The game was decided in the 10th inning when Masyn Winn broke open a tie game with one swing. His double to left field brought home three runs, lifting St. Louis to a 7-5 victory over Houston at Daikin Park and extending the Cardinals' winning streak to four games.
Winn finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a run scored, carrying the Cardinals' offense throughout the night. The shortstop hit .222 this season with eight RBIs entering the game, but delivered when it mattered most in extra innings.
The Cardinals erased a 1-0 deficit with a three-run fifth inning that put them ahead 4-1. Scott II walked to force in the tying run, then Wetherholt singled to right to score Church and Pagés. Herrera followed with an RBI single to left that brought Scott II home. Houston answered in the eighth when Yordan Alvarez homered to right, then Isaac Paredes singled to right to score Altuve and Christian Walker, tying the game at 4-4.
Matthew Liberatore anchored the Cardinals' start with six innings of one-run ball, allowing three hits while striking out four. Bryan King took the loss for Houston after allowing three runs in two innings of relief, carrying a 1.80 ERA. Riley O'Brien earned the win for St. Louis, improving to 3-0 with a 0.00 ERA.
The victory improved St. Louis to 12-8 while Houston fell to 8-14, extending their losing streak to three games. Jose Altuve collected three hits for the Astros and is three games away from 2,000 career games played.