Baltimore Kept Its Bubble Spot Moving

The Orioles beat the Cardinals 13-1 on August 25.

Baltimore made sure this one was never close, using the blowout to keep pressure near the bottom of the playoff bubble.

Pete Alonso led the offense, going 4-for-4 with a home run, a double, and 4 RBI. Christian Encarnacion-Strand added a homer and 3 RBI.

Chris Bassitt earned the win, giving Baltimore 6 2/3 innings with 1 earned run, 5 strikeouts, and 0 walks.

13-1
Final score, Orioles over Cardinals.

19.6%
Baltimore's latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

4.2%
St. Louis' latest BaseChaser playoff odds.

What It Means

The Orioles improve to 64-68. The Cardinals fall to 66-67.

BaseChaser lists Baltimore at 19.6% to make the playoffs and St. Louis at 4.2%.

Baltimore stayed alive near the danger line, while St. Louis slipped further from the postseason picture.

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