Baltimore Orioles Defeat St. Louis Cardinals 8-7, Improve to 65-68

Final result

Baltimore Orioles defeated St. Louis Cardinals 8-7 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Baltimore Orioles at 65-68 (.489).

MLB data listed St. Louis Cardinals at 66-68 (.493).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Baltimore Orioles 5 runs; 2nd — Baltimore Orioles 2 runs, St. Louis Cardinals 1 run; 5th — St. Louis Cardinals 6 runs; 9th — Baltimore Orioles 1 run.

Leody Taveras (Baltimore Orioles): 1 hit, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Pete Alonso (Baltimore Orioles): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Christian Encarnacion-Strand (Baltimore Orioles): 4 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Nolan Gorman (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Alec Burleson (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 run. Nathan Church (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 run.

Leody Taveras hit a home run for Baltimore Orioles in the top of the 1st (3 RBI). Pete Alonso hit a home run for Baltimore Orioles in the top of the 2nd (2 RBI). Nolan Gorman hit a home run for St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the 2nd (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Baltimore Orioles were 65-68, 4th in the division, 14.0 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 2.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 16, wild-card elimination number 27.

In the 2026 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals were 66-68, 3rd in the division, 16.5 games back in the division, 6th in the wild-card standings, 6.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 13, wild-card elimination number 23.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings