Aug. 26, 2026 Updated 7:15 pm EDT
The St. Louis Cardinals bring a four-game losing streak into a matchup versus the Baltimore Orioles, at 7:45 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Kyle Bradish (7-12, 3.70 ERA) will start for the Orioles, who are 64-68 this season and fourth in the AL East. Michael McGreevy (5-9, 3.54 ERA) is the expected starter for the Cardinals, who are 66-67 and third in the NL Central.
How to watch Baltimore Orioles vs. St. Louis CardinalsOrioles vs. Cardinals odds
Favorite Moneyline: Orioles -115
Underdog Moneyline: Cardinals -105
Total: 8.5
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118
Injury reportsOrioles
Blaze Alexander: 10 Day IL (Hand), Zach Eflin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Felix Bautista: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Keegan Akin: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Helsley: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ryan Mountcastle: 60 Day IL (Foot), Jordan Westburg: 60 Day IL (Ucl), Colin Selby: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Tyler O’Neill: day-to-day (Shoulder)
Cardinals
Everson Pereira: 10 Day IL (Hand), Masyn Winn: 10 Day IL (Thumb), Andre Pallante: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Hunter Dobbins: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Max Rajcic: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Stats to know
Baltimore’s Pete Alonso is slashing .276/.364/.512 this season with 31 home runs (8th in MLB), 89 RBIs (6th in MLB) and an OPS of .876 (12th in MLB). He has a 23.6% strikeout rate and an 11% walk rate in 571 plate appearances, and he has scored 81 total runs.
In 592 plate appearances, Gunnar Henderson has slashed .219/.302/.392 this season. He has hit 20 long balls and driven in 51 runs with a strikeout rate of 22.1% and a walk rate of 9.3%. He has 10 stolen bases on 15 attempts. He has come around to score 77 times.
St. Louis’ Alec Burleson is slashing .291/.356/.487 this season with 21 home runs, 96 RBIs (2nd in MLB) and an OPS of .843. He has a 16.7% strikeout rate and an 8.3% walk rate in 556 plate appearances, and he has scored 75 total runs.
In 551 plate appearances, Jordan Walker has slashed .285/.343/.502 this season. He has hit 27 long balls (16th in MLB) and driven in 96 runs (2nd in MLB) with a strikeout rate of 24.1% and a walk rate of 7.6%. He has stolen 18 bases on 23 attempts and has scored 82 runs (13th in MLB).
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