St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles, August 26, 2026
August 26, 2026, 7:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium
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Starting Pitchers
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals
Standings Snapshot
Full standings| Team | W-L | PCT | Div | WC | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | 65-68 | .489 | #4 | #5 | 14.0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 66-68 | .493 | #3 | #6 | 16.5 |
- PCT
- winning percentage
- Div
- division rank
- WC
- wild card rank
- GB
- games back
Season Comparison
2026Lower 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
9 H, 3 HR, 9 RBI
6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI
6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI
Pitchers
3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.1 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA
St. Louis Cardinals
Hitters
Pitchers
4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA
3.0 IP, 6 SO, 3.00 ERA
Top Performers
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Line Score
Baltimore Orioles 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7: BAL 13 hits, STL 11 hits; BAL 0 errors, STL 0 errors.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Baltimore Orioles | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
 St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
Christian Encarnacion-Strand led Baltimore Orioles with 4 hits and 2 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Holliday2B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete AlonsoDH | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Gunnar HendersonSS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Samuel Basallo1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Luis VázquezPR/3B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B/1B | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dylan BeaversLF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leody TaverasRF | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Colton CowserCF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carlos NarváezC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Iván Herrera and Bryan Torres led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits each.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ WetherholtSS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Iván HerreraDH | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson1B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan ChurchCF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Fermín2B/LF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nolan Gorman3B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramón UríasPH/2B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan TorresLF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze JordanPH/3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy CrooksC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Joshua BáezPH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Pedro PagésC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 37 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
Pitching
Kyle Bradish went 4.1 innings for Baltimore Orioles (4 SO, 7 ER); Michael McGreevy went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (3 SO, 7 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Orioles | |||||||
| Kyle Bradish | 4.1 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Alex Hoppe | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Walker | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rico Garcia | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Grant Wolfram | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Michael McGreevy | 5.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- 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
- T1
Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. BAL 1, STL 0
- T1
Single Dylan Beavers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. BAL 2, STL 0
- T1
Home Run Leody Taveras homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. BAL 5, STL 0
- T2
Home Run Pete Alonso homers (32) on a fly ball to right field. Carlos Narváez scores. BAL 7, STL 0
- B2
Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. BAL 7, STL 1
- B5
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Bryan Torres scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 3
- B5
Double Jordan Walker doubles (29) on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 4
- B5
Double Nathan Church doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores. BAL 7, STL 6
- B5
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. Nathan Church scores. BAL 7, STL 7
- T9
Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Luis Vázquez scores. BAL 8, STL 7
Play-by-Play
All 86 recorded plate appearances, newest first.
- B9
Pop Out José Fermín pops out to second baseman Jackson Holliday. BAL 8, STL 7
- B9
Groundout Nathan Church grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Iván Herrera to 3rd. Jordan Walker to 2nd. BAL 8, STL 7
- B9
Walk Jordan Walker walks. BAL 8, STL 7
- B9
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. Iván Herrera to 2nd. BAL 8, STL 7
- B9
Single Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 8, STL 7
- T9
Groundout Colton Cowser grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 8, STL 7
- T9
Lineout Leody Taveras lines out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. BAL 8, STL 7
- T9
Flyout Dylan Beavers flies out to left fielder José Fermín. BAL 8, STL 7
- T9
Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Luis Vázquez scores. BAL 8, STL 7
- T9
Single Samuel Basallo singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Fermín. BAL 7, STL 7
- B8
Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 7, STL 7
- B8
Walk Pedro Pagés walks. BAL 7, STL 7
- B8
Flyout Blaze Jordan flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, STL 7
- B8
Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 7, STL 7
- T8
Forceout Gunnar Henderson grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop JJ Wetherholt. Pete Alonso out at 2nd. BAL 7, STL 7
- T8
Intent Walk George Soriano intentionally walks Pete Alonso. BAL 7, STL 7
- T8
