BALTIMORE — Richie Palacios homered, rookie Drew Rom and 4 relievers mixed on a three-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat Baltimore 1-0 Wednesday evening to trim the Orioles’ lead within the AL East to 2 video games.

Gunnar Henderson’s two-out triple off Ryan Helsley within the ninth inning gave the Orioles an opportunity to tug even, however Aaron Hicks popped out.

Baltimore has misplaced two straight and three of 4 heading right into a four-game collection towards second-place Tampa Bay starting Thursday evening. The Orioles have been in first place since July 19, partly as a result of their longest dropping streak since that point has been two.

But Baltimore has scored solely two runs in its final two video games, not the form of momentum it hoped for heading into its most pivotal collection this yr.

In a sport dominated by robust pitching and tight protection, Palacios offered the lone run with a solo shot over the right-field scoreboard within the fourth inning off Kyle Gibson (14-9). It was his fourth homer of the season and third in two nights.

Making his fifth main league begin since being traded from Baltimore to the Cardinals on Aug. 1, Rom allowed two hits over 5 1/3 innings and left with a 1-0 lead. Effectively altering speeds and utilizing either side of the plate, the lefty struck out six and didn’t surrender a success till Jorge Mateo beat out a grounder with two outs within the fifth.

Rom, chosen within the fourth spherical of the 2018 draft by Baltimore, was a part of the multi-player deal that ship Jack Flaherty to the Orioles.

Casey Lawrence bought two outs after Rom gave up a one-out double to Anthony Santander within the sixth. Giovanny Gallegos and John King labored an inning apiece earlier than Helsley bought three outs to earn his ninth save, the second in two nights.

AL LEAST

The Cardinals completed with a profitable document towards each staff within the AL East, the one division within the majors with each membership above .500. St. Louis was 2-1 vs Baltimore, Toronto, Tampa Bay and New York, and 3-0 vs. Boston.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Cardinals: OF Nolan Gorman was positioned on the 10-day injured listing after straining his proper hamstring on Tuesday evening. “Our hope is that this does not end his season,” supervisor Oliver Marmol stated. St. Louis chosen the contract of INF Juniel Querecuto from Triple-A Memphis to fill out the roster…. OF Dylan Carlson has determined to endure season-ending ankle surgical procedure, Marmol stated. Carlson, who has been experiencing left ankle discomfort for a number of months, figured having surgical procedure now would give him a leap on the rehabilitative course of heading into the offseason. He completed with a .219 batting common, 5 HRs and 27 RBIs in 76 video games. … … C Willson Contreras was not within the beginning lineup after leaving Tuesday evening’s sport with a bruised proper hand. He is daily, in response to Marmol.

Orioles: 1B Ryan Mountcastle left within the third inning with a left shoulder discomfort.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: After an off day Thursday, the Cardinals and LH Zach Thompson (5-5, 4.06 ERA) tackle the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.

Orioles: RH Kyle Bradish (11-6, 3.03) will get the beginning for Baltimore on Thursday evening. He’s 1-2 with a 6.53 ERA in 4 profession begins towards the Rays.

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