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Orioles at Cardinals

MLB · Wednesday, Aug 26 · 6:45 PM CT · Busch Stadium · Final BAL 8 – STL 7

Final Box Score

from the game summary
Team123456789THE
BAL5200000018130
STL0100600007110
Team box
BAL·STL
13
hits
11
2
home runs
1
4
walks
5
7
strikeouts
7
191
pitches thrown
138
0
errors
0
Top hitters
PlayerTeamH-ABRHRRBI
Christian Encarnacion-StrandBAL4-5102
Leody TaverasBAL1-5113
Pete AlonsoBAL1-4112
Nolan GormanSTL1-3111
Dylan BeaversBAL2-4101
Ivan HerreraSTL3-4100
Pitchers
PitcherTeamIPHERBBK
Kyle BradishBAL4.19724
Grant Wolfram (W)BAL1.00010
Andrew Kittredge (S)BAL1.01010
Michael McGreevySTL5.010723
Riley O'Brien (L)STL1.02100

For context, not in our forecast.

Game Flow

score margin
STL +7
BAL +7
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largest lead: STL 0 · BAL 7lead changes: 0

For context, not in our forecast.

Final · our forecast was BAL 48%, STL 52% · Updated Aug 26

Expected margin
Even
Expected score
STL 4.5 – 4.4 BAL
Expected total
8.9
OriolesThe matchupCardinals
+109Our fair odds−109
4.4Expected runs4.5
−0.04Power rating−0.02
4.5Runs / game4.4
4.7Allowed / game4.5
7.9Hits / game8.1
1.22Home runs / game1.04
3.7Walks drawn / game3.2
64−68Season record66−67
5−5Last 104−6

Prediction markets

Kalshi · Polymarket US · ProphetX · Novig
BAL chance · STL chance
Our model fair47.8%52.2%
Kalshi52.7%51.7%
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+10948%−11252.7%———
STLSt. Louis Cardinals−10952%−10751.8%———
Spreadabout even
BALBaltimore Orioles+0.1our margin————
STLSt. Louis Cardinals−0.1our 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: 10%Baltimore Orioles by 1 run: 13%St. Louis Cardinals by 1 run: 16%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 more37%
St. Louis Cardinals wins by 3 or more27%
Baltimore Orioles wins by 2 or more35%
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
BALKyle Bradish SP · last 3 starts: 17.2 IP, 3.06 ERA, 12 Kstarted
STLMichael McGreevy SP · last 3 starts: 17.0 IP, 3.18 ERA, 14 Kstarted

Starting pitchers are part of our forecast.

Rest and Schedule

before this game
BAL·STL
Aug 25 at STL
last game
Aug 25 vs BAL
0 days
days of rest
0 days
6
games in last 7 days
6
2nd straight road game
home / road
2nd straight home game

For context, not in our forecast.

Team Comparison

2026 season · box-score averages from 132+ games
BAL·STL
−0.04
rating (0 = average)
−0.02
4.5
runs / game
4.4
4.7
runs allowed / game
4.5
64−68
season record
66−67
34−34
home record
32−35
30−34
away record
34−32
W1
streak
L4
5−5
last 10
4−6
7.9
hits / game
8.1
1.22
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
0.62
errors / game
0.41

Rating Trend

BAL · STL · 151 days
Baltimore OriolesSt. Louis Cardinals
Rating (0 = average team)

Head to Head

last 10 meetings · STL 7−3
Aug 25at STLBAL 13 − 1
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

BAL · Last 10

5−5 · streak W1
Aug 25at STL13 − 1W
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

STL · Last 10

4−6 · streak L4
Aug 25vs BAL1 − 13L
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