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Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineups — August 26, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

7:45 PM ET · Busch StadiumFinal lineups locked · Aug 26, 4:00 PM ETStats updated Oct 10, 5:02 PM ET
BAL
79–82 · 4th AL East
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats5 L / 3 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.715 vs RHP
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandRHP
L / R bats6 L / 3 R
OPS vs hand.688 vs RHP

Baltimore Orioles batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Michael McGreevy
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Jackson HollidayL2B42.229.300.6407354.643No MLB historyNo MLB history
1Jackson Holliday 2B · L.229/.300/.640·7 HRvs hand.643 · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score
2Pete AlonsoR1B82.267.363.88543700.9350-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Pete Alonso 1B · R.267/.363/.885·43 HRvs hand.935 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small82H-Score
3Gunnar HendersonLSS63.225.309.71224702.708No MLB historyNo MLB history
3Gunnar Henderson SS · L.225/.309/.712·24 HRvs hand.708 · No MLB history · No MLB63H-Score
4Samuel BasalloLC57.222.291.69718399.777No MLB historyNo MLB history
4Samuel Basallo C · L.222/.291/.697·18 HRvs hand.777 · No MLB history · No MLB57H-Score
5Christian Encarnacion-StrandR3B62.277.325.83811213.743No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3B · R.277/.325/.838·11 HRvs hand.743 · No MLB history · No MLB62H-Score
6Dylan BeaversLLF52.228.307.6809363.715No MLB historyNo MLB history
6Dylan Beavers LF · L.228/.307/.680·9 HRvs hand.715 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
7Leody TaverasSCF41.219.288.6338482.708No MLB historyNo MLB history
7Leody Taveras CF · S.219/.288/.633·8 HRvs hand.708 · No MLB history · No MLB41H-Score
8Colton CowserLCF52.226.317.68713392.734No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Colton Cowser CF · L.226/.317/.687·13 HRvs hand.734 · No MLB history · No MLB52H-Score
9Carlos NarváezRC28.161.241.4673285.501No MLB historyNo MLB history
9Carlos Narváez C · R.161/.241/.467·3 HRvs hand.501 · No MLB history · No MLB28H-Score

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kyle Bradish
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.242.339.70417619.732375 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.732 · 375 PA · No MLB history · No MLB64H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH64.241.353.73519717.6970-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.697 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small64H-Score
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.279.343.81626670.939435 PA1-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.939 · 435 PA · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small79H-Score
4Jordan WalkerRRF79.269.327.79329667.769492 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
4Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.769 · 492 PA · No MLB history · No MLB79H-Score
5Nathan ChurchLCF43.247.290.65410470.671364 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
5Nathan Church CF · L.247/.290/.654·10 HRvs hand.671 · 364 PA · No MLB history · No MLB43H-Score
6José FermínRLF45.248.309.6646370.605No MLB historyNo MLB history
6José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.605 · No MLB history · No MLB45H-Score
7Nolan GormanL3B44.184.272.5809302.598253 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
7Nolan Gorman 3B · L.184/.272/.580·9 HRvs hand.598 · 253 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small44H-Score
8Bryan TorresLLF39.229.309.6404189.672157 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
8Bryan Torres LF · L.229/.309/.640·4 HRvs hand.672 · 157 PA · No MLB history · No MLB39H-Score
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.179.255.5915149.569128 PANo MLB historyNo MLB history
9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179/.255/.591·5 HRvs hand.569 · 128 PA · No MLB history · No MLB42H-Score