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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL Central

Baltimore Orioles 13, St. Louis Cardinals 1

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 25, 10:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score51
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 51
13
13–1
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
1
T-Score41
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenBoth starters enter with comparable season profiles; neither holds a meaningful statistical advantage.
Offense vs handOriolesBaltimore has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Team strengthOriolesBaltimore leads 51–41 in T-Score, driven by stronger offense.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 491 walks this season, 64 more than St..

Starting pitchers

BAL
Chris Bassitt RHP
Chris Bassitt
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.08
132nd
WHIP
1.62
208th
K/9
6.15
189th
BB/9
3.48
131st
P-Score47i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.94
43rd
OPS/R
–
IP
67.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.44
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.04
174th
WHIP
1.44
182nd
K/9
9.00
73rd
BB/9
3.17
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.51
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
125.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.88
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Liberatore strikes out 2.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Liberatore allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.44 WHIP compared with 1.62.
·Bassitt allows the lower home-run rate: 0.94 vs 1.51 per nine.
·Liberatore has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBassittLiberatoreNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 5 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bassitt arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%92.3
Curveball22%71.3
Cutter19%89.9
Four-seam9%92.4
Sweeper6%73.5
Changeup5%85.4
Slider3%80.9
Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
17th
in MLB
0.701OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Chris Bassitt)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Jackson HollidayL2B44.6407.655No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B85.88543.7950-for-2Very small sample
3Gunnar HendersonLSS65.71224.7210-for-1Very small sample
4Coby MayoR3B68.758241.124No MLB historyNo history
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B64.838111.0660-for-1Very small sample
6Samuel BasalloLC60.69718.487No MLB historyNo history
7Christian FranklinRCF—.5250.542No MLB historyNo history
8Dylan BeaversLLF54.6809.654No MLB historyNo history
9Leody TaverasSCF43.6338.5061-for-2Very small sample
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .655 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .795 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .721 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample65H-Score4Coby Mayo 3B · R.228 / .758 · 24 HRvs hand 1.124 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand 1.066 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample64H-Score6Samuel Basallo C · L.222 / .697 · 18 HRvs hand .487 · No MLB history · No history60H-Score7Christian Franklin CF · R.180 / .525 · 0 HRvs hand .542 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score8Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .654 · No MLB history · No history54H-Score9Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .506 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Chris Bassitt
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bassitt (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6971-for-4Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9392-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.7690-for-2Very small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
6Nolan GormanL3B41.5809.5983-for-4Very small sample
7Ramón UríasR3B43.5864.3351-for-2Very small sample
8Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
9José FermínRLF45.6646.605No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 2-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample77H-Score5Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184 / .580 · 9 HRvs hand .598 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample41H-Score7Ramón Urías 3B · R.151 / .586 · 4 HRvs hand .335 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample43H-Score8Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score9José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·STLSTL
AVG.234 27th.239 24th
OPS.710 21st.691 29th
Home runs199 10th167 24th
Runs718 17th720 16th
OBP.314 21st.313 22nd
SLG.396 22nd.378 29th
PitchingBALBAL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.07vs4.26
BALSTL
WHIP1.34vs1.36
BALSTL
K/98.2vs8.0
BALSTL
HR Allowed169vs158
BALSTL
BullpenBALBAL·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.12vs3.93
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.31
no league rank
Saves46vs46
BALSTL
ResultsBALBAL·STLSTL
+33110th
Run differential
+25121st
79–82 Record77–85
5–5 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
W
St. Louis Cardinals (5–5)
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Chris Bassitt (5.08 ERA, 4–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.04 ERA, 5–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
7:45 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Orioles and Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 2–1 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Chris Bassitt is at 47; Matthew Liberatore is at 46. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.