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Orioles at Cardinals

MLB · Tuesday, Aug 25 · 6:45 PM CT · Busch Stadium · Final BAL 13 – STL 1

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
BAL00408100013170
STL001000000170
Team box
BAL·STL
17
hits
7
2
home runs
1
2
walks
0
13
strikeouts
10
131
pitches thrown
179
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Pete AlonsoBAL4-4214
Christian Encarnacion-StrandBAL2-5213
Jackson HollidayBAL4-6201
Nathan ChurchSTL2-3111
Leody TaverasBAL2-5202
Dylan BeaversBAL2-4102
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Chris Bassitt (W)BAL6.26105
Matthew Liberatore (L)STL4.09817

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +12
BAL +12
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largest lead: STL 0 · BAL 12lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BAL 47%, STL 53% · Updated Aug 25

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
STL 4.6 – 4.3 BAL
Expected total
8.9
OriolesThe matchupCardinals
+113Our fair odds−113
4.3Expected runs4.6
−0.05Power rating−0.01
4.5Runs / game4.4
4.7Allowed / game4.4
7.8Hits / game8.1
1.21Home runs / game1.04
3.7Walks drawn / game3.2
63−68Season record66−66
5−5Last 105−5

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BAL chance · STL chance
Our model fair47.0%53.0%
Kalshi48.7%56.7%
Polymarket USno two-sided price
ProphetXno two-sided price
Novigno two-sided price
Full price table
TeamOur modelfairKalshipre-game · 6:45 PM CTPolymarket US ProphetX Novig 
Moneyline
BALBaltimore Orioles+11347%+10548.7%———
STLSt. Louis Cardinals−11353%−13156.7%———
Spreadabout even
BALBaltimore Orioles+0.3our margin————
STLSt. Louis Cardinals−0.3our margin————
Totalwe expect 8.9
Over8.9our total————
Under8.9our total————

These are each venue’s last prices before the start (Kalshi’s moneyline: its pre-game close). Odds are the price to buy that side now, taker fee included; the small percent is the implied chance of that same price. Highlighted is the best price in the row among venues on the same line. — means not listed (hover or tap for why). A market price is not the true chance of winning.

Margin range

Even game expected
Baltimore Orioles by 13 runs: <1%Baltimore Orioles by 12 runs: <1%Baltimore Orioles by 11 runs: <1%Baltimore Orioles by 10 runs: 1%Baltimore Orioles by 9 runs: 1%Baltimore Orioles by 8 runs: 1%Baltimore Orioles by 7 runs: 2%Baltimore Orioles by 6 runs: 3%Baltimore Orioles by 5 runs: 4%Baltimore Orioles by 4 runs: 5%Baltimore Orioles by 3 runs: 7%Baltimore Orioles by 2 runs: 9%Baltimore Orioles by 1 run: 13%St. Louis Cardinals by 1 run: 15%St. Louis Cardinals by 2 runs: 10%St. Louis Cardinals by 3 runs: 7%St. Louis Cardinals by 4 runs: 6%St. Louis Cardinals by 5 runs: 4%St. Louis Cardinals by 6 runs: 3%St. Louis Cardinals by 7 runs: 2%St. Louis Cardinals by 8 runs: 2%St. Louis Cardinals by 9 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 10 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 11 runs: 1%St. Louis Cardinals by 12 runs: <1%St. Louis Cardinals by 13 runs: <1%
← BAL wins bySTL wins by →
St. Louis Cardinals wins by 2 or more38%
St. Louis Cardinals wins by 3 or more28%
Baltimore Orioles wins by 2 or more34%
Decided by one run28%

Centered on the expected margin above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Total range

8.9 expected
1 runs: 2%2 runs: 2%3 runs: 6%4 runs: 5%5 runs: 10%6 runs: 7%7 runs: 12%8 runs: 8%9 runs: 10%10 runs: 7%11 runs: 8%12 runs: 5%13 runs: 5%14 runs: 3%15 runs: 3%16 runs: 2%17 runs: 2%18 runs: 1%19 runs: 1%20 runs: 1%21 runs: <1%22 runs: <1%23 runs: <1%
Total runs, both teams
Total over 6.569%
Total over 8.549%
Total over 10.532%
Total from 7 to 1036%

Centered on the expected total above; shape from each team's expected runs, with ties after nine settled as one-run games, matched to 14,698 past MLB games.

Starting Pitchers

from the box score
BALChris Bassitt SP · last 3 starts: 14.0 IP, 5.14 ERA, 10 Kstarted
STLMatthew Liberatore SP · last 3 starts: 16.1 IP, 5.51 ERA, 18 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BAL·STL
Aug 23 vs TB
last game
Aug 23 at PHI
1 day
days of rest
1 day
6
games in last 7 days
6
road after a home game
home / road
home after a road game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 131+ games
BAL·STL
−0.05
rating (0 = average)
−0.01
4.5
runs / game
4.4
4.7
runs allowed / game
4.4
63−68
season record
66−66
34−34
home record
32−34
29−34
away record
34−32
L1
streak
L3
5−5
last 10
5−5
7.8
hits / game
8.1
1.21
home runs / game
1.04
3.7
walks drawn / game
3.2
9.2
batter strikeouts / game
7.8
7.9
pitcher strikeouts / game
7.7
0.63
errors / game
0.42

Rating Trend

BAL · STL · 150 days
Baltimore OriolesSt. Louis Cardinals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 7−3
May 28, 2025at BALSTL 6 − 4
May 27, 2025at BALSTL 7 − 4
May 26, 2025at BALBAL 5 − 2
May 22, 2024at STLSTL 5 − 4
May 21, 2024at STLSTL 3 − 1
May 20, 2024at STLSTL 6 − 3
Sep 13, 2023at BALSTL 1 − 0
Sep 12, 2023at BALSTL 5 − 2
Sep 11, 2023at BALBAL 11 − 5
May 12, 2022at STLBAL 3 − 2

BAL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L1
Aug 23vs TB1 − 3L
Aug 22vs TB3 − 2W
Aug 21vs TB5 − 3W
Aug 20vs NYY1 − 6L
Aug 19vs NYY3 − 5L
Aug 18vs NYY1 − 3L
Aug 17at TB6 − 7L
Aug 16at TB10 − 2W
Aug 15at TB4 − 3W
Aug 14at TB6 − 5W

STL · Last 10

5−5 · streak L3
Aug 23at PHI4 − 6L
Aug 22at PHI3 − 12L
Aug 21at PHI6 − 7L
Aug 20at CIN10 − 9W
Aug 19at CIN4 − 5L
Aug 18at CIN3 − 0W
Aug 17at CIN5 − 6L
Aug 17at CIN2 − 1W
Aug 16at CHC11 − 4W
Aug 15at CHC8 − 4W