Overview
- The Baltimore Orioles beat the St. Louis Cardinals 13-1, and Pete Alonso went 4-for-4 with a homer before being removed after the fifth inning as the team built a 10-run lead on Tuesday.
- Albernaz said the move was precautionary and linked it to Alonso “dealing with his calf” and to the player’s earlier Tampa outing where his right calf had cramped.
- When a reporter asked whether the calf was the same issue from the Tampa game, Albernaz responded testily, saying “I didn’t say anything was bothering him” and “Please don’t put words in my mouth.”
- There is no announced injury designation or disabled-list move for Alonso and the team presented the decision as routine rest rather than a new medical development.
- Coverage frames the exchange as a common-rest decision colliding with heightened media scrutiny because Alonso is a high-profile hitter, and it could prompt closer attention to the club’s injury communications and any future roster updates.