MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
05/22/2024
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
BALTIMORE ORIOLES AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1310 - WEDNESDAY, MAY 22ND , 2024 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
Baltimore Orioles (30-18) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 9 2
St. Louis Cardinals (25-25) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 0
Orioles Deal Cardinals 4-3 Loss
Baltimore starter Nick Vespi had a strong outing against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium. The left-hander was a big part of his team's 4-3 win. Baltimore is second in the American League East Division with a record of 30-18.

Baltimore used a clutch hit from Ryan Mountcastle to get the win. The first baseman drilled a solo home run in the top of the tenth inning to put the Orioles ahead, 4-3. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a doozy.

In postgame remarks, Vespi simply said: "Here's to a great win!"
BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bradfield Jr. CF 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 .262 6 21
   a-C. Norby PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .263 7 19
   b-R. Laureano CF, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .182 0 1
C. Mullins RF, CF 4 0 1 1 1 2 1 .261 10 29
A. Rutschman C 4 0 1 2 1 0 2 .228 7 23
G. Henderson 3B 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 .280 9 22
R. Mountcastle 1B 5 1 1 1 0 1 4 .262 5 23
A. Hays LF 5 0 2 0 0 1 0 .321 7 22
T. Vavra 2B 5 0 1 0 0 2 3 .264 1 10
L. Soto SS 3 2 1 0 1 1 1 .309 0 8
J. Westburg DH 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .253 2 16
   c-E. Hosmer DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .240 0 14
Totals 38 4 9 4 5 8 14      
a - C. Norby pinch hit for E. Bradfield Jr. in the 7th
b - R. Laureano substituted for C. Norby in the 7th
c - E. Hosmer inserted as DH in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Hays (8, 4th Inning off G. Graceffo, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: R. Mountcastle (5, 10th Inning off R. Helsley, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Bradfield Jr. , C. Mullins , A. Rutschman , R. Mountcastle 4 , A. Hays 3 , T. Vavra , L. Soto , J. Westburg
2-out RBI: A. Rutschman
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: R. Mountcastle , T. Vavra , E. Hosmer
GIDP: A. Rutschman
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Vavra (5)

FIELDING
Errors: G. Henderson (4) , L. Soto (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Soto-Vavra-Mountcastle)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Edman SS 5 1 1 0 0 1 3 .281 8 23
B. Donovan 2B 4 0 1 1 1 1 1 .279 0 7
N. Arenado 3B 5 1 2 1 0 1 2 .290 9 26
N. Gorman DH 5 0 0 0 0 2 2 .200 10 25
A. Burleson LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 7 18
D. Carlson CF 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .210 4 17
J. Walker RF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .214 1 2
P. Goldschmidt 1B 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 .276 6 21
W. Contreras C 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .229 3 14
   a-R. Palacios PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .256 1 12
   b-I. Herrera C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 0 6
Totals 39 3 8 3 4 9 16      
a - R. Palacios pinch hit for W. Contreras in the 9th
b - I. Herrera substituted for R. Palacios in the 10th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Carlson (7, 10th Inning off F. Bautista, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: P. Goldschmidt (6, 2nd Inning off N. Vespi, 0 on, 2 outs) , N. Arenado (9, 8th Inning off K. Akin, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: T. Edman , B. Donovan , N. Arenado 5 , D. Carlson 2 , J. Walker , P. Goldschmidt 4 , W. Contreras
2-out RBI: P. Goldschmidt
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Burleson , J. Walker 2 , P. Goldschmidt
GIDP: T. Edman
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Edman (15)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Goldschmidt-Edman-Graceffo)
BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Brebbia 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 17 3.38   
N. Vespi 5.0 3 1 1 2 5 1 75 2.25   
B. Baker H (10) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 7 1.02   
K. Akin BS (4) 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 1 29 2.25   
Y. Cano W (3-1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 15 2.33   
F. Bautista SV (17) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 10 1.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Brebbia 40
Batters Faced: J. Brebbia 5, N. Vespi 20, B. Baker 3, K. Akin 7, Y. Cano 4, F. Bautista 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Brebbia 2-0, N. Vespi 4-5, B. Baker 0-2, K. Akin 0-2, Y. Cano 1-2, F. Bautista 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Brebbia 17-11, N. Vespi 75-47, B. Baker 7-2, K. Akin 29-19, Y. Cano 15-8, F. Bautista 10-8
Inherited Runners - Scored: K. Akin 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Graceffo 5.0 6 1 1 1 2 0 77 3.27   
D. Castillo H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 3.48   
J. Beeks BS (6) 0.2 1 2 2 4 2 0 34 6.99   
Y. Koike 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 21 1.38   
R. Helsley L (1-2) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 8 2.75   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Graceffo 52
Batters Faced: G. Graceffo 21, D. Castillo 3, J. Beeks 7, Y. Koike 8, R. Helsley 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Graceffo 7-5, D. Castillo 1-1, J. Beeks 0-0, Y. Koike 4-1, R. Helsley 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Graceffo 77-47, D. Castillo 7-5, J. Beeks 34-15, Y. Koike 21-15, R. Helsley 8-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Koike 3-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Nick Vespi
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (74 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 11 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM CT
Time: 3:37
Attendance: 32372
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