| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 1-2 |
| Game 2 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 4-1 |
| Game 3 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 1-1 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 2-4 |
| Game 2 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 1-4 |
| Game 3 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 2-3 |
| Game 4 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 |
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St. Louis vs Houston Results, Match Player Stats & Records
Boxscore
| Team | R | H | E | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
STL
St. Louis
|
7 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
HOU
Houston
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
St. Louis Pitcher
A. Pallante
(W)
Houston Pitcher
L. McCullers Jr.
(L)
| Team | ML | O/U (Margin) | ATS (Margin) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
STL
St. Louis
|
+124 | 9o (3) | +1.5 (3.5) |
|
HOU
Houston
|
-146 | 9u | -1.5 |
Batting Stats
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Wetherholt | 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 |
| I. Herrera | C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .214 |
| A. Burleson | 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .299 |
| J. Walker | RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .312 |
| N. Gorman | DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| M. Winn | SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .190 |
| R. Urias | 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .194 |
| N. Church | CF -LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 |
| J. Fermin | LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 |
| V. Scott II | CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 |
| Totals | 36 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 20 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Ivan Herrera (4), Alec Burleson (5)
- HR - Alec Burleson (3), Masyn Winn (1), Jose Fermin (1)
- TB - JJ Wetherholt 1, Ivan Herrera 2, Alec Burleson 6, Jordan Walker 1, Nolan Gorman 2, Masyn Winn 4, Nathan Church 1, Jose Fermin 4
- RBI - Alec Burleson (15), Nolan Gorman 2 (14), Masyn Winn 2 (5), Jose Fermin (2)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Alec Burleson 2 (6), Masyn Winn (15), Ramon Urias 3 (9)
- GIDP - Jose Fermin (1)
- Team LOB - 20
Baserunning
- SB - Jordan Walker (2 off McCullers Jr./Vazquez)
Fielding
- DP - 1
| POS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Altuve | 2B | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .278 |
| Y. Alvarez | LF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .342 |
| C. Correa | SS | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .264 |
| C. Walker | 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .263 |
| I. Paredes | DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .186 |
| T. Trammell | CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .292 |
| C. Smith | RF | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .257 |
| C. Vazquez | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .375 |
| S. Whitcomb | 3B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .143 |
| Totals | 30 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 12 | ||
Battling
- 2B - Yordan Alvarez (7)
- HR - Yordan Alvarez (9), Shay Whitcomb (1)
- TB - Yordan Alvarez 6, Taylor Trammell 1, Shay Whitcomb 4
- RBI - Yordan Alvarez (20), Shay Whitcomb 3 (3)
- Runners left in scoring position, 2 out - Isaac Paredes 2 (5), Shay Whitcomb (3)
- GIDP - Christian Walker (3)
- Team LOB - 12
Baserunning
- SB - Taylor Trammell (2 off Pallante/Herrera)
Fielding
- E - Cam Smith (2)
- DP - 1
Pitching Stats
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Pallante (W 2-1) | 5 .0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.05 |
| G. Graceffo | 2 .0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 |
| M. Svanson | 1 .0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| G. Soriano | 0 .1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 |
| R. O'Brien (S 6) | 0 .2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
- WP - Matt Svanson
- Pitches-Strikes - Andre Pallante 87-48, Gordon Graceffo 26-15, Matt Svanson 24-9, George Soriano 17-7, Riley O'Brien 7-6
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Andre Pallante 7-3, Gordon Graceffo 3-1, Matt Svanson 1-0, George Soriano 0-0, Riley O'Brien 1-0
- Batters Faced - Andre Pallante 21, Gordon Graceffo 6, Matt Svanson 5, George Soriano 4, Riley O'Brien 2
| IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. McCullers Jr. (L 1-1) | 5 .0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6.20 |
| C. Gordon | 2 .2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9.95 |
| A. Blubaugh | 1 .1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.07 |
- WP - Colton Gordon
- HBP - JJ Wetherholt (by McCullers Jr.), Ivan Herrera (by McCullers Jr.), JJ Wetherholt (by McCullers Jr.)
