Saturday, April 18, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
11-8 · W3
HOU
Houston Astros
8-13 · L2
St. Louis Cardinals beat Houston Astros 7-5 at Daikin Park. Andre Pallante earned the win; Lance McCullers Jr. took the loss. Riley O'Brien recorded the save.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 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 |
Scoring Summary
Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. Nolan Gorman advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Cam Smith.
Yordan Alvarez homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.
Masyn Winn homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Nolan Gorman scores.
José Fermín homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
Alec Burleson homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
JJ Wetherholt singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb.
Christian Walker grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Carlos Correa out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st.
Shay Whitcomb homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Smith scores. Christian Vázquez scores.
Key Performers
Shay Whitcomb
HOU
1-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 R
Masyn Winn
STL
1-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 R
Alec Burleson
STL
2-5, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Yordan Alvarez
HOU
2-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 R
Batting
| STL | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Gorman DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Nathan Church LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Victor Scott II CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| José Fermín LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ramón Urías 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Iván Herrera C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
| HOU | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shay Whitcomb 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | - |
| Isaac Paredes DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Cam Smith RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Jose Altuve 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Taylor Trammell CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Carlos Correa SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - |
| Christian Vázquez C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - |
| Yordan Alvarez LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 |
Pitching
| STL | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pallante (W, 2-1) | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 87-48 | 4.05 |
| Graceffo | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26-15 | 0.87 |
| Svanson | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 24-9 | 13.50 |
| Soriano, G | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 17-7 | 4.82 |
| O'Brien (S, 6) | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-6 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 |
| HOU | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | P-S | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCullers Jr. (L, 1-1) | 5.0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 91-58 | 6.20 |
| Gordon, C | 2.2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 64-38 | 9.95 |
| Blubaugh | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16-10 | 7.07 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 |