Pete Alonso homers and drives in 4 before leaving game as Orioles rout
Cardinals 13-1
[August 26, 2026]
By JOE HARRIS
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Pete Alonso had four hits, including a
three-run homer, and drove in four runs before leaving the game in the
fifth inning, and the Baltimore Orioles routed the swooning St. Louis
Cardinals 13-1 on Tuesday night.
Chris Bassitt (5-4) allowed one run on six hits in 6
2/3 innings, matching his longest start of the season. He struck out
five and walked none as the Orioles, who are chasing an AL wild-card
spot, won for the third time in four games. |
Baltimore Orioles' Pete Alonso, left, is congratulated by first base
coach Jason Bourgeois after hitting a three-run home run during the
third inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals Tuesday,
Aug. 25, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) |
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The Cardinals lost their fourth straight.
Alonso, who has been dealing with a nagging calf injury, left
shortly after he contributed his fourth hit, an RBI double
during Baltimore's eight-run fifth that made it 12-1. He put the
Orioles ahead 3-0 with his 435-foot shot in the third off
Matthew Liberatore (5-12), his 31st of the season.
Jackson Holliday had three hits, scored twice and drove in a run
for the Orioles in his first big league appearance in St. Louis,
where his father, Matt, starred for the Cardinals. Christian
Encarnacion-Strand had a pair of hits, including a 450-foot
homer in the third, and drove in three. Leody Taveras had two
hits, scored twice and drove in two runs.
Liberatore allowed a season-high eight runs on eight hits in
four-plus innings. He struck out seven and walked one.
Nathan Church homered for the Cardinals. Alec Burleson extended
his hitting streak to 11 games, the longest active streak in the
National League, with a sixth-inning single.
Pedro Pagés pitched a scoreless ninth. It was the second time in
the last three games that the Cardinals catcher closed out a
game on the mound.
Up next
Orioles RHP Kyle Bradish (7-12, 3.70 ERA) will face Cardinals
RHP Michael McGreevy (5-9, 3.54) on Wednesday night.
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