Groundout Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. Colton Cowser to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 7
- T8
Sac Bunt Carlos Narváez out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson. Colton Cowser to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 7
- T8
Single Colton Cowser singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 7, STL 7
- B7
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Samuel Basallo. BAL 7, STL 7
- B7
Walk Nathan Church walks. BAL 7, STL 7
- B7
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 7, STL 7
- B7
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. BAL 7, STL 7
- T7
Grounded Into DP Leody Taveras grounds into a double play, first baseman Alec Burleson to shortstop JJ Wetherholt. Dylan Beavers out at 2nd. Leody Taveras out at 1st. BAL 7, STL 7
- T7
Walk Dylan Beavers walks. BAL 7, STL 7
- T7
Strikeout Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 7
- B6
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 7
- B6
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. Bryan Torres to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 7
- B6
Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 7
- B6
Single Bryan Torres singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Josh Walker. BAL 7, STL 7
- T6
Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 7
- T6
Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 7
- T6
Strikeout Pete Alonso strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 7, STL 7
- B5
Flyout Nolan Gorman flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, STL 7
- B5
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. Nathan Church scores. BAL 7, STL 7
- B5
Double Nathan Church doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores. BAL 7, STL 6
- B5
Double Jordan Walker doubles (29) on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 4
- B5
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Bryan Torres scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 3
- B5
Walk Iván Herrera walks. Bryan Torres to 3rd. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 1
- B5
Walk JJ Wetherholt walks. Bryan Torres to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 1
- B5
Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 7, STL 1
- B5
Single Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, STL 1
- T5
Pop Out Jackson Holliday pops out to catcher Jimmy Crooks in foul territory. BAL 7, STL 1
- T5
Strikeout Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 1
- T5
Single Colton Cowser singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 7, STL 1
- T5
Groundout Leody Taveras grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 7, STL 1
- B4
Groundout Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to pitcher Kyle Bradish. BAL 7, STL 1
- B4
Strikeout José Fermín called out on strikes. BAL 7, STL 1
- B4
Flyout Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 7, STL 1
- T4
Lineout Dylan Beavers lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. BAL 7, STL 1
- T4
Double Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 1
- T4
Single Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Samuel Basallo singles on a ground ball to third baseman Nolan Gorman. BAL 7, STL 1
- T4
Flyout Gunnar Henderson flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. BAL 7, STL 1
- T4
Lineout Pete Alonso lines out to left fielder Bryan Torres. BAL 7, STL 1
- B3
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to first baseman Samuel Basallo in foul territory. BAL 7, STL 1
- B3
Grounded Into DP Alec Burleson grounds into a double play, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. Iván Herrera out at 2nd. Alec Burleson out at 1st. BAL 7, STL 1
- B3
Single Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Groundout Jackson Holliday grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Strikeout Carlos Narváez strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Walk Colton Cowser walks. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Flyout Leody Taveras flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Double Dylan Beavers doubles (15) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. BAL 7, STL 1
- T3
Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 7, STL 1
- B2
Lineout JJ Wetherholt lines out sharply to center fielder Colton Cowser. BAL 7, STL 1
- B2
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks called out on strikes. BAL 7, STL 1
- B2
Single Bryan Torres singles on a ground ball to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, STL 1
- B2
Home Run Nolan Gorman homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. BAL 7, STL 1
- B2
Lineout José Fermín lines out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 7, STL 0
- T2
Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 0
- T2
Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 7, STL 0
- T2
Home Run Pete Alonso homers (32) on a fly ball to right field. Carlos Narváez scores. BAL 7, STL 0
- T2
Lineout Jackson Holliday lines out to second baseman José Fermín. BAL 5, STL 0
- T2
Hit By Pitch Carlos Narváez hit by pitch. BAL 5, STL 0
- B1
Strikeout Nathan Church strikes out swinging. BAL 5, STL 0
- B1
Pop Out Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Jackson Holliday on the infield fly rule. BAL 5, STL 0
- B1
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. BAL 5, STL 0
- B1
Single Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. BAL 5, STL 0
- B1
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 5, STL 0
- T1
Lineout Colton Cowser lines out, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 5, STL 0
- T1
Home Run Leody Taveras homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. BAL 5, STL 0
- T1
Single Dylan Beavers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. BAL 2, STL 0
- T1
Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. BAL 1, STL 0
- T1
Walk Samuel Basallo walks. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. BAL 0, STL 0
- T1
Single Gunnar Henderson singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. BAL 0, STL 0
- T1
Groundout Pete Alonso grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 0, STL 0
- T1
Groundout Jackson Holliday grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 0, STL 0