- Pitches-Strikes - Lance McCullers Jr. 91-58, Colton Gordon 64-38, AJ Blubaugh 16-10
- Ground Balls-Fly Balls - Lance McCullers Jr. 3-3, Colton Gordon 2-0, AJ Blubaugh 0-1
- Batters Faced - Lance McCullers Jr. 25, Colton Gordon 12, AJ Blubaugh 5
- Inherited Runners-Scored - AJ Blubaugh 1-0
Game Info
Location Daikin Park
Temperature 61° Temperature
Attendance 33,319 attendance
Home Willie Traynor
1st Lance Barrett
2nd Malachi Moore
3rd Alfonso Marquez
STL vs HOURecords
STL vs HOUHead To Head
Win / Loss
5-5 Even
Over / Under
6-4-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | STL Starter (IP) | HOU Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 17, '26 | HOU |
9 - 4
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STL +106 | o9.0 | K. Leahy (5.0) | P. Lambert (5.0) |
| Apr 16, '25 | STL |
4 - 1
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STL -101 | u8.0 | S. Matz (5.0) | R. Blanco (5.0) |
| Apr 15, '25 | STL |
2 - 0
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HOU -138 | u7.5 | E. Fedde (6.0) | H. Brown (6.0) |
| Apr 14, '25 | STL |
8 - 3
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STL -100 | o7.0 | S. Gray (7.0) | F. Valdez (4.0) |
| Jun 05, '24 | HOU |
4 - 2
|
STL +135 | u8.0 | M. Mikolas (6.0) | R. Blanco (5.2) |
| Jun 04, '24 | HOU |
8 - 5
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HOU -152 | o9.0 | A. Pallante (3.0) | S. Arrighetti (3.0) |
| Jun 03, '24 | HOU |
7 - 4
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HOU -178 | o8.0 | K. Gibson (5.2) | J. Verlander (5.0) |
| Jun 29, '23 | STL |
14 - 0
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HOU -114 | o10.5 | A. Wainwright (1.2) | J. France (7.0) |
| Jun 28, '23 | STL |
10 - 7
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HOU +115 | o8.5 | M. Mikolas (5.2) | C. Javier (4.0) |
| Jun 27, '23 | STL |
4 - 2
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STL -100 | u7.5 | J. Montgomery (6.2) | F. Valdez (6.0) |
Covers Score Predictor
Final Score Forecast
4.72
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Last Meeting ( Apr 17, 2026 ) St. Louis 9, Houston 4
Houston catcher Yainer Diaz was absent from the starting lineup on Friday when the Astros lost 9-4 to the visiting St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a three-game interleague series.
While the Astros have enjoyed success offensively this season, leading the American League in several categories, Diaz has labored. He is batting .094, with an on-base percentage of .094 and a slugging percentage of .188, since his last multi-hit game on April 4 against the Athletics, a span of eight games.
Diaz, 27, is batting .186 for the season, with one homer and nine RBIs. Astros manager Joe Espada said the club is working with him to tweak some things related to his approach at the plate.
"You always want to remind yourself that the hitters are who they are," Espada said. "Yainer Diaz has always been someone who likes to swing, and there's nothing wrong with that. And we're not asking him to always swing at strikes. It's almost impossible to do. To hit is really hard.
"But there are areas of the plate that he covers really well, so he can focus in those areas and stay in those areas, and then he can do damage. For us, it's just to remind him of who he is."
Right-hander Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, 5.87 ERA) has the starting assignment for the Astros in the second game of the series on Saturday.
McCullers has not recorded a decision in his last two starts despite allowing nine runs on 10 hits and five walks with eight strikeouts in 8 1/3 innings in two Houston losses. He was stellar in his season debut against the Boston Red Sox on March 30, yielding one run on four hits and one walk with nine strikeouts in seven innings.
McCullers will make his first career start against the Cardinals. In 18 career interleague starts, he is 6-7 with a 4.32 ERA and 90 strikeouts in 93 2/3 innings.
Right-hander Andre Pallante (1-1, 4.80 ERA) is the scheduled starter for the Cardinals on Saturday.
Pallante allowed seven runs (six earned) on nine hits and one walk with two strikeouts in five innings of a 9-3 loss to the Red Sox on Sunday, tripling the earned runs allowed from his first two starts combined. Pallante tossed five shutout innings at the New York Mets in his season debut on March 31.
Pallante is 0-1 with a 16.20 ERA in two career appearances (one start) against the Astros. In his lone start against Houston on June 4, 2024, he allowed six runs on six hits and three walks with one strikeout in three innings in an 8-5 road loss.
The Cardinals announced on Friday that right-hander Richard Fitts underwent season-ending surgery to address a right lat strain that recently resulted in his being placed on the minor league injury list.
Fitts arrived from Boston as part of the trade that shipped right-hander Sonny Gray to the Red Sox during the offseason. Fitts went 2-5 with a 3.97 ERA in 15 appearances (14 starts) across two seasons with the Red Sox. He made three starts with Triple-A Memphis this season (2-0, 1.76 ERA) before landing on the IL.
