St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros — Apr 18, 2026

MLB Daikin Park, HoustonApril 18, 2026
St. Louis Cardinals STL 11-8, 4-3 Away
9
Final
4
Houston Astros HOU 8-13, 7-4 Home
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 T
STL 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 9
HOU 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Umpires HP Alfonso Marquez 1B Willie Traynor 2B Lance Barrett 3B Malachi Moore
Leaders
Hits
I.
I. Herrera DH STL
2 H
Y.
Y. Alvarez DH HOU
2 H
Home Runs
I.
I. Herrera DH STL
1 HR
J.
J. Altuve 2B HOU
1 HR
RBI
I.
I. Herrera DH STL
3 RBI
J.
J. Altuve 2B HOU
1 RBI
Batting
Cardinals
Astros
AB — At Bats R — Runs H — Hits RBI — Runs Batted In HR — Home Runs BB — Walks SO — Strikeouts LOB — Left on Base
Pitching
Cardinals
Astros
IP — Innings Pitched H — Hits Allowed R — Runs ER — Earned Runs BB — Walks K — Strikeouts HR — Home Runs Allowed PC-ST — Pitches-Strikes
Play-by-Play
Bot 8th 0 - 1 9 - 4
9 - 4
Taylor Trammell Taylor Trammell singles to right field. Cam Smith to third. Carlos Correa scores. RBI
Top 8th 2 - 0 9 - 3
HR RBI 2 Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera homers to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores.
9 - 3
Top 7th 3 - 0 7 - 3
HR RBI 3 Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman homers to right field. Jordan Walker scores. Alec Burleson scores.
7 - 3
Bot 5th 0 - 1 4 - 3
4 - 3
Jose Altuve Jose Altuve homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 4th 1 - 0 4 - 2
RBI Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera singles to center field. Pedro Pagés scores.
4 - 2
Bot 3rd 0 - 2 3 - 2
3 - 2
Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez homers to right field. HR RBI
3 - 1
Christian Vázquez Christian Vázquez homers to left field. HR RBI
Top 3rd 2 - 0 3 - 0
RBI 2 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn singles to shallow left field. Alec Burleson to third. Ivan Herrera scores. JJ Wetherholt scores.
3 - 0
Top 1st 1 - 0 1 - 0
RBI Jordan Walker Jordan Walker singles to deep center field. Alec Burleson to third. JJ Wetherholt scores.
1 - 0
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: STL +6 Times Tied: 0
Team Statistics
Cardinals
Astros
Batting
10 Hits 8
9 Runs 4
2 Home Runs 3
9 RBI 4
9 Strikeouts 10
4 Walks 2
2 Doubles 1
0 Triples 0
20 Left on Base 17
Pitching
4 Runs Allowed 9
4 Earned Runs 9
8 Hits Allowed 10
10 Strikeouts 9
2 Walks 4
3 HR Allowed 2
39 Batters Faced 42
Fielding
27 Put Outs 27
7 Assists 9
Highlights
Cardinals 9 - 4 Astros
April 18, 2026
Daikin Park
Houston, US 41,168 capacity
League
MLB
Season
MLB 2026
Date
April 18, 2026
Time
12:10 am