St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros

STL 7 — HOU 5
Final — 2026-04-18
Game MVP: Yordan Alvarez — 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
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STL 202001110 790
HOU 100000013 542
WP Andre Pallante (2-1)
SV Riley O'Brien (6)

Scoring Plays

Top 1: Gorman singled to right, Herrera scored and Wetherholt scored, Walker to third, Gorman safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Smith. (0-2)
Bot 1: Alvarez homered to center (421 feet). (1-2)
Top 3: Winn homered to left (373 feet), Gorman scored. (1-4)
Top 6: Fermín homered to left center (370 feet). (1-5)
Top 7: Burleson homered to right center (408 feet). (1-6)
Top 8: Urías scored on Gordon wild pitch. (1-7)
Bot 8: Walker grounded into double play, second to first, Altuve scored, Correa out at second, Alvarez to third. (2-7)
Bot 9: Whitcomb homered to center (407 feet), Smith scored and Vázquez scored. (5-7)

St. Louis Cardinals — Batting

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NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLG
JJ Wetherholt 2B3110000110 .236.380.375
Ivan Herrera C4100000020 .200.387.329
Alec Burleson 1B5121011000 .299.389.481
Jordan Walker RF4010000121 .312.376.662
Nolan Gorman DH5120002000 .222.292.365
Masyn Winn SS5110012030 .190.319.293
Ramon Urias 3B3100000100 .194.310.444
Nathan Church LF4010000020 .217.260.304
Jose Fermin LF3110011110 .250.350.438
Victor Scott II CF0000000000 .235.273.255

Houston Astros — Batting

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NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLG
Jose Altuve 2B4100000120 .278.394.468
Yordan Alvarez LF4121011110 .342.485.789
Carlos Correa SS2000000210 .264.354.375
Christian Walker 1B4000000010 .263.352.500
Isaac Paredes DH4000000010 .186.314.254
T. Trammell CF4010000011 .292.370.333
Cam Smith RF2100000200 .257.356.446
Christian Vazquez C2100000200 .375.444.688
Nick Allen SS0000000000 .250.318.300
Shay Whitcomb 3B4110013020 .143.250.571

St. Louis Cardinals — Pitching

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NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERADecision
Andre Pallante 5.0311351 87-48 4.05W, 2-1
Gordon Graceffo 2.0000010 26-15 0.87
Matt Svanson 1.0011310 24-9 13.50
George Soriano 0.1133211 17-7 4.82
Riley O'Brien 0.2000010 7-6 0.00S, 6

Houston Astros — Pitching

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NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERADecision
Lance McCullers Jr. 5.0444341 91-58 6.20L, 1-1
C. Gordon 2.2433152 64-38 9.95
AJ Blubaugh 1.1100020 16-10 7.07

Venue: Daikin Park, Houston, Texas (33,319)

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

Broadcast: CATV | SCHN

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