STL 9, HOU 4 | Apr 17, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, April 18, 2026•Daikin Park•73°F, Roof Closed

STL

Cardinals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

Kyle Leahy

LOSS

Peter Lambert

The Cardinals cruised past the Astros 9-4 in a dominant performance.

★Nolan Gorman3 RBI

★Iván Herrera3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Nolan Gorman homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores.

Weather: 73°F, Roof ClosedWind: 0 mph, NoneFirst pitch: 12:10 AM UTCT: 2:48Att: 33,086Venue: Daikin Park

Ump Audit

Alfonso Márquez

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95.4%A

7 missed calls

+13.7% STL

+0.10 runs HOU

Win Probability

HOU WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	9	10	2
HOU	0	0	2	0	1	0	0

Game 824207 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	3	3	1	0	1	0	.232/.368/.377	92.6	.136	.130
Iván HerreraDH	4	2	2	3	0	0	.212/.398/.348	107.8	.543	.768
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	2	0	1	1	.292/.388/.431	103.9	.421	.630
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	1	1	2	.315/.375/.685	114.7	.658	.656
Nolan Gorman3B	5	1	1	3	0	3	.207/.284/.362	99.5	.047	.079
Masyn WinnSS	5	0	1	2	0	0	.189/.328/.245	104.6	.174	.164
Nathan ChurchLF	3	0	1	0	1	1	.214/.261/.310	92.7	.479	.450
Pedro PagésC	4	1	1	0	0	0	.211/.262/.342	103.1	.225	.223
Victor Scott IICF	4	0	0	0	0	2	.235/.273/.255	92	.182	.175
Bench
Kyle LeahyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Justin BruihlP							.000/.000/.000	-	-
Totals	36	9	10	9	4	9	-	-	-	-

HR:Gorman (7th off Abreu, 2 on, 1 out); Herrera (8th off France, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Burleson; Pagés

TB:18

RBI:Gorman 3; Walker; Winn 2; Herrera 3

SB:Church

GIDP:Pagés

Team LOB:6

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	1	1	0	1	.293/.404/.493	105.2	.285

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle LeahyW	5.0	5	3	3	0	6	3	83-53	89.7	5.21
Justin BruihlH	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	84	7.20
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	12-9	90.1	0.00
Ryne Stanek	1.0	2	1	1	2	3	0	29-17	94.6	8.64
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-9	93	2.00
Totals	9.0	8	4	4	2	10	3	145-94	-	-

Pitches-strikes:Leahy 83-53; Bruihl 9-6; Romero 12-9; Stanek 29-17; Soriano 12-9

Groundouts-flyouts:Leahy 7-3; Bruihl 1-2; Romero 0-3; Stanek 0-0; Soriano 1-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Peter LambertL	5.0	7	4	4	1	8	0	90-62	90.3	7.20

Game Notes

📺

B4Replay review: Cardinals challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was upheld: Christian Walker reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Alec Burleson.

📺

B4Replay review: Astros challenged (catcher interference), call on the field was overturned: Cam Smith reaches on catcher interference by Pedro Pagés. Cam Smith to 1st.

⚠️

B4Astros challenged (catcher interference), call on the field was overturned: Cam Smith reaches on catcher interference by Pedro Pagés. Cam Smith to 1st.

📺

B4Replay review: Christian Vázquez challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Christian Vázquez called out on strikes.

Top 1 • STL

1-0

Jordan Walker singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. JJ Wetherholt scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.

EV: 114.7 mph240 ftLA: 10°

Top 3 • STL

3-0

Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joey Loperfido. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson to 3rd.

EV: 80.2 mph88 ftLA: 4°

Bot 3 • HOU

3-1

Christian Vázquez homers (2) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 93.4 mph💣 357 ftLA: 38°

3-2

Yordan Alvarez homers (8) on a fly ball to right field.

EV: 104.2 mph💣 357 ftLA: 42°

Top 4 • STL

4-2

Iván Herrera singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Taylor Trammell. Pedro Pagés scores.

EV: 107.8 mph289 ftLA: 12°

Bot 5 • HOU

4-3

Jose Altuve homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 105.2 mph💣 384 ftLA: 38°

Top 7 • STL

7-3

Nolan Gorman homers (3) on a fly ball to right field. Alec Burleson scores. Jordan Walker scores.

EV: 97.2 mph💣 353 ftLA: 38°

Top 8 • STL

9-3

Iván Herrera homers (2) on a fly ball to left field. JJ Wetherholt scores.

EV: 100.3 mph💣 383 ftLA: 30°

Bot 8 • HOU

9-4

Taylor Trammell singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Carlos Correa scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.

EV: 111.8 mph133 ftLA: 6°

Bench
Joey LoperfidoLF	3	0	0	0	0	1	.276/.348/.362	94.5	.300	.292
Nick AllenSS	1	0	0	0	0	0	.250/.318/.300	79.5	.046	.041
Isaac Paredes3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	.200/.333/.273	75	.001	-
Peter LambertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven OkertP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Bryan AbreuP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
J.P. FranceP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-