Baltimore Orioles vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BAL	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	13	0	9
STL	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	7	11	0	8

loss:

R. O'Brienwin: Baltimore Orioles logo

G. Wolframsave: Baltimore Orioles logo

A. Kittredge

Game Recap

ST. LOUIS – One night after trouncing the Cardinals by a dozen runs in the first game of a three-game set, the Orioles exploded out to a seven-run lead before the end of the second inning. As much as the outburst must’ve felt like another preordained victory, the Birds instead...

Scoring Summary

BALSTL

1
Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. [1 run]
10
1
Dylan Beavers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. [1 run]
20
1
Leody Taveras homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. [3 runs]
50
2
Pete Alonso homers (32) on a fly ball to right field. Carlos Narvaez scores. [2 runs]
70
2
Nolan Gorman homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run]
71
5
Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Colton Cowser. Bryan Torres scores. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera to 2nd. [2 runs]
73
5
Jordan Walker doubles (29) on a ground ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
74
5
Nathan Church doubles (11) on a fly ball to left fielder Dylan Beavers. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores. [2 runs]
76
5
Jose Fermin grounds out, shortstop Gunnar Henderson to first baseman Samuel Basallo. Nathan Church scores. [1 run] [2 outs]
77
9
Christian Encarnacion-Strand doubles (6) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Luis Vazquez scores. [1 run]
87

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jackson Holliday2B	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	.231
2Pete AlonsoDH	1	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	.276
3Gunnar HendersonSS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	2	.218
4Samuel Basallo1B	2	4	1	0	2	1	0	0	.236
Luis VazquezPR-3B	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B-1B	4	5	1	2	1	0	0	0	.264
6Dylan BeaversLF	2	4	1	1	0	1	0	3	.250
7Leody TaverasRF	1	5	1	3	0	0	1	4	.228
8Colton CowserCF	2	4	0	0	0	1	0	1	.223
9Carlos NarvaezC	0	2	1	0	2	0	0	4	.167



TOTAL	13	38	8	8	7	4	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle BradishRHP	4.1	9	7	7	4	2	1	91	4.03
Alex HoppeRHP	0.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	4.58
Josh WalkerLHP	0.2	1	0	0	1	0	0	11	2.45
Rico GarciaRHP	1.1	0	0	0	2	1	0	26	3.16
Grant WolframLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26	5.05
Andrew KittredgeRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	25	3.35
TOTAL	9.0	11	7	7	7	5	1	191	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ WetherholtSS	1	4	1	0	0	1	0	3	.245
2Ivan HerreraDH	3	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.246
3Alec Burleson1B	1	5	1	2	1	0	0	4	.291
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	4	1	1	1	1	0	2	.285
5Nathan ChurchCF	1	4	1	2	1	1	0	4	.243
6Jose Fermin2B-LF	0	5	0	1	1	0	0	3	.239
7Nolan Gorman3B	1	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	.192
Ramon UriasPH-2B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.152
8Bryan TorresLF	3	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	.252
Blaze JordanPH-3B	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.246
9Jimmy CrooksC	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	2	.171
Joshua BaezPH	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.146
Pedro PagesC	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	.214
TOTAL	11	37	7	7	7	5	1	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Michael McGreevyRHP	5.0	10	7	7	3	2	2	84	3.86
Luis GastelumRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	13	5.16
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	14	4.50
George SorianoRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	4.03
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	2	1	1	0	0	0	17	4.02

TOTAL	9.0	13	8	8	7	4	2	138	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBALSTL

TOP 1
GROUNDOUT — Jackson Holliday grounds out, shortstop JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. [1 out]
00
GROUNDOUT — Pete Alonso grounds out, second baseman Jose Fermin to first baseman Alec Burleson. [2 outs]
00
SINGLE — Gunnar Henderson singles on a line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres.
00
WALK — Samuel Basallo walks. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd.
00
SINGLE — Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Gunnar Henderson scores. Samuel Basallo to 3rd. [1 run]
10
SINGLE — Dylan Beavers singles on a ground ball to right fielder Jordan Walker. Samuel Basallo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 2nd. [1 run]
20
HOME RUN — Leody Taveras homers (8) on a fly ball to right center field. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Dylan Beavers scores. [3 runs]
50
LINEOUT — Colton Cowser lines out, pitcher Michael McGreevy to first baseman Alec Burleson. [3 outs]
50
BOTTOM 1
SINGLE — JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
50
SINGLE — Ivan Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.
50
STRIKEOUT — Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. [1 out]
50
POP OUT — Jordan Walker pops out to second baseman Jackson Holliday on the infield fly rule. [2 outs]
50
STRIKEOUT — Nathan Church strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
50

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Team Stats

BAL

STL

8Runs7

13Hits11

0Errors0

.342Batting Avg.297

38At Bats37

5Extra-base Hits3

2Home Runs1

8Runs-Batted-In7

4Walks5

0Stolen Bases2

7Strikeouts7

9Left on Base8

22Total Bases16

Game Details

Wednesday, August 26, 2026 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 21,185 (46.6%)

weather: 87 degrees, clear

spread: BAL -106

over/under: 8.5