Baltimore OriolesOrioles65-69
5FinalAug 27, 2026
St. Louis CardinalsCardinals67-68
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Closing line
US sportsbook at first pitchMoneyline
BAL−127
STL+119
Run line
BAL −1.5+134
STL +1.5−162
Total O/U
Over 8−109
Under 8−110
- Run line: Cardinals +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 8 (12 runs).
Recap
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Aug 27, 2026 to move to 67-68.
The game was played before 20,723.
Score by inning
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | x | 7 |
W: Gastelum (4-3) · L: Rogers (9-9) · S: O'Brien (3-6)
Scoring plays
Bottom 2
- STLHome runJordan homered to center (416 feet), Burleson scored and Báez scored.0-3
Bottom 4
- STLHome runUrías homered to center (401 feet), Burleson scored.0-5
Top 5
- BALSacrifice flyCowser hit sacrifice fly to left, Encarnacion-Strand scored.1-5
Bottom 5
- STLGroundoutBurleson grounded out to first, Fermín scored, Walker to second, Herrera to third.1-6
Top 7
- BALHome runMayo homered to center (446 feet), Encarnacion-Strand scored and Beavers scored.4-6
Top 8
- BALDoubleHenderson doubled to left, Holliday scored.5-6
Bottom 8
- STLSingleChurch singled to left, Urías scored.5-7
Team stats
BALSTL
- Hits
- 7
- 9
- Home Runs
- 1
- 2
- Runs Batted In
- 5
- 7
- Walks
- 2
- 3
- Strikeouts
- 11
- 13
- Runners Left On Base
- 10
- 9
- Errors
- 0
- 0
Player stats
Orioles · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Holliday 2B | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .239 | .325 | .363 |
| Pete Alonso DH | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | .274 | .362 | .512 |
| Gunnar Henderson SS | 1-4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .219 | .301 | .391 |
| Samuel Basallo C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | .233 | .297 | .434 |
| Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .273 | .308 | .527 |
| Dylan Beavers LF | 0-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18 | .248 | .331 | .391 |
| Coby Mayo 1B | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .213 | .275 | .441 |
| Colton Cowser CF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | .225 | .318 | .373 |
| Leody Taveras RF | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18 | .226 | .296 | .359 |
Orioles · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trevor Rogers P | 5.0 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 86-60 | 4.38 | 86 |
| Cam Sanders P | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 37-22 | 5.48 | 37 |
| Anthony Nunez P | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 21-12 | 4.41 | 21 |
Cardinals · Batting
| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Fermin SS | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16 | .240 | .308 | .361 |
| Ivan Herrera DH | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 20 | .245 | .361 | .378 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .286 | .345 | .502 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 2-4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | .292 | .356 | .484 |
| Joshua Baez LF | 1-4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | .156 | .220 | .444 |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | .247 | .276 | .382 |
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .191 | .274 | .325 |
| Ramon Urias 2B | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | .159 | .272 | .333 |
| Nathan Church CF | 1-3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | .243 | .289 | .375 |
| Pedro Pages C | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .209 | .260 | .311 |
Cardinals · Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Graceffo P | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38-25 | 2.98 | 38 |
| Justin Bruihl P | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41-29 | 3.39 | 41 |
| Luis Gastelum P | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18-12 | 4.88 | 18 |
| Caleb Ferguson P | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18-11 | 5.23 | 18 |
| George Soriano P | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20-13 | 4.12 | 20 |
| Riley O'Brien P | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-9 | 3.95 | 11 |
Game info
VenueBusch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
Attendance20,723
OfficialsHome Plate Umpire: Alex Tosi · First Base Umpire: Andy Fletcher · Second Base Umpire: Cory Blaser · Third Base Umpire: Jansen Visconti
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