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Cardinals fall to Orioles in series opener

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May 11th, 2022 by admin

The St. Louis Cardinals fell in their series opener to the Baltimore Orioles 5-3 on Tuesday night. The Orioles scored two runs in the third and a run each in the following three innings to secure the win.

Leadoff man Cedric Mullins had a monster game for Baltimore with 4 hits, 2 runs scored, and 2 RBI. Anthony Santander added three hits and an RBI. Kyle Bradish went seven innings on the mound with 11 strikeouts and allowed just 4 hits.

St. Louis was led by Harrison Bader with a hit, a run scored, and an RBI on a historic play. He notched the first ever inside-the-park home run at this rendition of Busch Stadium in the 6th.

The Cardinals fell to 16-13 with the loss. The two teams meet again on Wednesday night for a 6:45 p.m. first pitch. We’ll have pregame on KJAN starting at 5:50 p.m.