St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros

Apr 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
STL	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	9	10	2	6
HOU	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	1	8

loss:

P. Lambertwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

K. Leahy

Game Recap

HOUSTON -- So far this season, the Cardinals have been able to win in a number of ways. They mixed it up on Friday night with small ball early before capping it off with the long ball. Nolan Gorman hit a three-run homer and Ivan Herrera had a two-run blast...

Scoring Summary

STLHOU

1
Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
10
3
Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. JJ Wetherholt scores. Ivan Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [2 runs]
30
3
Christian Vazquez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
31
3
Yordan Alvarez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. [1 run]
32
4
Ivan Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Pedro Pages scores. [1 run]
42
5
Jose Altuve homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
43
7
Nolan Gorman homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores. [3 runs]
73
8
Ivan Herrera homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores. [2 runs]
93
8
Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carlos Correa scores. Cam Smith to 3rd. [1 run]
94

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1JJ Wetherholt2B	1	3	3	0	0	1	0	2	.232
2Ivan HerreraDH	2	4	2	3	0	0	1	1	.212
3Alec Burleson1B	2	4	1	0	1	1	0	1	.292
4Jordan WalkerRF	1	4	1	1	2	1	0	3	.315
5Nolan Gorman3B	1	5	1	3	3	0	1	5	.207
6Masyn WinnSS	1	5	0	2	0	0	0	2	.189
7Nathan ChurchLF	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	2	.214
8Pedro PagesC	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	2	.211
9Victor Scott IICF	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.235



TOTAL	10	36	9	9	9	4	2	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kyle LeahyRHP	5.0	5	3	3	6	0	3	83	5.21
Justin BruihlLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	7.20
JoJo RomeroLHP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0.00
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	2	1	1	3	2	0	29	8.64
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	2.00
TOTAL	9.0	8	4	4	10	2	3	145	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Jose Altuve2B	1	5	1	1	1	0	1	1	.293
2Yordan AlvarezDH	2	5	1	1	0	0	1	1	.333
3Carlos Correa3B-SS	1	5	1	0	1	0	0	1	.271
4Christian Walker1B	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	2	.278
5Joey LoperfidoLF	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	.276
Brice MatthewsLF	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	.107
6Cam SmithRF	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.264
7Taylor TrammellCF	2	4	0	1	1	0	0	0	.300
8Christian VazquezC	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	.400
9Nick AllenSS	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250
Isaac ParedesPH-3B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	4	.200
Shay WhitcombPH-3B	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	.000
TOTAL	8	36	4	4	10	2	3	17	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Peter LambertRHP	5.0	7	4	4	8	1	0	90	7.20
Steven OkertLHP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	19	3.60
Bryan AbreuRHP	1.0	2	3	3	0	1	1	16	14.73
J.P. FranceRHP	2.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	35	8.10

TOTAL	9.0	10	9	9	9	4	2	160	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLHOU

TOP 1
SINGLE — JJ Wetherholt singles on a ground ball to third baseman Carlos Correa.
00
FLYOUT — Ivan Herrera flies out to center fielder Taylor Trammell. [1 out]
00
SINGLE — Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
00
SINGLE — Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd. [1 run]
10
STRIKEOUT — Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
10
POP OUT — Masyn Winn pops out to second baseman Jose Altuve. [3 outs]
10
BOTTOM 1
FLYOUT — Jose Altuve flies out to left fielder Nathan Church. [1 out]
10
SINGLE — Yordan Alvarez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.
10
STRIKEOUT — Carlos Correa called out on strikes. [2 outs]
10
STRIKEOUT — Christian Walker strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
10

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Team Stats

STL

HOU

9Runs4

10Hits8

2Errors1

.278Batting Avg.222

36At Bats36

4Extra-base Hits4

2Home Runs3

9Runs-Batted-In4

4Walks2

1Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts10

6Left on Base8

18Total Bases18

Game Details

Friday, April 17, 2026 · 8:10 PM

Minute Maid Park · Houston, TX

attendance: 33,086 (80.4%)

weather: 73 degrees, roof closed

spread: HOU -126

over/under: 9