St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Live Score (18 Apr, 2026)

St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Live Score (18 Apr, 2026)
Final April 18, 2026
Cardinals
0-0
7
VS
7 - 5
VS
Astros
0-0
5

Game Information

Stage
Standard
Season
2026
First Pitch
Sat, Apr 18, 7:10 pm
Venue
Daikin Park
Location
Houston, Texas
Attendance
33,319

Inning Scores

Team123456789RHE
St. Louis Cardinals logo STL 2020011107100
Houston Astros logo HOU 100000013541

Live Situation

1Balls
3Strikes
0Outs
—Pitcher
—At Bat

Pitch Sequence

1 STRIKE LOOKING Sinker 100 MPH
2 STRIKE FOUL Sweeper 84 MPH
3 BALL Sinker 99 MPH
4 STRIKE SWINGING Sinker 100 MPH

Injury Report

St. Louis Cardinals logo St. Louis Cardinals
Masyn Winn
Masyn Winn
#0 · SS · Day-To-Day
Soreness · Left Thumb · Est. return Aug 24
DD
Everson Pereira
Everson Pereira
#21 · RF · 10-Day IL
Bruise · Left Hand · Est. return Aug 31
IL10
Andre Pallante
Andre Pallante
#53 · SP · 15-Day IL
Inflammation · Right Elbow · Est. return Sep 1
IL15
Hunter Dobbins
Hunter Dobbins
#40 · SP · 15-Day IL
Soreness · Right Forearm · Est. return Sep 5
IL15
Max Rajcic
Max Rajcic
#71 · RP · 60-Day IL
Surgery · Right Elbow · Est. return Aug 31
IL60
Houston Astros logo Houston Astros
Mike Burrows
Mike Burrows
#50 · SP · 15-Day IL
Inflammation · Right Elbow · Est. return Aug 29
IL15
Brice Matthews
Brice Matthews
#0 · CF · 60-Day IL
Sprain · Left Knee · Est. return Sep 11
IL60
Carlos Correa
Carlos Correa
#1 · SS · 60-Day IL
Surgery · Left Ankle · Est. return Sep 23
IL60
Brandon Walter
Brandon Walter
#60 · SP · 60-Day IL
Surgery · Left Elbow · Est. return Jan 31
IL60

Team Stats

St. Louis Cardinals logo STL
HOU Houston Astros logo
7 Runs 5
10 Hits 4
0 Errors 1
3 Home Runs 2
4 Walks 8
11 Strikeouts 9

Player Box Score

St. Louis Cardinals

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
JJ Wetherholt JJ Wetherholt
1-3311001131.236.380.375
Ivan Herrera Ivan Herrera
1-4411000218.214.398.357
Alec Burleson Alec Burleson
2-5512110010.299.389.481
Jordan Walker Jordan Walker
1-4401001220.312.376.662
Nolan Gorman Nolan Gorman
2-5512200018.222.292.365
Masyn Winn Masyn Winn
1-5511210321.190.319.293
Ramon Urias Ramon Urias
0-331000109.194.310.444
Nathan Church Nathan Church
1-4401000218.217.260.304
Jose Fermin Jose Fermin
1-3311111126.250.350.438
Victor Scott II Victor Scott II
0-000000000.235.273.255

Houston Astros

PlayerH-ABABRHRBIHRBBK#PAVGOBPSLG
Jose Altuve Jose Altuve
0-4410001221.278.394.468
Yordan Alvarez Yordan Alvarez
2-4412111120.342.485.789
Carlos Correa Carlos Correa
0-2200002123.264.354.375
Christian Walker Christian Walker
0-4400000119.263.352.500
Isaac Paredes Isaac Paredes
0-4400000114.186.314.254
Taylor Trammell Taylor Trammell
1-440100019.292.370.333
Cam Smith Cam Smith
0-2210002017.257.356.446
Christian Vazquez Christian Vazquez
0-2210002024.375.444.688
Shay Whitcomb Shay Whitcomb
1-4411310214.143.250.571

St. Louis Cardinals

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Andre Pallante Andre Pallante
5.031135187-484.0587
Gordon Graceffo Gordon Graceffo
2.000001026-150.8726
Matt Svanson Matt Svanson
1.001131024-913.5024
George Soriano George Soriano
0.113321117-74.8217
Riley O'Brien Riley O'Brien
0.20000107-60.007

