Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Baltimore Orioles’ Dylan Carlson (15) celebrates with Maverick Handley, left, and Ryan O’Hearn, right, after hitting a three-run home run during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Erick Fedde delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
Dylan Carlson’s 3-run homer powers the Orioles to their 3rd straight win, 5-2 over the Cardinals
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer against his former team, Charlie Morton earned his first victory with Baltimore, and the Orioles achieved their first three-game winning streak of the season, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Monday.
Baltimore Orioles starting pitcher Charlie Morton delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Monday, May 26, 2025, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)
BALTIMORE (AP) — Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer against his former team, Charlie Morton earned his first victory with Baltimore, and the Orioles achieved their first three-game winning streak of the season, beating the St. Louis Cardinals 5-2 on Monday.
Fedde allowed three earned runs in five innings and did not get much help from his infielders. After a leadoff single by Jackson Holliday in the first, Ramón UrÃas hit a grounder to third, but Nolan Gorman threw wildly to second for an error. Holliday went to third and then scored one batter later.
With one out and a man on first in the fourth, St. Louis second baseman Brendan Donovan fielded a grounder, but his throw to second hit the runner for another error. Carlson followed with his home run.
Key moment
Carlson played four-plus seasons for the Cardinals before being traded to Tampa Bay last July. He’s 6 for 34 on the season, but his homer Monday was his second in two days.
Key stat
Morton lowered his ERA from 7.68 to 7.09. Poor starting pitching is a big reason the Orioles are at the bottom of the AL East, but during this short winning streak, Baltimore starters have allowed just two runs in 17 2/3 innings.
Up next
Baltimore sends Tomoyuki Sugano (4-3) to the mound Tuesday night against Andre Pallante (4-3) of the Cardinals.
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