Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

8-10, 4-5 Away

Final

9-9, 8-4 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	HR	RBI	AVG
J. AltuveDH	2-4	1	0	0	.311
J. PenaSS	1-4	0	0	0	.215
I. Paredes3B	0-3	0	0	1	.235
C. Walker1B	0-4	0	0	0	.154
Y. DiazC	1-4	0	0	0	.130
Today's at BatsFull Player Profile 1st: Diaz lined out to right. 4th: Diaz struck out swinging. 7th: Diaz hit a ground rule double. 9th: Diaz lined out to right.
B. Rodgers2B	0-3	0	0	0	.222
J. MeyersCF	0-3	0	0	0	.271
C. SmithRF	0-3	0	0	0	.200
C. McCormickLF	0-3	0	0	0	.200

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
R. Blanco	5.0	5	3	3	1	88-55	6.48
L. VanWey	0.1	3	0	0	0	14-10	2.70
S. Okert	1.1	0	0	0	1	19-12	1.00
T. Scott	1.0	0	0	1	0	13-9	6.75
B. Sousa	0.1	0	0	0	0	4-2	0.00

According to ESPN Analytics

HOU

STL

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Busch Stadium

1:15 AM, 17 April 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

Lars Nootbaar's 3-run HR helps Cardinals beat Astros 4-1

— Lars Nootbaar hit a three-run homer in the fifth inning, and Steven Matz pitched five strong innings in his first start of the season to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4-1 Wednesday.

Apr 17, 2025, 04:15 am - AP


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

Scoring Summary

		HOU	STL
1st	Paredes grounded out to second, Altuve scored, Peña to third.	1	0
5th	Nootbaar homered to center (418 feet), Scott II scored and Saggese scored.	1	3
6th	Saggese doubled to right, Walker scored, Pozo to third.	1	4

Data is currently unavailable.

Astros
3
Cardinals
8

Game 1

15/4

Astros
2
Cardinals
0

Game 2

16/4

Astros
1
Cardinals
4

Game 3

17/4

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Seattle	33	29	.532	-	W8
Texas	30	31	.492	2.5	W5
Athletics	29	31	.483	3	W1
Houston	27	35	.435	6	L2
Los Angeles	23	39	.371	10	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	37	21	.638	-	W3
Pittsburgh	33	28	.541	5.5	W4
St. Louis	31	28	.525	6.5	L2
Chicago	32	29	.525	6.5	L2
Cincinnati	31	29	.517	7	W1

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Houston Astros @ St. Louis Cardinals

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Lars Nootbaar's 3-run HR helps Cardinals beat Astros 4-1

S. Matz1-0

R. Blanco1-2

R. Helsley3

Scoring Summary

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