Baltimore Orioles at St. Louis Cardinals

BAL 13 — 1 STL
Final — 2026-08-25
MVP: Chris Bassitt 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K

Baltimore Orioles defeated St. Louis Cardinals 13-1. Chris Bassitt led the way with 6.2 IP, 1 ER, 5 K. Chris Bassitt earned the win and Matthew Liberatore took the loss.

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BAL 004081000 13
STL 001000000 1

Scoring Plays

Top 3: Pete Alonso homers (31) on a fly ball to left center field. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday scores. (3-0)
Top 3: Christian Encarnacion-Strand homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. (4-0)
Bot 3: Nathan Church homers (10) on a fly ball to right center field. (4-1)
Top 5: 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. (5-1)
Top 5: Christian Encarnacion-Strand singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Pete Alonso scores. Gunnar Henderson scores. Coby Mayo to 2nd. (7-1)
Top 5: Dylan Beavers walks. Coby Mayo scores. Christian Encarnacion-Strand to 3rd. Christian Franklin to 2nd. (8-1)
Top 5: Leody Taveras singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Christian Encarnacion-Strand scores. Christian Franklin scores. Dylan Beavers to 2nd. (10-1)
Top 5: Jackson Holliday singles on a ground ball to center fielder Nathan Church. Dylan Beavers scores. Leody Taveras to 3rd. (11-1)
Top 5: Pete Alonso doubles (24) on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. Leody Taveras scores. Jackson Holliday to 3rd. (12-1)
Top 6: Dylan Beavers doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. Christian Franklin scores. (13-1)

BAL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Basallo 1B5000000040 .233.296.439.735
Henderson SS4100000110 .219.302.392.694
Taveras RF5220002020 .228.300.357.657
(gpid=sa:681047) CF4211000020 .172.351.241.592
Beavers LF4121002110 .246.323.388.711
Alonso 1B4241014000 .276.364.512.876
Holliday 2B6230001000 .236.325.360.685
Narvaez C1011000000 .169.244.244.488
Encarnacion-Strand 3B5220013010 .238.278.485.763
Mayo DH5110001020 .212.275.434.709

STL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Gorman DH4000000030 .190.275.312.587
Walker RF3000000010 .285.343.502.845
Torres LF1000000010 .233.295.375.670
Church CF3120011000 .243.285.374.659
Fermin SS3000000000 .244.314.370.684
Wetherholt SS2010000000 .245.347.377.724
Jordan 3B1010000000 .247.277.368.645
Burleson 1B3010000000 .291.356.487.843
Urias 2B4000000000 .154.263.292.555
Baez RF4010000020 .150.222.450.672
Herrera 1B4010000020 .242.358.378.736
Crooks C1000000010 .173.248.307.555

BAL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Bassitt 6.2611051 99-71 4.741.55W
(gpid=sa:689296) 2.0100050 27-23 4.311.33
Cano 0.1000000 5-2 3.211.10

STL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Fernandez 2.0100020 22-14 4.151.33
Ferguson 1.2211030 27-20 4.551.64
Liberatore 4.0888172 91-58 5.441.47L
Pages 1.0100000 8-5 4.501.00
Strzelecki 0.1444110 31-17 5.791.36

Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri

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