Friday, April 17, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
10-8 · W2
HOU
Houston Astros
8-12 · L1
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 9-4 at Daikin Park. Kyle Leahy earned the win; Peter Lambert took the loss.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 2 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.
Christian Vázquez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.
Yordan Alvarez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.
Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Pedro Pagés scores.
Jose Altuve homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.
Nolan Gorman homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores.
Iván Herrera homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores.
Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carlos Correa scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.
Key Performers
Iván Herrera
STL
2-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 2 R
Nolan Gorman
STL
1-5, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Christian Vázquez
HOU
2-3, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Yordan Alvarez
HOU
2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman 3B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Church LF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Victor Scott II CF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 9 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Whitcomb 3B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Isaac Paredes 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Nick Allen SS | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Brice Matthews LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Joey Loperfido LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Correa SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Christian Vázquez C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leahy (W, 2-2) | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 83-53 | 5.21 |
| Bruihl (H, 3) | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9-6 | 7.20 |
| Romero, J | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12-9 | 0.00 |
| Stanek | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 29-17 | 8.64 |
| Soriano, G | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-9 | 2.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert, P (L, 0-1) | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 90-62 | 7.20 |
| Okert | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.60 |
| Abreu, B | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16-8 | 14.73 |
| France, J | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 35-23 | 8.10 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 |