St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
Who won: Cardinals 4-2
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at Daikin Park. The Astros win the series 2-1. Nolan Arenado went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Cardinals. Yainer Diaz went 1-for-3 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.
Recap · Jun 5
Arenado homers to back up solid start by Mikolas and give Cardinals 4-2 win over Astros
Nolan Arenado homered, Alec Burleson added an RBI double to back up a solid start by Miles Mikolas and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-2 on Wednesday.
What it means
- Season series: HOU wins series 2-1.
- Cardinals 16-19 on the road; Astros 17-18 at home.
Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives
- OutMasyn Winn SSThumb, Soreness, left
- Day-To-DayRichard Fitts SPLat, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILBlaze Jordan 3BAnkle, Sprain, left
- 10-Day-ILEverson Pereira RFHand, Bruise, left
- 10-Day-ILJoshua Baez LFOblique, Strain, left
- OutBrice Matthews CFKnee, Inflammation, left
- OutCristian Javier SPGroin, Strain, right
- OutDaulton Varsho CFWrist, Surgery, left
- OutEnyel De Los Santos RPKnee, Tendinitis, right
- 60-Day-ILMike Burrows SPElbow, Inflammation, right
Probable starters
Miles Mikolas SP
Probable starter · 10-11, 5.35 ERA, 122 K, 1.28 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Brendan DonovanLF
- 2Alec BurlesonRF
- 3Paul Goldschmidt1B
- 4Nolan Gorman2B
- 5Nolan Arenado3B
- 6Ivan HerreraDH
- 7Brandon CrawfordSS
- 8Pedro PagesC
- 9Michael SianiCF
Ronel Blanco SP
Probable starter · 13-6, 2.80 ERA, 166 K, 1.09 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Jose Altuve2B
- 2Jeremy PenaSS
- 3Yordan AlvarezLF
- 4Jake MeyersCF
- 5Jon SingletonDH
- 6Yainer DiazC
- 7Trey CabbageRF
- 8Jose Abreu1B
- 9Mauricio Dubon3B
The series
HOU wins series 2-1
Last meeting: Astros 8, Cardinals 5 (Jun 4)
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Game info
- Venue
- Daikin Park, Houston, Texas · Attendance 32,047
- Officials
- Mark Carlson (Home Plate Umpire), Mike Muchlinski (First Base Umpire), Stu Scheurwater (Second Base Umpire), Jordan Baker (Third Base Umpire)
Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.
More from this season series: HOU wins series 2-1
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Red Sox31-319Final
Reds29-3312
Rockies21-407Final
Giants30-339
Diamondbacks29-333Final
Brewers36-260
Phillies44-192Final
Mets27-359
Nationals27-341Final
Royals86-76
Guardians92-69Postponed
Dodgers38-256
Pirates29-3210Final
Rays31-315
Marlins21-413Final
Twins33-285
Yankees44-199Final
Orioles39-212
Blue Jays29-323Final

