St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros

11-8, 4-3 Away

Final

8-13, 7-4 Home


STL
HOU

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	9	10	2
0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	1

K. Leahy2-2

5.0 IP, 5 H, 3 ER, 6 K, 0 BB

P. Lambert0-1

5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 ER, 8 K, 1 BB

CardinalsTop 1st
- P. Lambert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Strike Swinging
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Strike Looking
  Slider 87
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 89
  4
  Ball
  Changeup 90
  5
  Foul Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  6
  Single
  Changeup 89
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 1st
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 2nd
- P. Lambert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 2nd
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 3rd
- P. Lambert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 3rd
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 4th
- P. Lambert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosBottom 4th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- Paredes hit for Allen
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 2 Errors
CardinalsTop 5th
- P. Lambert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Correa at shortstop.
  4
  2
- Paredes at third base.
  4
  2
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 5th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 1 Run, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 6th
- S. Okert pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Church stole second.
  4
  3
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 6th
- J. Bruihl pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 7th
- B. Abreu pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Matthews in left field.
  4
  3
- 3 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 7th
- J. Romero pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 8th
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- 2 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 8th
- R. Stanek pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- Whitcomb hit for Paredes
  9
  4
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsTop 9th
- J.P. France pitching for HOU
  STL
  HOU
- Whitcomb at third base.
  9
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosBottom 9th
- G. Soriano pitching for STL
  STL
  HOU
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Strike Swinging	Four-seam FB	96
2 Strike Looking	Slider	87
3 Ball	Changeup	89
4 Ball	Changeup	90
5 Foul Ball	Four-seam FB	96
6 Single	Changeup	89

Cardinals
9
Astros
4

Game 1

4/17

Cardinals
7
Astros
5

Game 2

4/18

Cardinals
7
Astros
5

Game 3

4/19

Daikin Park

8:10 PM, April 17, 2026Coverage: ESPN Unlmtd/MLB.TV

Houston, Texas

Attendance: 33,086

Game Time:2:48

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Alfonso Marquez
First Base Umpire - Willie Traynor
Second Base Umpire - Lance Barrett
Third Base Umpire - Malachi Moore

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	69	42	.622	-	L1
Chicago	63	49	.563	6.5	L1
Pittsburgh	56	57	.496	14	L1
St. Louis	55	57	.491	14.5	W1
Cincinnati	53	58	.477	16	W1

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Houston	58	55	.513	-	W6
Texas	55	57	.491	2.5	L5
Seattle	55	58	.487	3	W2
Athletics	45	67	.402	12.5	L5
Los Angeles	43	69	.384	14.5	W1

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