out to second baseman Jackson Holliday. BAL 1, STL 5

  • T5

    Strikeout Leody Taveras strikes out swinging. BAL 1, STL 5

  • T5

    Sac Fly Colton Cowser out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Joshua Báez. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. BAL 1, STL 5

  • T5

    Forceout Coby Mayo grounds into a force out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to second baseman Ramón Urías. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Dylan Beavers out at 2nd. Coby Mayo to 1st. BAL 0, STL 5

  • T5

    Walk Dylan Beavers walks. BAL 0, STL 5

  • T5

    Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (7) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 0, STL 5

  • B4

    Pop Out Nathan Church pops out to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. BAL 0, STL 5

  • B4

    Home Run Ramón Urías homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. BAL 0, STL 5

  • B4

    Strikeout Blaze Jordan strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B4

    Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B4

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T4

    Pop Out Gunnar Henderson pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T4

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T4

    Double Jackson Holliday doubles (11) on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church, deflected by right fielder Jordan Walker. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B3

    Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B3

    Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B3

    Flyout José Fermín flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T3

    Strikeout Leody Taveras strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T3

    Groundout Colton Cowser grounds out sharply, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 0, STL 3

  • T3

    Pop Out Coby Mayo pops out softly to shortstop José Fermín. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B2

    Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B2

    Pop Out Nathan Church pops out to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B2

    Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B2

    Home Run Blaze Jordan homers (3) on a fly ball to center field. Alec Burleson scores. Joshua Báez scores. BAL 0, STL 3

  • B2

    Double Joshua Báez doubles (1) on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Alec Burleson to 3rd. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Dylan Beavers grounds out softly, pitcher Gordon Graceffo to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Lineout Samuel Basallo lines out to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Jordan Walker called out on strikes. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Iván Herrera called out on strikes. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Pop Out José Fermín pops out to first baseman Coby Mayo in foul territory. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Lineout Gunnar Henderson lines out to left fielder Joshua Báez. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Jackson Holliday strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 0