St. Louis Cardinals vs Baltimore Orioles, August 25, 2026

OriolesBAL
13-1
Final
CardinalsSTL

August 25, 2026, 7:45 PM ET | Busch Stadium

Last 5 Form

Baltimore Orioles

3-2

Last 5
L 1-6
vs NYY
W 5-3
vs TB
W 3-2
vs TB
L 1-3
vs TB
W 13-1
@ STL

St. Louis Cardinals

1-4

Last 5
W 10-9
@ CIN
L 6-7
@ PHI
L 3-12
@ PHI
L 4-6
@ PHI
L 1-13
vs BAL

Starting Pitchers

Baltimore Orioles

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt
Recorded starter

St. Louis Cardinals

Matthew Liberatore headshot
Matthew Liberatore
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 25, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Baltimore Orioles64-68.485#4#614.0
St. Louis Cardinals66-67.496#3#615.5
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

10 H, 2 HR, 7 RBI

Dylan Beavers headshot
Dylan Beavers

5 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand

2 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Anthony Nunez headshot
Anthony Nunez

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt

6.2 IP, 5 SO, 1.35 ERA

Brandon Young headshot
Brandon Young

5.2 IP, 3 SO, 3.18 ERA

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Jordan Walker headshot
Jordan Walker

5 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

José Fermín headshot
José Fermín

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

JJ Wetherholt headshot
JJ Wetherholt

6 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Kyle Leahy headshot
Kyle Leahy

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Justin Bruihl headshot
Justin Bruihl

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael McGreevy headshot
Michael McGreevy

5.1 IP, 4 SO, 5.06 ERA

Top Performers

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

Pete Alonso headshot
Pete Alonso
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Chris Bassitt headshot
Chris Bassitt
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick
Christian Encarnacion-Strand headshot
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
Baltimore Orioles, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Baltimore Orioles 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1: BAL 17 hits, STL 7 hits; BAL 0 errors, STL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Baltimore Orioles00408100013170
St. Louis Cardinals001000000170

Box Score

Batting

Jackson Holliday and Pete Alonso led Baltimore Orioles with 4 hits each.

Baltimore Orioles batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jackson Holliday2B6241000
Pete Alonso1B4244001
Carlos NarváezC1010000
Gunnar HendersonSS4100110
Coby MayoDH5111020
Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B5223011
Samuel BasalloC/1B5000040
Christian FranklinCF4210020
Dylan BeaversLF4122110
Leody TaverasRF5222020
Totals431317132132

Nathan Church led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
JJ WetherholtSS2010000
Blaze Jordan3B1010000
Iván HerreraC/1B4010020
Alec Burleson1B3010000
Jimmy CrooksC1000010
Jordan WalkerRF3000010
Bryan TorresLF1000010
Joshua BáezLF/RF4010020
Nolan GormanDH4000030
Ramón Urías3B/2B4000000
Nathan ChurchCF3121001
José Fermín2B/SS3000000
Totals331710101

Pitching

Chris Bassitt went 6.2 innings for Baltimore Orioles (5 SO, 1 ER); Matthew Liberatore went 4.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 8 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Baltimore Orioles
Chris Bassitt6.2611051
Yennier Cano0.1000000
Anthony Nunez2.0100050
St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Liberatore4.0988172
Peter Strzelecki0.1444110
Caleb Ferguson1.2211030
Ryan Fernandez2.0100020
Pedro Pagés1.0100000
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

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday scores. BAL 3, STL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. BAL 4, STL 0

  • B3

    Home Run Nathan Church homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T5

    Single 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. BAL 5, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Pete Alonso scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Coby Mayo to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 1

  • T5

    Walk Dylan Beavers walks. Coby Mayo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Christian Franklin to 2nd. BAL 8, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Christian Franklin scores. Dylan Beavers to 2nd. BAL 10, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Dylan Beavers scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. BAL 11, STL 1

  • T5

    Double Pete Alonso doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T6

    Double Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores. BAL 13, STL 1

Play-by-Play

All 80 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • B9

    Groundout Ramón Urías grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B9

    Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T9

    Grounded Into DP 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. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T9

    Flyout Leody Taveras flies out to right fielder Joshua Báez. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T9

    Single Dylan Beavers singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Bryan Torres strikes out swinging, catcher Carlos Narváez to first baseman Samuel Basallo. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B8

