St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros
Cardinals Hitting
- Batting
- 2BHerrera (4, McCullers Jr.); Burleson (5, Blubaugh)
- HRFermín (1, 6th inning off Gordon 0 on, 1 Out); Burleson (3, 7th inning off Gordon 0 on, 0 Out); Winn (1, 3rd inning off McCullers Jr. 1 on, 1 Out)
- RBIFermín (2), Gorman 2 (14), Burleson (15), Winn 2 (5)
- GIDPFermín
- Team LOB8
- Team RISP1-13 (Fermín 0-1, Urías 0-2, Gorman 1-2, Herrera 0-1, Burleson 0-3, Winn 0-3, Walker 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBWalker (3, 2nd base off McCullers Jr./Vázquez)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Wetherholt-Burleson)
Astros Hitting
| hitters |
|---|
C. SmithRF |
| team |
| AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .278 | .394 | .468 |
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .342 | .485 | .789 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | .264 | .354 | .375 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .263 | .352 | .500 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .186 | .314 | .254 |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .292 | .370 | .333 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .257 | .356 | .446 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .375 | .444 | .688 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .143 | .250 | .571 |
| 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
- Batting
- 2BAlvarez (7, Pallante)
- HRAlvarez (9, 1st inning off Pallante 0 on, 1 Out); Whitcomb (1, 9th inning off Soriano 2 on, 1 Out)
- RBIAlvarez (20), Whitcomb 3 (3)
- GIDPWalker
- Team LOB6
- Team RISP1-7 (Walker 0-2, Paredes 0-2, Whitcomb 1-2, Smith 0-1)
- Baserunning
- SBTrammell (1, 2nd base off Pallante/Herrera)
- Fielding
- DP1 (Correa-Altuve-Walker)
- ESmith (2, fielding)
Cardinals Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
A. Pallante(W, 2-1) |
R. O'Brien(S, 6) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 87-48 | 4.05 |
| 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26-15 | 0.87 |
| 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24-9 | 13.50 |
| 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17-7 | 4.82 |
| 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 161-85 |
- Pitching
- WPSvanson
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedO'Brien 2/2; Pallante 13/21; Svanson 1/5; Soriano 1/4; Graceffo 3/6
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesO'Brien-2-2-1-1; Pallante-12-11-12-13; Svanson-5-1-2-1; Soriano-3-1-2-1; Graceffo-2-2-6-5
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsO'Brien 1-0; Pallante 7-3; Svanson 1-0; Graceffo 3-2
- Game ScoresA Pallante 59
Astros Pitching
| pitchers |
|---|
L. McCullers Jr.(L, 1-1) |
| team |
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 91-58 | 6.20 |
| 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 64-38 | 9.95 |
| 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16-10 | 7.07 |
| 9.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 171-106 |
- Pitching
- WPGordon
- HBPHerrera (by McCullers Jr.); Wetherholt (by McCullers Jr.)
- First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedMcCullers Jr. 15/25; Blubaugh 3/5; Gordon 6/12
- Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesMcCullers Jr.-16-10-16-15; Blubaugh-1-3-3-3; Gordon-10-5-17-6
- Ground Balls-Fly BallsMcCullers Jr. 3-8; Blubaugh 0-2; Gordon 2-0
- Game ScoresL McCullers Jr. 42
Scoring Summary
Inning | STL | HOU | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Gorman singled to right, Herrera scored on error and Wetherholt scored, Gorman safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Smith, Walker safe at third on error. | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1st | Alvarez homered to center (421 feet). | 2 | 1 | ||
| 3rd | Winn homered to left (373 feet), Gorman scored. | 4 | 1 | ||
| 6th | Fermín homered to left center (370 feet). | 5 | 1 | ||
| 7th | Burleson homered to right center (408 feet). | 6 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Urías scored on Gordon wild pitch. | 7 | 1 | ||
| 8th | Walker grounded into double play, second to first, Altuve scored, Correa out at second, Alvarez to third. | 7 | 2 | ||
| 9th | Whitcomb homered to center (407 feet), Smith scored and Vázquez scored. | 7 | 5 | ||
STL wins 3-0
Game Information
Daikin Park
7:10 PM, April 18, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV
Houston, Texas
Attendance: 33,319
Game Time:2:55
- Umpires:
- Home Plate Umpire - Willie Traynor
- First Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
- Second Base Umpire - Malachi Moore
- Third Base Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
2026 National League Central Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | 28 | 18 | .609 | - | W2 |
| St. Louis | 28 | 19 | .596 | 0.5 | W1 |
| Chicago | 29 | 20 | .592 | 0.5 | L4 |
| Cincinnati | 25 | 24 | .510 | 4.5 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh | 24 | 24 | .500 | 5 | L4 |
2026 American League West Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athletics | 24 | 24 | .500 | - | W1 |
| Texas | 23 | 25 | .479 | 1 | W1 |
| Seattle | 23 | 27 | .460 | 2 | L1 |
| Houston | 20 | 30 | .400 | 5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles | 17 | 32 | .347 | 7.5 | L1 |

