Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals

MLB

Astros

10-11-3

1-4

Final

Cardinals

13-9-2

Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
HOU	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1
STL	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	X	4

Who won: Cardinals 4-1

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-1 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Cardinals lead the series 4-1. The Cardinals outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 8th inning. Ramon Mendoza went 1-for-1 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

HOU

STL

Batting	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
Jose Altuve2B	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	.129	.182	.226
Isaac Paredes3B	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.238	.360	.571
Yordan AlvarezDH	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.280	.458
Carlos CorreaSS	1-1	1	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.316	.409	.474
Joey LoperfidoLF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.324	.439	.441
Cam SmithRF	1-3	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.273	.368	.485
Christian Walker1B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.107	.194	.250
Yainer DiazC	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.087	.160	.130
Jake MeyersCF	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.111	.143	.148
Bench
James Nelson3B	0-1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.200	.333	.400
Thomas SaccoSS	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.133	.235	.200
Shay Whitcomb3B	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	.267	.353	.333
Riley Unroe2B	0-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.269	.486	.308
Caden PowellSS	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.286	.286	.286
Chase CallUN	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.333	.500	.333
CJ Alexander1B	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.059	.111	.059
Cesar SalazarC	0-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.150	.370	.150

Pitching	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
J.P. FranceSP	4.0	3	1	1	0	4	0	51---	3.86	51
Bench
Steven OkertRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	25---	5.68	25
AJ BlubaughRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	9---	1.04	9
Kai-Wei TengRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	9---	2.79	9
Trey DombroskiSP	1.0	3	3	3	0	0	2	15---	11.57	15

Houston Astros vs St. Louis Cardinals

Who won: Cardinals 4-1

More from this season series: STL leads series 4-1

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