St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

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

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. 2Lars NootbaarLF
3. 3Alec BurlesonDH
4. 4Luken Baker1B
5. 5Dylan CarlsonRF
6. 6Masyn WinnSS
7. 7Victor Scott IICF
8. 8Pedro PagesC
9. 9Jose Fermin3B

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Jose Altuve2B
2. 2Yordan AlvarezDH
3. 3Alex Bregman3B
4. 4Kyle TuckerRF
5. 5Jose Abreu1B
6. 6Chas McCormickCF
7. 7Jeremy PenaSS
8. 8Trey CabbageLF
9. 9Victor CaratiniC

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 4,093

Officials

Jen Pawol (Home Plate Umpire), Larry Vanover (First Base Umpire), CB Bucknor (Second Base Umpire), Ryan Additon (Third Base Umpire)