St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Cardinals

11-8

9-4

Final

Astros

8-13

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

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.

Win probability

100%STL final

STLHOU

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Correa flied out to right.
Bot 9th
Alvarez grounded out to second.
Bot 9th
Altuve struck out looking.
Bot 9th
Soriano relieved Stanek
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Winn flied out to center.
Top 9th
Gorman flied out to center.
Top 9th
Walker grounded out to second.
Top 9th
Whitcomb at third base.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Whitcomb struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Whitcomb hit for Paredes
Bot 8th
Vázquez walked, Trammell to second.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Singled to right, Correa scored
Taylor Trammell
Trammell singled to right, Correa scored, Smith to third.
STL 9 - 4 HOU
Bot 8th
Smith walked.
Bot 8th
Matthews struck out looking.
Bot 8th
Walker struck out swinging.
Bot 8th
Correa doubled to left.
Bot 8th
Stanek relieved Romero
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Burleson grounded out to pitcher.
HOME RUNTop 8th
2-run homer! 383 ft to left
Ivan Herrera
Herrera homered to left (383 feet), Wetherholt scored.
STL 9 - 3 HOU
Top 8th
Wetherholt walked.
Top 8th
Scott II struck out swinging.
Top 8th
Pagés grounded out to second.