Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

8-10, 4-5 Away

Final

9-9, 8-4 Home


HOU
STL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	1
0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	-	4	8	0

AstrosTop 1st
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Sinker 93
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 94
  3
  Ball
  Changeup 83
  4
  Ball
  Sinker 94
  5
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 94
  6
  Single
  Sinker 94
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 1st
- R. Blanco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 2nd
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 2nd
- R. Blanco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 3rd
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 3rd
- R. Blanco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 4th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 4th
- R. Blanco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- Burleson stole second.
  1
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 5th
- S. Matz pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 5th
- R. Blanco pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 3 Runs, 4 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 6th
- R. Fernandez pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 6th
- L. VanWey pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- Pozo continues to at bat after dropped foul ball by right fielder Smith.
  1
  3
- S. Okert pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 1 Run, 3 Hits, 1 Error
AstrosTop 7th
- K. Leahy pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 7th
- S. Okert pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- T. Scott pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- Donovan stole second.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 8th
- P. Maton pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- Siani in center field.
  1
  4
- Scott II in right field.
  1
  4
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
CardinalsBottom 8th
- T. Scott pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- Scott II stole second.
  1
  4
- B. Sousa pitching for HOU
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
AstrosTop 9th
- R. Helsley pitching for STL
  HOU
  STL
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Sinker	93
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	94
3 Ball	Changeup	83
4 Ball	Sinker	94
5 Foul Ball	Sinker	94
6 Single	Sinker	94

Astros
3
Cardinals
8

Game 1

4/14

Astros
2
Cardinals
0

Game 2

4/15

Astros
1
Cardinals
4

Game 3

4/16

Busch Stadium

1:15 PM, April 16, 2025

St. Louis, Missouri

Attendance: 30,360

Game Time:2:24

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ramon De Jesus
First Base Umpire - Paul Clemons
Second Base Umpire - Adrian Johnson
Third Base Umpire - Quinn Wolcott

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	90	72	.556	-	L3
Houston	87	75	.537	3	W2
Texas	81	81	.500	9	L2
Athletics	76	86	.469	14	L2
Los Angeles	72	90	.444	18	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	97	65	.599	-	W1
Chicago	92	70	.568	5	W3
Cincinnati	83	79	.512	14	L1
St. Louis	78	84	.481	19	L4
Pittsburgh	71	91	.438	26	L1

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Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

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R. Helsley3

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