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 Donovan3B
2. 2Paul Goldschmidt1B
3. 3Nolan Gorman2B
4. 4Nolan ArenadoDH
5. 5Alec BurlesonLF
6. 6Ivan HerreraC
7. 7Jordan WalkerRF
8. 8Michael SianiCF
9. 9Masyn WinnSS

Astros1st in AL West

Lineup

1. 1Mauricio DubonSS
2. 2Victor CaratiniC
3. 3Joey LoperfidoCF
4. 4Corey JulksDH
5. 5Jon Singleton1B
6. 6Will Wagner1B
7. 7Pedro LeonRF
8. 8Jacob MeltonLF
9. 9Shay Whitcomb3B

Head to head

Chirp's angle

Game info

Venue

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, Palm Beach, Florida · Attendance 5,221

Officials

Ben Phillips (Home Plate Umpire), David Rackley (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Jacob Metz (Third Base Umpire)