Baltimore Orioles Defeat St. Louis Cardinals 13-1, Improve to 64-68

Final result

Baltimore Orioles defeated St. Louis Cardinals 13-1 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Baltimore Orioles at 64-68 (.485).

MLB data listed St. Louis Cardinals at 66-67 (.496).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 3rd — Baltimore Orioles 4 runs, St. Louis Cardinals 1 run; 5th — Baltimore Orioles 8 runs; 6th — Baltimore Orioles 1 run.

Pete Alonso (Baltimore Orioles): 4 hits, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Christian Encarnacion-Strand (Baltimore Orioles): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Nathan Church (St. Louis Cardinals): 2 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Leody Taveras (Baltimore Orioles): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs. Dylan Beavers (Baltimore Orioles): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Chris Bassitt (Baltimore Orioles): 6.2 innings and 5 strikeouts, (W, 5-4).

Pete Alonso hit a home run for Baltimore Orioles in the top of the 3rd (3 RBI). Christian Encarnacion-Strand hit a home run for Baltimore Orioles in the top of the 3rd (1 RBI). Nathan Church hit a home run for St. Louis Cardinals in the bottom of the 3rd (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 1 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Baltimore Orioles were 64-68, 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 17, wild-card elimination number 28.

In the 2026 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals were 66-67, 3rd in the division, 15.5 games back in the division, 6th in the wild-card standings, 5.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 15, wild-card elimination number 25.

Official game sources

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