Baltimore Orioles vs. St. Louis Cardinals

Aug 25, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
BAL	0	0	4	0	8	1	0	0	0	13	17	0	6
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	0	6

loss:

M. Liberatore(5-12)win: Baltimore Orioles logo

C. Bassitt(5-4)

Game Recap

Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals game highlights

ST. LOUIS – Busch Stadium has been one of the toughest places to hit in the big leagues in 2026. Statcast’s calculated park factor for the home of the Cardinals this season is just 97, tied for the third-lowest in all of baseball....

Scoring Summary

BALSTL

3Pete Alonso homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday scores. [3 runs] 30
3Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. [1 run] 40
3Nathan Church homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. [1 run] 41
5Coby Mayo singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Baez, deflected by shortstop JJ Wetherholt. Jackson Holliday scores. Pete Alonso to 3rd. Gunnar Henderson to 2nd. [1 run] 51
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Baez. Pete Alonso scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Coby Mayo to 2nd. [2 runs] 71
5Dylan Beavers walks. Coby Mayo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Christian Franklin to 2nd. [1 run] 81
5Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Christian Franklin scores. Dylan Beavers to 2nd. [2 runs] 101
5Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Dylan Beavers scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. [1 run] 111
5Pete Alonso doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Baez. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. [1 run] 121
6Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores. [1 run] 131

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jackson Holliday2B	4	6	2	1	0	0	0	1	.240
2Pete Alonso1B	4	4	2	4	0	0	1	0	.276
Carlos NarvaezC	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.169
3Gunnar HendersonSS	0	4	1	0	1	1	0	5	.219
4Coby MayoDH	1	5	1	1	2	0	0	5	.212
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand3B	2	5	2	3	1	0	1	2	.238
6Samuel BasalloC-1B	0	5	0	0	4	0	0	2	.233
7Christian FranklinCF	1	4	2	0	2	0	0	0	.172
8Dylan BeaversLF	2	4	1	2	1	1	0	0	.246
9Leody TaverasRF	2	5	2	2	2	0	0	2	.228


TOTAL	17	43	13	13	13	2	2	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Chris BassittRHP	6.2	6	1	1	5	0	1	99	4.74
Yennier CanoRHP	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	3.21
Anthony NunezRHP	2.0	1	0	0	5	0	0	27	4.31


TOTAL	9.0	7	1	1	10	0	1	131	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ WetherholtSS	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	.245
Blaze Jordan3B	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	.247
2Ivan HerreraC-1B	1	4	0	0	2	0	3	.242
3Alec Burleson1B	1	3	0	0	0	0	2	.291
Jimmy CrooksC	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.173
4Jordan WalkerRF	0	3	0	0	1	0	3	.285
Bryan TorresLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	.233
5Joshua BaezLF-RF	1	4	0	0	2	0	2	.150
6Nolan GormanDH	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	.190
7Ramon Urias3B-2B	0	4	0	0	0	0	1	.154
8Nathan ChurchCF	2	3	1	1	0	1	0	.243
9Jose Fermin2B-SS	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.244
TOTAL	7	33	1	1	10	1	15	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreLHP	4.0	9	8	8	7	1	2	91	5.44
Peter StrzeleckiRHP	0.1	4	4	4	1	1	0	31	5.79
Caleb FergusonLHP	1.2	2	1	1	3	0	0	27	4.55
Ryan FernandezRHP	2.0	1	0	0	2	0	0	22	4.15
Pedro PagesRHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	8	4.50
TOTAL	9.0	17	13	13	13	2	2	179	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningBALSTL

TOP 1
SINGLE — Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to pitcher Matthew Liberatore.
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SINGLE — Pete Alonso singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Baez. Jackson Holliday to 3rd.
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POP OUT — Gunnar Henderson pops out to third baseman Ramon Urias. [1 out]
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STRIKEOUT — Coby Mayo strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Christian Encarnacion-Strand strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
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BOTTOM 1
GROUNDOUT — JJ Wetherholt grounds out, third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand to first baseman Pete Alonso. [1 out]
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SINGLE — Ivan Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Dylan Beavers.
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FLYOUT — Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Christian Franklin. [2 outs]
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STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker called out on strikes. [3 outs]
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Team Stats

BAL

STL

13Runs1

17Hits7

0Errors0

.395Batting Avg.212

43At Bats33

6Extra-base Hits1

2Home Runs1

13Runs-Batted-In1

2Walks0

0Stolen Bases0

13Strikeouts10

6Left on Base6

27Total Bases10

Game Details

Tuesday, August 25, 2026 · 7:45 PM

Busch Stadium · St. Louis, MO

attendance: 26,877 (59.1%)

weather: 84 degrees, partly cloudy

spread: STL -119

over/under: 8