St. Louis Cardinals
12 - 8 .600
F
April 18, 2026, 7:10 PM
Daikin Park
Daikin Park
501 Crawford Street, Houston, TX, 77002
5
Houston Astros
8 - 14 .364| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ST. | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
W: Andre Pallante
(W, 2-1)
5.0 IP, ER, 5 K, 3 BB
L: Lance McCullers Jr.
(L, 1-1)
5.0 IP, 4 ER, 4 K, 3 BB
S: Riley O'Brien
(S, 6)
0.2 IP, 0 ER, K, 0 BB
Top Performers
Alvarez, Y
2-4 | HR, 2B, BB
Burleson
2-5 | HR, 2B, RBI
Fermín
1-3 | HR, BB, K
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| # | Player | AB | R | H | HR | RBI | 2B | 3B | SB | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JJ Wetherholt 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .236 |
| 2 | Iván Herrera C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 3 | Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .299 |
| 4 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .312 |
| 5 | Nolan Gorman DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 |
| 6 | Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .190 |
| 7 | Ramón Urías 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .194 |
| 8 | Nathan Church CF-LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .217 |
| 9 | José Fermín LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Victor Scott II CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | .234 |
BATTING
2B Burleson (5, Blubaugh).
HR Winn (1, 3rd inning off McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out) Fermín (1, 6th inning off Gordon, C, 0 on, 1 out) Burleson (3, 7th inning off Gordon, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Burleson 6 Church Fermín 4 Gorman 2 Walker, J Wetherholt Winn 4.
RBI Burleson (15) Fermín (2) Gorman 2 (14) Winn 2 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Urías, R 3 Burleson 2 Winn.
GIDP Fermín.
Team RISP 1-for-13.
Team LOB 8.
BASERUNNING
SB Walker, J (3, 2nd base off McCullers Jr./Vázquez, C).
FIELDING
DP (Wetherholt-Burleson).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC | S | B | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Pallante(W, 2-1) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 87 | 48 | 39 | 4.05 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 15 | 11 | 0.87 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 15 | 13.50 |
| George Soriano | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 4.82 |
| Riley O'Brien(S, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 161 | 85 | 76 | 4.90 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
WP Svanson Gordon, C.
HBP Wetherholt (by McCullers Jr.) Herrera (by McCullers Jr.).
ABS Challenge Vázquez, C (Ball-Confirmed) Herrera (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes Pallante 87-48 Graceffo 26-15 Svanson 24-9 Soriano, G 17-7 O'Brien 7-6 McCullers Jr. 91-58 Gordon, C 64-38 Blubaugh 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts Pallante 7-3 Graceffo 3-1 Svanson 1-0 Soriano, G 0-0 O'Brien 1-0 McCullers Jr. 4-3 Gordon, C 2-0 Blubaugh 0-1.
Batters faced Pallante 21 Graceffo 6 Svanson 5 Soriano, G 4 O'Brien 2 McCullers Jr. 25 Gordon, C 12 Blubaugh 5.
Inherited runners-scored Blubaugh 1-0.
Umpires HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Lance Barrett. 2B: Malachi Moore. 3B: Alfonso Márquez.
Weather 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind 0 mph, None.
First pitch 6:10 PM.
T 2:55.
Att 33,319.
Venue Daikin Park.
April 18, 2026