Houston Astros
7 - 9 .438
F
April 14, 2025, 7:45 PM
Busch Stadium
Busch Stadium
700 Clark Street, St. Louis, MO, 63102
8
St. Louis Cardinals
8 - 8 .500| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 |
| ST. | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 |
W: Sonny Gray
(W, 3-0)
7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, BB
L: Framber Valdez
(L, 1-2)
4.0 IP, 7 ER, 3 K, BB
Top Performers
Gray, S
(W, 3-0)
7.0 IP, 0 ER, 4 K, BB
Arenado
3-4 | HR, 2 2B, 2 RBI
Donovan
4-4 | 2B, RBI, 2 R
Houston Astros Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jose Altuve DH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .303 |
| a- Brendan Rodgers PH-DH | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | |
| 2 | Isaac Paredes 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .262 |
| 3 | Yordan Alvarez LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .222 |
| Jake Meyers CF | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .244 | |
| 4 | Christian Walker 1B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .172 |
| Zach Dezenzo 1B | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .133 | |
| 5 | Yainer Diaz C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .130 |
| 6 | Jeremy Peña SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | .207 |
| 7 | Cam Smith RF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .205 |
| 8 | Mauricio Dubón 2B | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .182 |
| 9 | Chas McCormick CF-LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .250 |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 5 | .221 |
a-Lined out for Altuve in the 8th.
BATTING
2B Dubón (2, Gray, S).
HR Peña (3, 9th inning off Muñoz, Rod, 2 on, 2 out).
TB Dezenzo Diaz, Ya Dubón 3 McCormick Peña 4 Walker, C.
RBI Peña 3 (7).
2-out RBI Peña 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Rodgers.
GIDP Diaz, Ya.
Team RISP 2-for-6.
Team LOB 4.
BASERUNNING
CS McCormick (1, 2nd base by Gray, S/Pagés, P).
FIELDING
E Peña (1, throw) Smith (1, fielding).
DP (Paredes-Dubón-Dezenzo).
Houston Astros Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Framber Valdez | 4.0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4.91 |
| Bennett Sousa | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Luis Contreras | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9.00 |
| Totals | 8.0 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3.98 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Valdez, F 89-55 Sousa 27-18 Contreras, L 35-21 Gray, S 92-58 Fernandez 19-12 Muñoz, Rod 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Valdez, F 5-0 Sousa 2-1 Contreras, L 2-1 Gray, S 7-6 Fernandez 2-0 Muñoz, Rod 2-0.
Batters faced Valdez, F 23 Sousa 7 Contreras, L 9 Gray, S 23 Fernandez 5 Muñoz, Rod 6.
Inherited runners-scored Sousa 1-1.
Umpires HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Ramon De Jesus. 3B: Paul Clemons.
Weather 63 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 15 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch 6:45 PM.
T 2:36.
Att 21,977.
Venue Busch Stadium.
April 14, 2025
St. Louis Cardinals Batting
| Order | Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lars Nootbaar LF | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .279 |
| Michael Siani CF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .222 | |
| 2 | Luken Baker DH | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .261 |
| 3 | Willson Contreras 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .164 |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .255 | |
| 4 | Nolan Arenado 3B | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .316 |
| Thomas Saggese SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .471 | |
| 5 | Brendan Donovan SS-2B | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .391 |
| 6 | Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .273 |
| 7 | Nolan Gorman 2B-3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
| 8 | Pedro Pagés C | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .289 |
| 9 | Victor Scott II CF-LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .259 |
| Totals | 36 | 8 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 8 | .287 |
BATTING
2B Arenado 2 (6, Valdez, F, Valdez, F) Walker, J (1, Valdez, F) Pagés, P (4, Valdez, F) Donovan (5, Valdez, F) Nootbaar (2, Sousa).
HR Arenado (2, 7th inning off Contreras, L, 0 on, 0 out).
TB Arenado 8 Baker Contreras, Wn Donovan 5 Nootbaar 3 Pagés, P 2 Siani Walker, J 2.
RBI Arenado 2 (9) Contreras, Wn (7) Donovan (11) Gorman (3) Nootbaar (7) Pagés, P 2 (9).
2-out RBI Nootbaar.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out Arenado Contreras, Wn Burleson Pagés, P.
SF Gorman.
GIDP Baker.
Team RISP 4-for-16.
Team LOB 7.
BASERUNNING
SB Contreras, Wn (1, 2nd base off Valdez, F/Diaz, Ya).
FIELDING
DP (Donovan-Gorman-Contreras, Wn).
St. Louis Cardinals Pitching
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sonny Gray | 7.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3.13 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Roddery Muñoz | 1.0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16.20 |
| Totals | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4.39 |
Pitching/Game Notes:
Pitches-strikes Valdez, F 89-55 Sousa 27-18 Contreras, L 35-21 Gray, S 92-58 Fernandez 19-12 Muñoz, Rod 20-14.
Groundouts-flyouts Valdez, F 5-0 Sousa 2-1 Contreras, L 2-1 Gray, S 7-6 Fernandez 2-0 Muñoz, Rod 2-0.
Batters faced Valdez, F 23 Sousa 7 Contreras, L 9 Gray, S 23 Fernandez 5 Muñoz, Rod 6.
Inherited runners-scored Sousa 1-1.
Umpires HP: Adrian Johnson. 1B: Quinn Wolcott. 2B: Ramon De Jesus. 3B: Paul Clemons.
Weather 63 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind 15 mph, Out To RF.
First pitch 6:45 PM.
T 2:36.
Att 21,977.
Venue Busch Stadium.
April 14, 2025