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Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals

MLBMarch 13, 2026Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium

AstrosHoustonHOU7-10

Astros 4, Cardinals 5

Final
CardinalsSt. LouisSTLWon11-8
Score by inning
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HOU010300000481
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W Justin BruihlL Amos Willingham

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

Top 1st

  1.  Zach Cole strikes out swinging.
  2.  Jose Altuve called out on strikes.
  3.  Isaac Paredes grounds out, third baseman Ramon Mendoza to first baseman Blaze Jordan.

Bot 1st

  1.  JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Victor Scott II hit by pitch.
  3.  Nelson Velázquez grounds into a double play, shortstop Nick Allen to second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker. Victor Scott II out at 2nd. Nelson Velázquez out at 1st.

Top 2nd

  1.  Christian Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 62%
  2.  Joey Loperfido singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Colton Ledbetter.
  3.  Cam Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  4.  Taylor Trammell grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Jeremy Rivas. Joey Loperfido out at 2nd. Taylor Trammell to 1st.
  5.  Nick Allen called out on strikes.

Bot 2nd

  1.  Pedro Pagés grounds out, third baseman Isaac Paredes to first baseman Christian Walker.
  2.  Matt Koperniak grounds out to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Blaze Jordan grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Christian Walker.

Top 3rd

  1.  César Salazar grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Blaze Jordan.
  2.  Zach Cole grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Blaze Jordan.
  3.  Jose Altuve grounds out, third baseman Ramon Mendoza to first baseman Blaze Jordan.

Bot 3rd

  1.  Ramon Mendoza walks.HOU 52%
  2.  Jeremy Rivas strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Colton Ledbetter walks. Ramon Mendoza to 2nd.HOU 51%
  4.  JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Ramon Mendoza to 3rd. Colton Ledbetter to 2nd.STL 57%
  5.  Victor Scott II out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Ramon Mendoza scores.
  6.  Nelson Velázquez called out on strikes.

Top 4th

  1.  Isaac Paredes called out on strikes.
  2.  Christian Walker singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  3.  Joey Loperfido singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Christian Walker to 2nd.HOU 55%
  4.  Cam Smith challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Cam Smith walks. Christian Walker to 3rd. Joey Loperfido to 2nd.HOU 63%
  5.  Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Koperniak. Christian Walker scores. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.HOU 80%
  6.  Nick Allen grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Rivas to first baseman Blaze Jordan. Cam Smith scores. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.
  7.  César Salazar grounds out, pitcher Austin Love to first baseman Blaze Jordan.

Bot 4th

  1.  Pedro Pagés strikes out swinging.
  2.  Matt Koperniak grounds out, second baseman Jose Altuve to first baseman Christian Walker.
  3.  Blaze Jordan homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 76%
  4.  Ramon Mendoza homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 63%
  5.  Jeremy Rivas lines out to second baseman Jose Altuve.

Top 5th

  1.  Zach Cole singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Koperniak.HOU 69%
  2.  Jose Altuve called out on strikes.
  3.  Isaac Paredes pops out to catcher Pedro Pagés in foul territory.HOU 59%

Bot 5th

  1.  Colton Ledbetter singles on a ground ball to shortstop Nick Allen.HOU 52%
  2.  JJ Wetherholt called out on strikes.HOU 58%
  3.  Victor Scott II strikes out on a foul tip.
  4.  Nelson Velázquez walks. Colton Ledbetter to 2nd.
  5.  Pedro Pagés called out on strikes.HOU 64%

Top 6th

  1.  Christian Walker strikes out swinging.
  2.  Joey Loperfido walks.
  3.  Cam Smith strikes out swinging.
  4.  Taylor Trammell strikes out swinging.

Bot 6th

  1.  César Salazar challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Andrew Sojka called out on strikes.
  2.  Blaze Jordan grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Collin Price.
  3.  Brody Moore grounds out, shortstop Nick Allen to first baseman Collin Price.

Top 7th

  1.  Nick Allen flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.
  2.  César Salazar strikes out on a foul tip.
  3.  Zach Cole singles on a ground ball to left fielder Colton Ledbetter. Zach Cole out at 2nd on the throw, left fielder Colton Ledbetter to second baseman Brody Moore.

