St. Louis Cardinals – Baltimore Orioles

Baltimore: 64-68 record, 5-5 over the last ten games, .231 batting average, 16 home runs, .415 slugging and 3.26 team ERA. St. Louis: 66-67 record, 5-5 over the last ten games, .254 batting average, 11 home runs, .402 slugging and 6.30 team ERA.

Baltimore won 13-1 on August 25.

Baltimore leads 1-0 in the 2026 series. St. Louis won the 2025 series (2-1) and 2024 series (3-0), while Baltimore won the 2023 series (1-2). Reported history: St. Louis leads 15-10 in the regular season and 19-12 including the playoffs.

Cardinals: Masyn Winn, Everson Pereira, Andre Pallante, Hunter Dobbins and Max Rajcic on the injured list. Orioles: Tyler O’Neill day-to-day; Blaze Alexander, Keegan Akin, Ryan Helsley, Ryan Mountcastle, Zach Eflin, Colin Selby, Jordan Westburg and Felix Bautista unavailable.

Pete Alonso was to be checked after his precautionary removal from the previous game. No suspension mentioned.

Match announced at Busch Stadium, but the official Cardinals schedule consulted does not list any game on that date. First pitch announced at 19 h 45 ET, i.e. 23 h 45 UTC, approximately one minute before the provided time.

Baltimore has just won 13-1 against St. Louis.

Lineups have not yet been published. Probable pitchers: Kyle Bradish for Baltimore and Michael McGreevy for St. Louis.