Burleson Streak Helps Cardinals Beat Orioles

Alec Burleson singled to extend his hitting streak to 13 games and scored twice as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Baltimore Orioles 7-5 on Thursday at Busch Stadium, snapping a five-game losing streak. ESPN and the Associated Press logged the same second inning: Burleson singled, Joshua Baez doubled, and Blaze Jordan homered to center (416 feet) for a 3-0 lead. Burleson scored again on Ramon Urias' two-run shot (401 feet) in the fourth.

Jordan's blast was his third homer of the season. Urias' was his third off starter Trevor Rogers (9-9). Burleson later grounded out to first in the fifth, scoring Jose Fermin. That is the Alec Burleson search: hitting streak, Cardinals vs Orioles score, Burleson Cardinals. Thursday put all three on the board in a game St. Louis had to have after five straight losses.

What was the Cardinals vs Orioles final score?

St. Louis 7, Baltimore 5. Coby Mayo pulled the Orioles within 6-4 with a three-run homer to center (446 feet), his 18th, off Caleb Ferguson in the seventh. Gunnar Henderson doubled home Jackson Holliday in the eighth to make it 6-5. C.J. Church singled Urias home in the bottom half for the last run. Riley O'Brien then threw a scoreless ninth for his National League-leading 34th save after allowing a combined seven runs and taking the loss in his previous two outings, the AP wrote.

Rogers lasted five innings, six earned, seven hits, seven strikeouts. Gordon Graceffo opened with three perfect innings. Justin Bruihl allowed one run in 1 2/3. Luis Gastelum (4-3) threw 1 1/3 perfect innings for the win. Jordan left in the eighth after diving awkwardly into third to tag Henderson on a Samuel Basallo grounder to the pitcher.

How long is Alec Burleson's hitting streak?

Thirteen games after Thursday's single, per the AP recap. He also scored on both homers that built the early 5-0 cushion. St. Louis is 67-68. Baltimore is 65-69. The Cardinals host Pittsburgh next, with Quinn Mathews (0-2, 6.43 ERA) lined up for his fourth career start. The Orioles send Brandon Young (9-3, 3.50) to the Athletics.

On a Thursday already stacked with Cody Bellinger's Yankees win and a Nationals split, this was the Cardinals' version of a get-right afternoon. Five in a row is a skid. A 13-game hitting streak is the opposite. Burleson kept the line moving. Jordan and Urias supplied the baseballs that left the yard.

Alec Burleson Cardinals FAQ

What was the Cardinals vs Orioles score? St. Louis won 7-5 on Thursday and snapped a five-game losing streak.

How long is Alec Burleson's hitting streak? 13 games after a first-inning single, according to the Associated Press.

Who homered for the Cardinals? Blaze Jordan (three-run shot in the second) and Ramon Urias (two-run shot in the fourth).