Houston Astros
8 - 10 .444
F
April 16, 2025, 1:15 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
4
St. Louis Cardinals
9 - 9 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
W: Steven Matz
(W, 1-0)
5.0 IP, ER, 5 K, 0 BB
L: Ronel Blanco
(L, 1-2)
5.0 IP, 3 ER, K, 3 BB
S: Ryan Helsley
(S, 3)
1.0 IP, 0 ER, 0 K, BB
Top Performers
Matz
(W, 1-0)
5.0 IP, ER, 5 K, 0 BB
Nootbaar
1-3 | HR, 2 BB, 3 RBI
Saggese
2-4 | 2B, RBI, R
Houston Astros Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve DH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .311 |
| 2 | Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .215 |
| 3 | Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .235 |
| 4 | Christian Walker 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .154 |
| 5 | Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 |
| 6 | Brendan Rodgers 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .222 |
| 7 | Jake Meyers CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .271 |
| 8 | Cam Smith RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 |
| 9 | Chas McCormick LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | .216 |
BATTING
2B Diaz, Ya (2, Leahy).
TB Altuve 2 Diaz, Ya 2 Peña.
RBI Paredes (10).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Meyers Diaz, Ya.
Team RISP 0-for-5.
Team LOB 4.
FIELDING
E Smith (2, dropped foul).
Houston Astros Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronel Blanco | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.48 |
| Logan VanWey | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.70 |
| Steven Okert | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Tayler Scott | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.75 |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3.73 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Donovan (by Okert).
Pitches-strikes Blanco 88-55 VanWey 14-10 Okert 19-12 Scott, Tay 13-9 Sousa 4-2 Matz 71-44 Fernandez 12-9 Leahy 14-10 Maton, P 10-7 Helsley 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Blanco 1-7 VanWey 0-0 Okert 0-2 Scott, Tay 0-2 Sousa 1-0 Matz 4-3 Fernandez 1-1 Leahy 2-0 Maton, P 1-1 Helsley 1-0.
Batters faced Blanco 23 VanWey 4 Okert 5 Scott, Tay 4 Sousa 1 Matz 17 Fernandez 4 Leahy 4 Maton, P 3 Helsley 4.
Inherited runners-scored Okert 2-0 Scott, Tay 1-0 Sousa 1-0.
Umpires HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Paul Clemons. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather 66 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch 12:15 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 30,360.
Venue Busch Stadium.
April 16, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | .284 |
| 2 | Willson Contreras DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .145 |
| 3 | Brendan Donovan 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .380 |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .292 |
| 5 | Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .264 |
| 6 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .254 |
| Michael Siani CF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 | |
| 7 | Yohel Pozo C | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .400 |
| 8 | Victor Scott II CF-RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .263 |
| 9 | Thomas Saggese SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .455 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | .280 |
BATTING
2B Saggese (1, VanWey).
HR Nootbaar (3, 5th inning off Blanco, 2 on, 0 out).
TB Burleson Donovan Nootbaar 4 Pozo Saggese 3 Scott II Walker, J.
RBI Nootbaar 3 (10) Saggese (5).
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Pozo Contreras, Wn 2 Walker, J Donovan Nootbaar.
Team RISP 2-for-10.
Team LOB 9.
BASERUNNING
SB Burleson (2, 2nd base off Blanco/Diaz, Ya) Donovan (2, 2nd base off Scott, Tay/Diaz, Ya) Scott II (6, 2nd base off Scott, Tay/Diaz, Ya).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven Matz | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2.16 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7.71 |
| Kyle Leahy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.54 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Ryan Helsley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.57 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 4.07 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
HBP Donovan (by Okert).
Pitches-strikes Blanco 88-55 VanWey 14-10 Okert 19-12 Scott, Tay 13-9 Sousa 4-2 Matz 71-44 Fernandez 12-9 Leahy 14-10 Maton, P 10-7 Helsley 21-15.
Groundouts-flyouts Blanco 1-7 VanWey 0-0 Okert 0-2 Scott, Tay 0-2 Sousa 1-0 Matz 4-3 Fernandez 1-1 Leahy 2-0 Maton, P 1-1 Helsley 1-0.
Batters faced Blanco 23 VanWey 4 Okert 5 Scott, Tay 4 Sousa 1 Matz 17 Fernandez 4 Leahy 4 Maton, P 3 Helsley 4.
Inherited runners-scored Okert 2-0 Scott, Tay 1-0 Sousa 1-0.
Umpires HP: Ramon De Jesus. 1B: Paul Clemons. 2B: Adrian Johnson. 3B: Quinn Wolcott.
Weather 66 degrees, Sunny.
Wind 4 mph, R To L.
First pitch 12:15 PM.
T 2:24.
Att 30,360.
Venue Busch Stadium.
April 16, 2025