MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
09/09/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT BALTIMORE ORIOLES
GAME ID: 2754 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (78-68) 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 8 0
Baltimore Orioles (78-67) 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 X 5 8 1
Orioles Pick Up 5-2 Win
Boosted by the 2-hit performance of Gunnar Henderson, who is tied for 9th in the AL in doubles with 38, the Baltimore Orioles defeated the St. Louis Cardinals, 5-2. Grayson Rodriguez, who went 5 innings, was the winning pitcher. He was charged with 2 runs on 7 hits, while walking 4 and striking out 3. His record now stands at 9-11. The Orioles saw their win-loss record go to 78-67. At the same time, the Cardinals fell to 78-68.

Baltimore grabbed a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth when Livan Soto hit a run-scoring single. For the day, Soto went 1 for 4.

"I just tried to make good contact," said Soto.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE BALTIMORE BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Winn CF 5 0 1 1 0 3 5 .205 1 5
J. Walker LF 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 .228 20 68
A. Burleson RF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .298 20 91
N. Arenado 3B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .267 17 68
D. Carlson DH 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 .247 7 56
T. Saggese 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .262 17 68
R. Palacios 2B 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 .281 2 16
T. Edman SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .266 13 55
W. Contreras C 4 0 0 0 0 2 6 .248 6 39
Totals 34 2 8 2 4 7 21      
BATTING
Doubles: R. Palacios (19, 4th Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Winn (3, 6th Inning off G. Firoved, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: J. Walker (20, 3rd Inning off G. Rodriguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: M. Winn 2 , J. Walker 4 , A. Burleson , N. Arenado , D. Carlson , R. Palacios 4
2-out RBI: M. Winn
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Winn , J. Walker , A. Burleson
GIDP: T. Saggese
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: T. Edman (26)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
E. Bradfield Jr. CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .283 6 37
J. Holliday 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .308 16 74
A. Rutschman C 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 .334 19 79
G. Henderson 3B 3 2 2 0 1 0 2 .284 23 93
C. Mayo 1B 4 0 1 2 0 0 4 .267 20 79
J. Westburg DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 1 .247 6 49
L. Soto SS 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .235 3 35
C. Mullins RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 .257 17 60
A. Almonte LF 4 0 1 1 0 2 1 .236 6 23
Totals 32 5 8 5 3 7 16      
BATTING
Doubles: G. Henderson (38, 4th Inning off T. Hence, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Mayo (16, 5th Inning off T. Hence, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: E. Bradfield Jr. , A. Rutschman , G. Henderson 3 , C. Mayo 2 , L. Soto , C. Mullins , A. Almonte
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Holliday , C. Mayo 2 , L. Soto
Hit by Pitch: A. Rutschman
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: G. Henderson 2 (29)

FIELDING
Errors: E. Bradfield Jr. (2)
Double Plays: 2 (Soto-Holliday, Henderson-Holliday-Mayo)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE BALTIMORE PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
T. Hence L (12-11) 4.1 7 5 5 2 3 0 87 4.65   
G. Zuniga 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 31 3.07   
J. Beeks 1.1 0 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.83   
PITCHING
Game Score: T. Hence 30
Batters Faced: T. Hence 23, G. Zuniga 8, J. Beeks 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: T. Hence 6-4, G. Zuniga 1-4, J. Beeks 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: T. Hence 87-52, G. Zuniga 31-21, J. Beeks 20-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Zuniga 1-0 , J. Beeks 1-0
Hit Batsmen: T. Hence
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
G. Rodriguez W (9-11) 5.0 7 2 2 4 3 1 101 5.31   
G. Firoved 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 27 2.62   
F. Bautista SV (37) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 2.22   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Rodriguez 44
Batters Faced: G. Rodriguez 25, G. Firoved 10, F. Bautista 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Rodriguez 4-6, G. Firoved 3-5, F. Bautista 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: G. Rodriguez 101-61, G. Firoved 27-22, F. Bautista 18-12
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Firoved 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Gunnar Henderson
Ballpark: Oriole Park at Camden Yards
Weather: Partly Cloudy (66 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:35 PM ET
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 45531
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