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B8

    Single Blaze Jordan singles on a line drive to center fielder Christian Franklin. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T8

    Groundout Christian Franklin grounds out, pitcher Ryan Fernandez to first baseman Iván Herrera. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T8

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T8

    Lineout Christian Encarnacion-Strand lines out sharply to third baseman Blaze Jordan. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B7

    Flyout José Fermín flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B7

    Single Nathan Church singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B7

    Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B7

    Groundout Nolan Gorman grounds out, second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Samuel Basallo. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T7

    Strikeout Coby Mayo strikes out on a foul tip. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T7

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman Ramón Urías to first baseman Alec Burleson. Carlos Narváez to 3rd. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T7

    Double Carlos Narváez doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T7

    Groundout Jackson Holliday grounds out, shortstop José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B6

    Lineout Joshua Báez lines out sharply to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B6

    Lineout Jordan Walker lines out sharply to center fielder Christian Franklin. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B6

    Single Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Blaze Jordan to 2nd. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B6

    Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • B6

    Hit By Pitch Blaze Jordan hit by pitch. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Leody Taveras strikes out swinging. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T6

    Double Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores. BAL 13, STL 1

  • T6

    Double Christian Franklin doubles (2) on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T6

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T6

    Lineout Christian Encarnacion-Strand lines out to shortstop José Fermín. BAL 12, STL 1

  • B5

    Flyout José Fermín flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 12, STL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Nathan Church flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 12, STL 1

  • B5

    Flyout Ramón Urías flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T5

    Flyout Coby Mayo flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Gunnar Henderson strikes out swinging. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T5

    Double Pete Alonso doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. BAL 12, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Dylan Beavers scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. BAL 11, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Christian Franklin scores. Dylan Beavers to 2nd. BAL 10, STL 1

  • T5

    Walk Dylan Beavers walks. Coby Mayo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Christian Franklin to 2nd. BAL 8, STL 1

  • T5

    Hit By Pitch Christian Franklin hit by pitch. Coby Mayo to 3rd. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 1

  • T5

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo strikes out swinging. BAL 7, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Pete Alonso scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Coby Mayo to 2nd. BAL 7, STL 1

  • T5

    Single 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. BAL 5, STL 1

  • T5

    Walk Gunnar Henderson walks. Pete Alonso to 2nd. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Pete Alonso singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T5

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B4

    Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B4

    Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Leody Taveras strikes out swinging, catcher Iván Herrera to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T4

    Flyout Dylan Beavers flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T4

    Strikeout Christian Franklin strikes out swinging. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B3

    Flyout Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B3

    Forceout Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to second baseman Jackson Holliday. JJ Wetherholt out at 2nd. Iván Herrera to 1st. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B3

    Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Christian Franklin. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B3

    Flyout José Fermín flies out to right fielder Leody Taveras. BAL 4, STL 1

  • B3

    Home Run Nathan Church homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. BAL 4, STL 1

  • T3

    Strikeout Samuel Basallo called out on strikes. BAL 4, STL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. BAL 4, STL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Coby Mayo grounds out softly, pitcher Matthew Liberatore to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 3, STL 0

  • T3

    Groundout Gunnar Henderson grounds out, second baseman José Fermín to first baseman Alec Burleson. BAL 3, STL 0

  • T3

    Home Run Pete Alonso homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday scores. BAL 3, STL 0

  • T3

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Leody Taveras to 3rd. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T3

    Single Leody Taveras singles on a sharp ground ball to shortstop JJ Wetherholt. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Grounded Into DP Ramón Urías grounds into a double play, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to second baseman Jackson Holliday to first baseman Pete Alonso. Joshua Báez out at 2nd. Ramón Urías out at 1st. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Strikeout Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B2

    Single Joshua Báez singles on a soft ground ball to second baseman Jackson Holliday. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Dylan Beavers called out on strikes. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Strikeout Iván Herrera challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Christian Franklin called out on strikes. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T2

    Groundout Samuel Basallo grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Matthew Liberatore. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

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

  • B1

    Flyout Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Christian Franklin. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Single Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. BAL 0, STL 0

  • B1

    Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

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

  • T1

    Strikeout Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Pop Out Gunnar Henderson pops out to third baseman Ramón Urías. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Single Pete Alonso singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. BAL 0, STL 0

  • T1

    Single Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to pitcher Matthew Liberatore. BAL 0, STL 0