"It's someone that we definitely were going to count on providing some innings and helping when the time presented itself this year," Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said. "Really unfortunate because it's someone that we would have liked to see and a really good competitor."
--Field Level Media
STL vs HOUInjury report
St. Louis's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Church | LF | Ten Day IL - Lower-body( May 21, '26) | May 21, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed OF Nathan Church on the 10-day injured list with a left shoulder strain. | ||||
| R. Urias | 3B | Ten Day IL - Elbow( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals placed INF Ramón Urías on the 10-day injured list with right elbow lateral epicondylitis. | ||||
| L. Nootbaar | LF | Sixty Day IL - Heels( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The St. Louis Cardinals transferred OF Lars Nootbaar from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to ongoing complications from heel surgery. | ||||
Houston's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. McCullers Jr. | SP | Fifteen Day IL - Shoulder( May 18, '26) | May 18, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Lance McCullers on the 15-day injured list with a right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| J. Altuve | 2B | Ten Day IL - Side( May 16, '26) | May 16, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed INF Jose Altuve on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Sousa | RP | Fifteen Day IL - Elbow( May 08, '26) | May 08, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Bennett Sousa on the 15-day injured list due to left elbow inflammation. | ||||
| H. Brown | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( May 08, '26) | May 08, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Hunter Brown to the 60-day injured list due to a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| C. Correa | SS | Ten Day IL - Ankle( May 05, '26) | May 05, '26 | |
| Correa will undergo season-ending surgery to repair a tendon tear in his left ankle, according to Jeff Passan of ESPN.com. | ||||
| Y. Diaz | C | Ten Day IL - Abdominal( May 04, '26) | May 04, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed C Yainer Diaz on the 10-day injured list due to left oblique strain. | ||||
| T. Trammell | CF | Ten Day IL - Groin( Apr 20, '26) | Apr 20, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed OF Taylor Trammell on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| C. Javier | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 19, '26) | Apr 19, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed RHP Cristian Javier from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right shoulder strain. | ||||
| J. Loperfido | LF | Ten Day IL - Quadriceps( Apr 18, '26) | Apr 18, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed OF Joey Loperfido on the 10-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Hader | RP | Sixty Day IL - Biceps( Apr 16, '26) | Apr 16, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Josh Hader on the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| H. Wesneski | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 29, '26) | Mar 29, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Hayden Wesneski to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from right elbow surgery. | ||||
| R. Blanco | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros transferred RHP Ronel Blanco to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| B. Walter | RP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 24, '26) | Mar 24, '26 | |
| The Houston Astros placed LHP Brandon Walter on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from left elbow surgery. | ||||
STL vs HOU Starters Recent Games
Andre Pallante (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
2-3
ERA
5.56
Avg. IP
4.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Apr 12, '26
STL 3 - BOS 9
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L +100 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 95 | 19.0 | 2.3 |
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Apr 06, '26
WAS 9 - STL 6
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L -116 | o8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 2.0 |
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Mar 31, '26
STL 3 - NYM 0
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W +124 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 88 | 17.6 | 4.5 |
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Sep 23, '25
SF 8 - STL 9
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W +182 | o7.5 | 2.2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 24.8 | 3.0 |
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Sep 17, '25
STL 2 - CIN 6
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L +108 | u8.5 | 5.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 102 | 20.4 | 1.7 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 87.8 | 19.9 | 2.7 |
Last Vs Houston
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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Jun 04, '24
HOU 8 - STL 5
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L +140 | o9.0 | 3.0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 25.0 | 4.0 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 3.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 4.0 |
Lance McCullers Jr. (R)
Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
5.64
Avg. IP
4.1
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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Apr 11, '26
SEA 8 - HOU 7
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L +128 | o7.5 | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 79 | 18.2 | 1.5 |
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Apr 05, '26
ATH 12 - HOU 10
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L -130 | o10.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 79 | 19.8 | 1.5 |
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Mar 30, '26
HOU 8 - BOS 1
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W +112 | o8.5 | 7.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 13.7 | 8.0 |
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Sep 28, '25
LAA 2 - HOU 6
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W -110 | u9.0 | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 18.0 | 5.0 |
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Aug 22, '25
BAL 7 - HOU 10
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W -107 | o9.0 | 4.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 87 | 21.8 | 6.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 79.0 | 18.3 | 4.4 |
Last Vs St. Louis
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
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| Lance McCullers Jr. has not played against STL Cardinals. | ||||||||||||