Houston Astros

PlayerIPHRERBBKHRPC-STERAPC
Lance McCullers Jr. Lance McCullers Jr.
5.054434191-586.2091
Colton Gordon Colton Gordon
2.243315264-389.9564
AJ Blubaugh AJ Blubaugh
1.110002016-107.0716

H2H / Season Series

Houston Astros logoHOU
5–7Apr 19, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo
Houston Astros logoHOU
5–7Apr 18, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo
Houston Astros logoHOU
4–9Apr 17, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo
Houston Astros logoHOU
2–3Mar 22, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo
St. Louis Cardinals logoSTL
4–1Mar 18, 2026
HOUHouston Astros logo
St. Louis Cardinals logoSTL
5–4Mar 13, 2026
HOUHouston Astros logo
Houston Astros logoHOU
10–3Mar 9, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo
St. Louis Cardinals logoSTL
9–4Feb 26, 2026
HOUHouston Astros logo
Houston Astros logoHOU
5–6Feb 22, 2026
STLSt. Louis Cardinals logo

Last 5 Games

DateOpponentResult
Aug 23Philadelphia Phillies logo@ PHIL4–6
Aug 22Philadelphia Phillies logo@ PHIL3–12
Aug 21Philadelphia Phillies logo@ PHIL6–7
Aug 20Cincinnati Reds logo@ CINW10–9
Aug 19Cincinnati Reds logo@ CINL4–5
DateOpponentResult
Aug 23Athletics logovs ATHL6–7
Aug 22Athletics logovs ATHL3–4
Aug 21Athletics logovs ATHW4–0
Aug 20Los Angeles Angels logovs LAAL3–18
Aug 19Los Angeles Angels logovs LAAW3–2

Standings

American League

TeamWLPCTGBDIFFSTRK
1Tampa Bay Rays logoRays7753.592-+44W1
2Chicago White Sox logoWhite Sox6862.5239+43W1
3Houston Astros logoAstros6566.49612.5-44L2
4New York Yankees logoYankees7456.5693+100W1
5Red Sox logoRed Sox7159.5466+99W3
6Texas Rangers logoRangers6566.49612.5-46W1
7Cleveland Guardians logoGuardians6566.49612.5-9W4
8Blue Jays logoBlue Jays6468.48514-55L1
9Minnesota Twins logoTwins6368.48114.5-54L3
10Baltimore Orioles logoOrioles6368.48114.5-35L1
11Mariners logoMariners6269.47315.5-61L1
12Detroit Tigers logoTigers6169.46916+73L5
13Kansas City Royals logoRoyals5874.43920-91W8
14Los Angeles Angels logoAngels5279.39725.5-70L1
15Athletics logoAthletics5180.38926.5-187W2

National League

TeamWLPCTGBDIFFSTRK
1Milwaukee Brewers logoBrewers8150.618-+161L1
2Los Angeles Dodgers logoDodgers8051.6111+151W6
3Atlanta Braves logoBraves7655.5805+110W1
4Chicago Cubs logoCubs7556.5736+115W1
5Philadelphia Phillies logoPhillies7358.5578+27W9
6San Diego Padres logoPadres7160.54210+16W3
7Arizona Diamondbacks logoDiamondbacks6962.52712+9W1
8Miami Marlins logoMarlins6764.51114+21W3
9St. Louis Cardinals logoCardinals6666.50015.5-2L3
10Pittsburgh Pirates logoPirates6369.47718.5+25L3
11Cincinnati Reds logoReds6269.47319-94L1
12Washington Nationals logoNationals6171.46220.5+10L4
13New York Mets logoMets5972.45022-40L1
14San Francisco Giants logoGiants5278.40028.5-80L4
15Colorado Rockies logoRockies5080.38530.5-136L6

About the Game

St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros has finished on April 18, 2026 at 7:10 PM EDT at Daikin Park in Houston, Texas. The final score is St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 5.

This page follows the score by inning, current game situation, batting statistics and pitching statistics.

Follow Cardinals vs Astros through each inning for live score changes and the final result. MLB scores and schedule page provides additional games, schedules and results.

