Orioles vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch feathers fly and bats crack at Busch Stadium tonight as the red-hot Baltimore Orioles swoop into St. Louis to clash with the Cardinals at 07:45 PM EST. The Orioles, soaring near the top of the American League with a slick 29-15 record, are looking to peck away further at that 2-game gap. Meanwhile, the Cardinals, sitting 7 games back in the National League, are desperate to flap back into form after a tough loss. With the betting lines almost neck and neck and an over/under of 8, it’s anyone’s game in today’s sunny, breezy showdown. Will the Orioles continue their flight of success, or will the Cardinals play a home tune that disrupts the Orioles’ rhythm? It’s a perfect setup for a game where birds of a feather battle it out, but only one flock will rule the roost!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 20, 2024 07:45PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 86.0° with 59% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BAL ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-112	-108	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	+105	-125	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+217	-17	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

126W-132L

48.8% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

139W-122L

51.2% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
09/11/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Over	+8.0
09/11/23	Baltimore Orioles BAL	11	Over	+8.0
09/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	5	Under	-1.0
09/12/23	Baltimore Orioles BAL	2	Under	-1.0
09/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	1	Under	-7.0
09/13/23	Baltimore Orioles BAL	0	Under	-7.0

Orioles Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Dean Kremer

ERA 3.717 | IP 46.0 | 3.0W-3.0L | KO 47.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-12-24	vsARI	9-2L	5.7	4	6	10	Over
05-05-24	@CIN	11-1W	6.0	1	0	6	Over
04-30-24	vsNYY	2-4W	7.0	4	2	4	Under
04-24-24	@LAA	6-5W	5.3	3	2	10	Over
04-19-24	@KC	4-9L	5.7	2	3	3	Over
04-13-24	vsMIL	11-5L	4.0	10	8	3	Over
04-07-24	@PIT	2-3L	7.0	5	1	6	Under
04-01-24	vsKC	4-6W	5.3	3	3	5	Over
09-28-23	vsBOS	0-2W	5.3	2	0	8	Under
09-22-23	@CLE	8-9L	3.3	7	6	3	Over

Sonny Gray

ERA 3.048 | IP 41.3 | 5.0W-2.0L | KO 53.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-14-24	@LAA	7-6W	6.0	8	5	9	Over
05-09-24	@MIL	1-7L	5.0	7	6	6	Push
05-03-24	vsCWS	0-3W	7.0	3	0	6	Under
04-27-24	@NYM	7-4W	6.0	4	4	9	Over
04-21-24	vsMIL	2-0L	6.3	5	2	12	Under
04-15-24	@OAK	3-1W	6.0	4	0	6	Under
04-09-24	vsPHI	0-3W	5.0	5	0	5	Under
09-28-23	@OAK	2-1L	4.0	3	1	4	Under
09-23-23	@LAA	1-0L	6.0	4	1	8	Under
09-17-23	@CWS	4-0L	7.0	5	0	6	Under

Orioles Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	@ SEA	6-3W	12	2	Over
05/20	@ SEA	3-4L	6	1	Under
05/19	@ SEA	9-2W	10	1	Over
05/17	@ TOR	3-2W	11	2	Under
05/15	@ TOR	2-3L	3	2	Under
05/14	@ ARI	2-9L	4	1	Over
05/13	@ ARI	5-4W	13	2	Over
05/12	@ ARI	4-2W	7	0	Under
05/10	vs WAS	7-6W	10	3	Over
05/09	vs WAS	0-3L	3	0	Under
05/07	vs CIN	11-1W	11	3	Over
05/06	vs CIN	2-1W	7	2	Under
05/05	vs CIN	3-0W	9	1	Under
05/04	@ NYY	7-2W	8	3	Over
05/03	@ NYY	0-2L	3	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/21	@ BOS	3-11L	6	1	Over
05/20	@ BOS	7-2W	14	1	Over
05/19	@ BOS	10-6W	14	4	Over
05/17	vs LAA	2-7L	9	1	Over
05/16	vs LAA	7-6W	12	1	Over
05/15	vs LAA	10-5W	10	1	Over
05/14	vs MIL	4-3W	11	1	Under
05/13	vs MIL	3-5L	12	0	Push
05/12	vs MIL	2-11L	5	1	Over
05/11	vs MIL	1-7L	6	1	Push
05/09	@ NYM	5-7L	11	3	Over
05/08	@ NYM	3-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	@ CWS	1-5L	4	1	Under
05/06	@ CWS	5-6L	5	1	Over
05/05	@ CWS	3-0W	6	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Baltimore Orioles	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Gunnar Henderson	8.8	11.6	0.27	0.598	39.7%	99.4%	8.6%
#2 Adley Rutschman	7.4	9.5	0.309	0.5	36.5%	86.5%	5.1%
#3 Ryan O’Hearn	6.6	8.6	0.288	0.51	41.3%	92.3%	5.8%
#4 Ryan Mountcastle	7.4	9.6	0.258	0.453	32.1%	77.4%	3.8%
#5 Anthony Santander	6.4	8.6	0.21	0.427	32.5%	75.2%	4.5%
#6 Colton Cowser	6.0	8.0	0.277	0.521	43.7%	95.8%	5.0%
#7 Jordan Westburg	6.2	8.1	0.295	0.526	37.8%	90.4%	4.5%
#8 Cedric Mullins	5.9	7.8	0.194	0.351	26.1%	61.2%	4.5%
#9 Jorge Mateo	5.6	7.1	0.259	0.457	32.1%	77.8%	2.5%

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Matt Carpenter	7.8	9.9	0.233	0.267	33.3%	60.0%	0.0%
#1 Willson Contreras	11.2	14.8	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#2 Lars Nootbaar	8.4	11.3	0.218	0.403	38.7%	79.0%	4.2%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	8.0	10.5	0.214	0.306	32.9%	63.6%	2.3%
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.4	9.6	0.27	0.374	36.2%	73.6%	1.7%
#5 Alec Burleson	6.7	8.5	0.292	0.467	33.3%	80.0%	4.2%
#6 Ivan Herrera	6.9	9.0	0.281	0.385	37.5%	76.0%	3.1%
#7 Nolan Gorman	7.5	10.1	0.2	0.393	32.9%	72.1%	5.0%
#8 Masyn Winn	5.7	7.1	0.273	0.375	37.5%	75.0%	0.8%
#9 Michael Siani	5.4	6.8	0.224	0.263	31.6%	57.9%	0.0%