Bot 7th

  1.  Jeremy Rivas grounds out, second baseman Brice Matthews to first baseman Collin Price.
  2.  Colton Ledbetter lines out to pitcher J.P. France.
  3.  Trey Paige called out on strikes.

Top 8th

  1.  Brice Matthews grounds out, third baseman Trey Paige to first baseman Dakota Harris.
  2.  Tommy Sacco Jr. grounds out, shortstop Anyelo Encarnación to first baseman Dakota Harris.
  3.  Caden Powell strikes out swinging.

Bot 8th

  1.  Yordalin Peña strikes out swinging.
  2.  Nelson Velázquez lines out sharply to right fielder Caden Powell.
  3.  Andy Yerzy strikes out swinging.

Top 9th

  1.  Collin Price grounds out, second baseman Brody Moore to first baseman Dakota Harris.
  2.  Cam Smith flies out to right fielder Andrew Sojka.
  3.  Josh Wakefield singles on a ground ball to shortstop Anyelo Encarnación.
  4.  Riley Unroe grounds out, third baseman Trey Paige to first baseman Dakota Harris.

Bot 9th

  1.  Andrew Sojka walks.HOU 54%
  2.  Dakota Harris reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Riley Unroe. Andrew Sojka to 2nd.STL 61%
  3.  Brody Moore out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Carlos Pérez to first baseman Collin Price. Andrew Sojka to 3rd. Dakota Harris to 2nd.
  4.  Anyelo Encarnación strikes out swinging.HOU 63%
  5.  Colton Ledbetter singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Sojka scores. Luis Pino scores.STL 100%

Top 2nd

  1.  HOU 1, STL 0Christian Walker homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 62%

Bot 3rd

  1.  HOU 1, STL 1Victor Scott II out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Taylor Trammell. Ramon Mendoza scores.

Top 4th

  1.  HOU 3, STL 1Taylor Trammell singles on a ground ball to right fielder Matt Koperniak. Christian Walker scores. Joey Loperfido scores. Cam Smith to 3rd.HOU 80%
  2.  HOU 4, STL 1Nick Allen grounds out, shortstop Jeremy Rivas to first baseman Blaze Jordan. Cam Smith scores. Taylor Trammell to 2nd.

Bot 4th

  1.  HOU 4, STL 2Blaze Jordan homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 76%
  2.  HOU 4, STL 3Ramon Mendoza homers (1) on a fly ball to left field.HOU 63%

Bot 9th

  1.  HOU 4, STL 5Colton Ledbetter singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Sojka scores. Luis Pino scores.STL 100%

Win probability

Bot 9th · Biggest swing #1 · HOU 4–5 STL

Colton Ledbetter singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Cam Smith. Andrew Sojka scores. Luis Pino scores.

See it in the scoring summary
STL 100%STL +63 pts

Game leaders

AstrosHouston

CardinalsSt. Louis

Box score

BattingABRHRBIHRBBSOAVG
Zach Cole DH4020001.192
Jose Altuve 2B3000002.120
Brice Matthews 2B1000000.222
Isaac Paredes 3B3000001.250
Tommy Sacco Jr. 3B1000000.077
Christian Walker 1B3221101.130
Caden Powell RF1000001.286
Joey Loperfido RF2120010.310
Collin Price 1B1000000.176
Cam Smith CF3100011.286
Taylor Trammell LF3012001.296
Josh Wakefield LF1010000.333
Nick Allen SS3001001.200
Riley Unroe SS1000000.273
César Salazar C3000001.158
Carlos Pérez C0000000.200
Totals334841210

HR: Walker.RBI: Walker, Trammell 2, Allen.

PitchingIPHRERBBSOPERA
Kai-Wei Teng3.011122493.12
Bryan Abreu1.022201136.75
J.P. France3.010015464.70
Christian Roa1.000002111.29
Amos Willingham L0.2120111310.50

Video

0:16Taylor Trammell's two-run single0:27JJ Wetherholt makes a nice sliding play0:30Christian Walker's first homer of the spring0:20J.P. France fans five in relief
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