Arenado's tiebreaking homer in the 8th helps the Cardinals beat the
Orioles 7-4
[May 28, 2025]
By
NOAH TRISTER
BALTIMORE (AP) — Nolan Arenado hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth
inning, and the St. Louis Cardinals topped the Baltimore Orioles 7-4 on
Tuesday night.
The Orioles were on a season-high three-game winning streak, but they
reverted to old habits, going 1 for 14 with runners in scoring position.
The lone hit was a three-run homer by Ryan O'Hearn that gave Baltimore a
4-3 lead in the fifth, but the Cardinals responded with a run in the
seventh and three in the eighth off the Orioles' bullpen. |
St. Louis Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar (21) celebrates after hitting a
two-run home run during the second inning of a baseball game against the
Baltimore Orioles, Tuesday, May 27, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP
Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough) |
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Bryan Baker (3-1) gave up Arenado's solo shot
with one out in the eighth, and then Nolan Gorman and Jordan
Walker followed with consecutive triples that eluded Baltimore
outfielders. Masyn Winn's RBI single made it 7-4.
St. Louis took a 3-0 lead in the second inning on Lars
Nootbaar's two-run homer off Tomoyuki Sugano. The Orioles
finally scored on Cardinals starter Andre Pallante in the
fourth.
Defensive sloppiness in that inning allowed Baltimore to load
the bases with nobody out. The Orioles nearly came away with
nothing when Jorge Mateo struck out and Heston Kjerstad hit a
potential double play ball to second, but first baseman Alec
Burleson couldn't handle Winn's bouncing throw and Kjerstad was
safe with an RBI fielder's choice.
O'Hearn put Baltimore ahead in the fifth, but the Orioles failed
to score in the sixth after Mateo singled and stole second and
third. Chadwick Tromp struck out for the second out, and Steven
Matz (3-1) came on and retired Jackson Holliday on a grounder to
end the inning.
Ryan Helsley pitched the ninth for his 11th save in 13 chances.
Key moments
The Orioles squandered man-on-second, nobody-out situations in
the second and sixth.
Key stats
St. Louis has won 11 of its last 17 road games after losing 10
of its first 11.
Up next
Miles Mikolas (4-2) starts for St. Louis against Cade Povich
(1-3) in Wednesday night's series finale, weather permitting.
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