St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 STL | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
 HOU | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Who won: Cardinals 9-4
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-4 on Friday, April 17, 2026 at Daikin Park. The Cardinals win the series 3-0. The Cardinals outscored the Astros 3-0 in the 7th inning. Ivan Herrera went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Cardinals. Yordan Alvarez went 2-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Astros.
| Batting | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose Altuve2B | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .293 | .404 | .493 |
| Yordan AlvarezDH | 2-5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | .333 | .479 | .750 |
| Carlos CorreaSS | 1-5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 | .271 | .346 | .386 |
| Christian Walker1B | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17 | .278 | .369 | .528 |
| Joey LoperfidoLF | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | .276 | .348 | .362 |
| Cam SmithRF | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | .264 | .349 | .458 |
| Taylor TrammellLF | 2-4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | .300 | .391 | .350 |
| Christian VazquezC | 2-3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | .400 | .438 | .733 |
| Nick AllenSS | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .250 | .318 | .300 |
| Bench | ||||||||||||
| Brice MatthewsCF | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .107 | .194 | .250 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | .200 | .333 | .273 |
| Shay Whitcomb3B | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .000 | .250 | .000 |
| Pitching | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter LambertSP | 5.0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 90-62 | 7.20 | 90 |
| Bench | ||||||||||
| Steven OkertRP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19-12 | 3.60 | 19 |
| Bryan AbreuRP | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16-8 | 14.73 | 16 |
| J.P. FranceSP | 2.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35-23 | 8.10 | 35 |
