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St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros

STL 7 — 5 HOU
Final — 2026-04-18
MVP: Yordan Alvarez 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB
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St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 7-5. Yordan Alvarez led the way with 2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB. Andre Pallante earned the win and Lance McCullers Jr. took the loss. Riley O'Brien recorded the save.

123456789 RHE
STL 202001110 790
HOU 100000013 542
WP Andre Pallante (2-1)
LP Lance McCullers Jr. (1-1)
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. (2-0)
Bot 1: Alvarez homered to center (421 feet). (2-1)
Top 3: Winn homered to left (373 feet), Gorman scored. (4-1)
Top 6: Fermín homered to left center (370 feet). (5-1)
Top 7: Burleson homered to right center (408 feet). (6-1)
Top 8: Urías scored on Gordon wild pitch. (7-1)
Bot 8: Walker grounded into double play, second to first, Altuve scored, Correa out at second, Alvarez to third. (7-2)
Bot 9: Whitcomb homered to center (407 feet), Smith scored and Vázquez scored. (7-5)

STL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Wetherholt 2B3110000110 .236.380.375.755
Herrera C4100000020 .200.387.329.716
Burleson 1B5121011000 .299.389.481.870
Walker RF4010000121 .312.376.6621.038
Gorman DH5120002000 .222.292.365.657
Winn SS5110012030 .190.319.293.612
Urias 3B3100000100 .194.310.444.754
Church LF4010000020 .217.260.304.564
Fermin LF3110011110 .250.350.438.788
Scott CF0000000000 .235.273.255.528

HOU — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Altuve 2B4100000120 .278.394.468.862
Alvarez LF4121011110 .342.485.7891.274
Correa SS2000000210 .264.354.375.729
Walker 1B4000000010 .263.352.500.852
Paredes DH4000000010 .186.314.254.568
Trammell CF4010000011 .292.370.333.703
Smith RF2100000200 .257.356.446.802
Vazquez C2100000200 .375.444.6881.132
Allen SS0000000000 .250.318.300.618
Whitcomb 3B4110013020 .143.250.571.821

STL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Pallante 5.0311351 87-48 4.051.23W, 2-1
Graceffo 2.0000010 26-15 0.871.08
Svanson 1.0011310 24-9 13.501.75
Soriano 0.1133211 17-7 4.821.17
O'Brien 0.2000010 7-6 0.001.19S, 6

HOU — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
McCullers 5.0444341 91-58 6.201.52L, 1-1
Gordon 2.2433152 64-38 9.952.57
Blubaugh 1.1100020 16-10 7.071.22

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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