MLB · 2026
St. Louis Cardinals3rd NL Central - .508 pct vWed 26 Aug, 7:45 PM EDT Baltimore Orioles5th AL East - .480 pct
Match resultSt. Louis 54%Baltimore 46%
What this game means
The two ways this game can go. Pick a result to see where it leaves every race each club is in.
At projected kickoff, this game is expected to move their regular-season chances by 3% on average. The result scenarios below are conditional on today's forecast cutoff, showing where each result leads from this forecast.
The result is worth up to 6 points in the Playoffs race.
St. Louis Cardinals
Playoffs10%
Baltimore Orioles
Playoffs9%
St. Louis winPlayoffsSt. Louis Cardinals10%18%▲ +8Baltimore Orioles9%7%▼ -2
Baltimore winPlayoffsSt. Louis Cardinals10%12%▲ +2Baltimore Orioles9%13%▲ +4
The race they're in
Two races at once: their division, and the wild card behind it.
AL East · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1Tampa BayDivision80%76-50.603-2YankeesDivision18%71-55.56455BaltimoreDivision<1%61-66.48015.5NL Central · winner qualifies direct
DivisionW-LPCTGB
1MilwaukeeDivision90%78-49.614-2CubsDivision10%74-54.5784.53St. LouisDivision<1%65-63.50813.5The wild card · top 6 in the American League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6MinnesotaPlayoffs30%63-65.492-Playoff line
7TexasPlayoffs34%62-64.492-10BaltimorePlayoffs9%61-66.4801.5The wild card · top 6 in the National League qualify
PlayoffsW-LPCTWCGB
6San DiegoPlayoffs65%68-60.531-Playoff line
7ArizonaPlayoffs39%67-61.52318St. LouisPlayoffs10%65-63.5083