Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals

Latest headlines

ESPN · 5d ago

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · 6d ago

White Sox pounce early, finish sweep of Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · 6d ago

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · 6d ago

Joe Espada to 'move on' from Astros' reaction to fans' boos

ESPN · 6d ago

Astros' Daulton Varsho has wrist surgery, done for season

ESPN · Sep 30

Astros frustrated by boos from sparse crowd during wild-card opener

Recap · Sep 30

White Sox strike first in AL wild card, beating Astros 6-3 in Game 1

ESPN · Sep 29

White Sox top Astros in Game 1; first playoff win in 5 years

Injuries and inactives

Astros1st in AL West

• Brice Matthews CF

  Knee, Inflammation, left
  Out
• Cristian Javier SP

  Groin, Strain, right
  Out
• Daulton Varsho CF

  Wrist, Surgery, left
  Out
• Enyel De Los Santos RP

  Knee, Tendinitis, right
  Out
• Mike Burrows SP

  Elbow, Inflammation, right
  60-Day-IL

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

• Masyn Winn SS

  Thumb, Soreness, left
  Out
• Richard Fitts SP

  Lat, Surgery, right
  Day-To-Day
• Blaze Jordan 3B

  Ankle, Sprain, left
  10-Day-IL
• Everson Pereira RF

  Hand, Bruise, left
  10-Day-IL
• Joshua Baez LF

  Oblique, Strain, left
  10-Day-IL

Lineups

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Jose Altuve2B
2. 2Yordan AlvarezDH
3. 3Kyle TuckerRF
4. 4Alex Bregman3B
5. 5Jose Abreu1B
6. 6Chas McCormickLF
7. 7Yainer DiazC
8. 8Jake MeyersCF
9. 9Jeremy PenaSS

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Brendan DonovanLF
2. 2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3. 3Nolan Gorman2B
4. 4Nolan Arenado3B
5. 5Alec BurlesonDH
6. 6Ivan HerreraC
7. 7Jordan WalkerRF
8. 8Dylan CarlsonCF
9. 9Masyn WinnSS

Head to head

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Game info

Venue

Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Jupiter, Florida · Attendance 5,462

Officials

CB Bucknor (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Ramon De Jesus (Second Base Umpire), Jacob Metz (Third Base Umpire)