St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 1

Astros manager Joe Espada wants to return as contract expires

Recap · Oct 1

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

ESPN · Sep 30

White Sox sweep Astros for first playoff series win since 2005

ESPN · Sep 30

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

ESPN · Sep 30

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

Recap · Sep 27

Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4

Injuries and inactives

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

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

Lineups

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Lineup

1. 1Brendan Donovan2B
2. 2Dylan CarlsonCF
3. 3Jordan WalkerLF
4. 4Willson ContrerasC
5. 5Nolan Gorman3B
6. 6Juan Yepez1B
7. 7Alec BurlesonRF
8. 8Masyn WinnSS
9. 9Andrew KniznerDH

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Mauricio DubonSS
2. 2Justin DirdenRF
3. 3Alex Bregman3B
4. 4Jose Abreu1B
5. 5Corey JulksDH
6. 6Chas McCormickCF
7. 7Korey LeeC
8. 8J.C. Correa2B
9. 9Tyler WhitakerLF

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 4,006

Officials

John Tumpane (Home Plate Umpire), CB Bucknor (First Base Umpire), Jeremy Riggs (Second Base Umpire), Reed Basner (Third Base Umpire)