Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals Starting Lineup — Thursday, Aug 27, 2026

Jackson Holliday, Pete Alonso, Gunnar Henderson, Samuel Basallo, Christian Encarnacion-Strand, Dylan Beavers, Coby Mayo, Colton Cowser, and Leody Taveras have no prior MLB history against Gordon Graceffo. The entire starting order will be facing the right-hander for the first time in their major league careers.

Iván Herrera has enjoyed strong success against Trevor Rogers, going 2-for-3 with a .667 batting average and a 1.334 OPS. Jordan Walker is 1-for-1 in 2 plate appearances against the left-hander, compiling a 1.000 average and a 3.000 OPS. Meanwhile, Alec Burleson is hitless at 0-for-2 with a .000 OPS, and Ramón Urías has struggled as well, going 0-for-3 with a .000 OPS across 3 at-bats. The rest of the lineup, including José Fermín, Joshua Báez, Blaze Jordan, Nathan Church, and Pedro Pagés, has no prior MLB history versus Rogers.

The home lineup clearly holds the edge in familiarity against the opposing starter, boasting multiple hitters with previous head-to-head experience while the away side enters completely untested against Graceffo.