Baltimore Orioles vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — August 27, 2026
Last 10 games
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travelAbout these numbers
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.
The pre-game matchup
The Orioles visited the Cardinals on Thursday, August 27 at 2:16 PM ET.
The total closed at 8, down from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Orioles -125, Cardinals +110) prices the Orioles at 54% and the Cardinals at 46%.
Written from the numbers available before kickoff.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Baltimore Orioles 5, St. Louis Cardinals 7
St. Louis Cardinals won by 2.
- Against the closing spread (St. Louis Cardinals +1.5): St. Louis Cardinals covered.
- Combined score 12 vs the closing total of 8: Over.
- St. Louis Cardinals closed at +110 on the moneyline (a 46% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Orioles -1.5 (+138)
Orioles -1.5 (+135)
Cardinals +100 48%
Cardinals +110 46%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
Matchup
Head-to-head
The teams have met 11 times since 2023: the Orioles won 4 and the Cardinals 7.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | Orioles 8, Cardinals 7 Orioles won | ||
| Aug 25, 2026 | Orioles 13, Cardinals 1 Orioles won | ||
| May 28, 2025 | Cardinals 6, Orioles 4 Cardinals won | ||
| May 27, 2025 | Cardinals 7, Orioles 4 Cardinals won | ||
| May 26, 2025 | Cardinals 2, Orioles 5 Orioles won |
Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Baltimore Orioles
- Baltimore Orioles team stats
- Baltimore Orioles 10, New York Yankees 2 (Sep 25)
- Toronto Blue Jays 2, Baltimore Orioles 4 (Sep 23)
- Milwaukee Brewers 3, Baltimore Orioles 0 (Sep 20)
St. Louis Cardinals
- St. Louis Cardinals team stats
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 6 (Sep 27)
- St. Louis Cardinals 2, Milwaukee Brewers 3 (Sep 26)
- St. Louis Cardinals 4, Milwaukee Brewers 8 (Sep 25)
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