St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros

MLB

Cardinals

12-8

7-5

Final

Astros

8-14

Daikin Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
STL	2	0	2	0	0	1	1	1	0	7
HOU	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	5

Who won: Cardinals 7-5

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 7-5 on Saturday, April 18, 2026 at Daikin Park. The Cardinals win the series 3-0. The Cardinals outscored the Astros 2-0 in the 3rd inning. Masyn Winn went 1-for-5 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals. Shay Whitcomb went 1-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Astros.

Win probability

100%STL final

STLHOU

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Play by play

Bot 9th
Alvarez struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
Bot 9th
O'Brien relieved Soriano
HOME RUNBot 9th
3-run homer! 407 ft to center
Shay Whitcomb
Whitcomb homered to center (407 feet), Smith scored and Vázquez scored.
STL 7 - 5 HOU
Bot 9th
Vázquez walked, Smith to second.
Bot 9th
Smith walked.
Bot 9th
Trammell struck out swinging.
Bot 9th
Soriano relieved Svanson
Bottom of the 9th inning
Top 9th
Winn struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Gorman flied out to right.
Top 9th
Walker struck out swinging.
Top 9th
Burleson doubled to left.
Top of the 9th inning
Bot 8th
Paredes struck out looking.
RUN SCORESBot 8th
Grounded into double play, Altuve scored
Christian Walker
Walker grounded into double play, second to first, Altuve scored, Correa out at second, Alvarez to third.
STL 7 - 2 HOU
Bot 8th
Correa walked, Alvarez to second, Altuve to third.
Bot 8th
Alvarez walked.
Bot 8th
Altuve to second on wild pitch by Svanson.
Bot 8th
Altuve walked.
Bot 8th
Svanson relieved Graceffo
Bot 8th
Scott II in center field.
Bot 8th
Church in left field.
Bottom of the 8th inning
Top 8th
Herrera popped out to shortstop.