STL
VS
HOU

Pitchers

Andre Pallante
Andre PallanteP
Gordon Graceffo
Gordon GraceffoP
Matt Svanson
Matt SvansonP
George Soriano
George SorianoP
Riley O'Brien
Riley O'BrienP

Catchers

Ivan Herrera
Ivan HerreraC

Infielders

JJ Wetherholt
JJ Wetherholt2B
Alec Burleson
Alec Burleson1B
Masyn Winn
Masyn WinnSS
Ramon Urias
Ramon Urias3B

Outfielders

Jordan Walker
Jordan WalkerRF
Nathan Church
Nathan ChurchLF
Jose Fermin
Jose FerminLF
Victor Scott II
Victor Scott IICF

Designated Hitters

Nolan Gorman
Nolan GormanDH

Pitchers

Lance McCullers Jr.
Lance McCullers Jr.P
Colton Gordon
Colton GordonP
AJ Blubaugh
AJ BlubaughP

Catchers

Christian Vazquez
Christian VazquezC

Infielders

Jose Altuve
Jose Altuve2B
Carlos Correa
Carlos CorreaSS
Christian Walker
Christian Walker1B
Shay Whitcomb
Shay Whitcomb3B

Outfielders

Yordan Alvarez
Yordan AlvarezLF
Taylor Trammell
Taylor TrammellCF
Cam Smith
Cam SmithRF

Designated Hitters

Isaac Paredes
Isaac ParedesDH
Cardinals
VS
Astros

Batting

132
Team Games Played
131
4435
At Bats
4402
1069
Hits
1066
570
Runs Batted In
567
137
Home Runs
173
82
Stolen Bases
40
.241
Batting Average
.242
585
Runs
596
187
Doubles
194
14
Triples
13
1695
Total Bases
1805
427
Walks
436
1030
Strikeouts
1072
.317
On Base Percentage
.317
.382
Slugging Percentage
.410
.699
OBP Pct + SLG Pct
.727
132
Games Played
131
132
Games Started
131
83
Hit By Pitch
61
0.0
Wins Above Replacement
0.0
0.0
Offensive Wins Above Replacement
0.0
22
Caught Stealing
19
1
Is Qualified
1
548.0
Runs Created
573.6
4.2
Runs Created Per 27 Outs
4.4
.085
Walks Per Plate Appearance
.088
0.41
Walk To Strikeout Ratio
0.41
.141
Isolated Power
.168
.251
Secondary Average
.272
3.86
Pitches Per Plate Appearance
3.88
338
Extra Base Hits
380
5008
Plate Appearances
4952
32.4
At Bats Per Home Run
25.4
19
Sacrifice Hit
17
42
Sacrifice Flies
34

Pitching

132
Team Games Played
131
47
Quality Starts
36
66
Wins
65
66
Losses
66
38
Saves
39
85
Holds
65
1124
Hits
1047
541
Earned runs
599
129
Home Runs
173
446
Walks
540
1015
Strikeouts
1149
7.8
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
8.9
148.8
Pitches Per Start
152.6
1.34
Walks Plus Hits Per Inning Pitched
1.36
4.14
Earned Run Average
4.63
66
Losses
66
1176.0
Innings pitched
1163.1
.500
Win Percentage
.496
62
Save Opportunities
48
.252
Opponent Batting Average
.240
.325
Opponent's On-base pct.
.332
.395
Opponent's Slugging pct.
.407
.721
Opponent's OPB Pct + SLG Pct
.739
4459
At Bats
4366
229
Doubles
171
11
Triples
19
58
Batters Hit
79
89
Stolen Bases
105
132
Games Played
131
1
Complete Games
0
9
Shutouts
8
52
Wild Pitches
44
559
Runs Batted In
611
3
Balks
5
1176.0
Innings pitched
1163.1
7.8
Strikeouts Per 9 Innings
8.9
21
Caught Stealing
34
132
Games Started
131
0.0
Wins Above Replacement
0.0
1
Is Qualified
1
587
Runs
640
541
Earned Runs
599
1762
Total Bases
1775

Fielding

132
Team Games Played
131
1176
Full Innings
1163
4822
Total Chances
4514
3528
Putouts
3490
1239
Assists
965
55
Errors
59
187
Double Plays
194
0.989
Fielding Percentage
0.987
36.5
Range Factor
34.5
0.0
Zone Rating
0.0
132
Games Played
131
0
Games Started
0
0.0
Defensive Wins Above Replacement
0.0
1
Qualified
1