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FinalFinal lineupsAL East / NL Central

Baltimore Orioles 8, St. Louis Cardinals 7

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Aug 26, 11:10 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score50
Baltimore Orioles
79–82 · 4th AL East · T-Score 50
8
8–7
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
7
T-Score41
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherEvenThe starters grade similarly overall, with no clear advantage across P-Score, ERA and WHIP.
Offense vs handOriolesBaltimore owns a .715 OPS vs RHP, 18th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
BullpenEvenThe two bullpens have produced similar season ERA and WHIP.
Recent formOriolesBaltimore has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Plate disciplineOriolesBaltimore has drawn 493 walks this season, 66 more than St..

Starting pitchers

BAL
Kyle Bradish RHP
Kyle Bradish
Baltimore Orioles
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.70
113th
WHIP
1.38
176th
K/9
8.37
108th
BB/9
3.89
185th
P-Score51i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.97
102nd
OPS/R
–
IP
138.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.81
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
STL
Michael McGreevy RHP
Michael McGreevy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.54
97th
WHIP
1.21
105th
K/9
6.23
205th
BB/9
2.36
58th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.18
96th
OPS/R
–
IP
137.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Bradish strikes out 2.1 more batters per nine innings.
·McGreevy allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.21 WHIP compared with 1.38.
·McGreevy has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.21 more per nine innings.
·Bradish has produced a quality start in 40% of outings versus 20%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricBradishMcGreevyNote
Career vs opponent– ERA, 2 GS–Career history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Bradish arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker37%94.7
Slider24%87.4
Curveball22%84.9
Four-seam17%94.2
Changeup1%90.4
McGreevy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%91.9
Changeup20%87.0
Sinker16%90.8
Curveball13%78.6
Cutter11%87.6
Sweeper11%81.8
Slider4%83.6

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Orioles vs RHP (Michael McGreevy)
18th
in MLB
0.715OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs RHP (Kyle Bradish)
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
Baltimore OriolesOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael McGreevy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs McGreevy (BvP)
1Jackson HollidayL2B42.6407.643No MLB historyNo history
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.88543.9350-for-2Very small sample
3Gunnar HendersonLSS63.71224.708No MLB historyNo history
4Samuel BasalloLC57.69718.777No MLB historyNo history
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.83811.743No MLB historyNo history
6Dylan BeaversLLF52.6809.715No MLB historyNo history
7Leody TaverasSCF41.6338.708No MLB historyNo history
8Colton CowserLCF52.68713.734No MLB historyNo history
9Carlos NarváezRC28.4673.501No MLB historyNo history
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229 / .640 · 7 HRvs hand .643 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267 / .885 · 43 HRvs hand .935 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225 / .712 · 24 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history63H-Score4Samuel Basallo C · L.222 / .697 · 18 HRvs hand .777 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277 / .838 · 11 HRvs hand .743 · No MLB history · No history62H-Score6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228 / .680 · 9 HRvs hand .715 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score7Leody Taveras CF · S.219 / .633 · 8 HRvs hand .708 · No MLB history · No history41H-Score8Colton Cowser CF · L.226 / .687 · 13 HRvs hand .734 · No MLB history · No history52H-Score9Carlos Narváez C · R.161 / .467 · 3 HRvs hand .501 · No MLB history · No history28H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Kyle Bradish
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Bradish (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH64.73519.6970-for-2Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9391-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.769No MLB historyNo history
5Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
6José FermínRLF45.6646.605No MLB historyNo history
7Nolan GormanL3B40.5809.5981-for-1Very small sample
8Bryan TorresLLF39.6404.672No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.569No 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 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score5Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score6José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .605 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184 / .580 · 9 HRvs hand .598 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score8Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history39H-Score9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · No MLB history · No history42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseBALBAL·STLSTL
AVG.234 27th.239 23rd
OPS.710 21st.691 29th
Home runs199 10th167 24th
Runs718 17th720 16th
OBP.314 20th.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 ERA4.22vs4.23
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.35
no league rank
Saves46vs46
BALSTL
ResultsBALBAL·STLSTL
+33310th
Run differential
+25322nd
79–82 Record77–85
5–5 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Baltimore Orioles (5–5)
W
L
W
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
St. Louis Cardinals (4–6)
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
1—2
3 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Orioles?+
Kyle Bradish (3.70 ERA, 7–12) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Michael McGreevy (3.54 ERA, 5–9) 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?+
Kyle Bradish is at 51; Michael McGreevy is at 53. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.