Cardinals
April 18, 2026
Final
STL
12-8
5
HOU
8-14
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 |
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
W
Andre Pallante
L
Lance McCullers Jr.
SV
Riley O'Brien
| HITTERS | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | LOB | AVG | OPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .236 | .755 |
| Iván Herrera C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .200 | .716 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .299 | .870 |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .312 | 1.038 |
| Nolan Gorman DH | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 | .657 |
| Masyn Winn SS | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | .190 | .612 |
| Ramón Urías 3B | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | .194 | .754 |
| Nathan Church LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .217 | .564 |
| José Fermín LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | .250 | .788 |
| Victor Scott II CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .235 | .528 |
BATTING
2B: Burleson (5, Blubaugh).
HR: Winn (1, 3rd inning off McCullers Jr., 1 on, 1 out); Fermín (1, 6th inning off Gordon, C, 0 on, 1 out); Burleson (3, 7th inning off Gordon, C, 0 on, 0 out).
TB: Burleson 6; Church; Fermín 4; Gorman 2; Walker, J; Wetherholt; Winn 4.
RBI: Burleson (15); Fermín (2); Gorman 2 (14); Winn 2 (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Urías, R 3; Burleson 2; Winn.
GIDP: Fermín.
Team RISP: 1-for-13.
Team LOB: 8.
BASERUNNING
SB: Walker, J (3, 2nd base off McCullers Jr./Vázquez, C).
FIELDING
DP: (Wetherholt-Burleson).
| PITCHING | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Pallante | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4.05 |
| Gordon Graceffo | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.87 |
| Matt Svanson | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13.50 |
| George Soriano | 0.1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4.82 |
| Riley O'Brien | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
PITCHING
WP: Svanson; Gordon, C.
HBP: Wetherholt (by McCullers Jr.); Herrera (by McCullers Jr.).
ABS Challenge: Vázquez, C (Ball-Confirmed); Herrera (Ball-Overturned to Strike).
Pitches-strikes: Pallante 87-48; Graceffo 26-15; Svanson 24-9; Soriano, G 17-7; O'Brien 7-6; McCullers Jr. 91-58; Gordon, C 64-38; Blubaugh 16-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Pallante 7-3; Graceffo 3-1; Svanson 1-0; Soriano, G 0-0; O'Brien 1-0; McCullers Jr. 4-3; Gordon, C 2-0; Blubaugh 0-1.
Batters faced: Pallante 21; Graceffo 6; Svanson 5; Soriano, G 4; O'Brien 2; McCullers Jr. 25; Gordon, C 12; Blubaugh 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Blubaugh 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Willie Traynor. 1B: Lance Barrett. 2B: Malachi Moore. 3B: Alfonso Márquez.
Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed.
Wind: 0 mph, None.
First pitch: 6:10 PM.
T: 2:55.
Att: 33,319.
Venue: Daikin Park.