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Houston Astros @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
2025-04-14 · Night game · Busch Stadium III · Att: 21977 · 63°F, cloudy · Wind 15 mph to RF · 2:36
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 8–3. St. Louis Cardinals opened the scoring in the 3rd — Willson Contreras grounds into a force out, shortstop Jeremy Peña to second baseman Mauricio Dubón. Lars Nootbaar scores. Luken Baker out at 2nd. Willson Contreras to 1st. The game's biggest swing came in the 4th: Pedro Pagés doubles (4) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Yordan Alvarez. Brendan Donovan scores. Jordan Walker scores — worth 10% in win probability.
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Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
W: Sonny Gray L: Framber Valdez SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Adrian Johnson · 1B: Quinn Wolcott · 2B: Ramon De Jesus · 3B: Paul Clemons · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Houston Astros — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jose Altuve | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Isaac Paredes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Yordan Alvarez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Christian Walker | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Yainer Diaz | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jeremy Pena | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Cam Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mauricio Dubon | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chas McCormick | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Brendan Rodgers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jake Meyers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Dezenzo | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lars Nootbaar | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Luken Baker | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willson Contreras | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Nolan Arenado | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Brendan Donovan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jordan Walker | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Nolan Gorman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Pedro Pages | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Victor Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Michael Siani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Alec Burleson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Houston Astros — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Framber Valdez | 4.0 | 10 | 1 | 3 |
 Bennett Sousa | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Luis Contreras | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Sonny Gray | 7.0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Roddery Munoz | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jose Altuve: 53/G56S
- Isaac Paredes: 9/F8D
- Yordan Alvarez: K
Bot 1
- Lars Nootbaar: 43/G4
- Luken Baker: 43/G6M
- Willson Contreras: 4/L4MD
Top 2
- Christian Walker: 9/F89S
- Yainer Diaz: S6/G6MS
- Jeremy Pena: 54(1)/FO/G5.B-1
- Cam Smith: 53/G56S-
Bot 2
- Nolan Arenado: D7/G5
- Brendan Donovan: S7/L7.2-3
- Jordan Walker: K
- Nolan Gorman: K
- Pedro Pages: 8/L8D+
Top 3
- Mauricio Dubon: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Chas McCormick: W
- Jose Altuve: 9/F9LSF/FL
- Isaac Paredes: CS2(24)
Bot 3
- Victor Scott: 43/G4
- Lars Nootbaar: W
- Luken Baker: S7/G56.1-3
- Willson Contreras: 64(1)/FO/G6.3-H;B-1
- Nolan Arenado: SB2
- Nolan Arenado: 3/P23F/FL
Top 4
- Isaac Paredes: K
- Yordan Alvarez: 43/G4
- Christian Walker: 4/P89S
Bot 4
- Brendan Donovan: S4/G34
- Jordan Walker: DGR/L9L.1-3
- Nolan Gorman: 23/G2-
- Pedro Pages: D7/L7LD+.3-H;2-H
- Victor Scott: K
- Lars Nootbaar: S8/L8S.2-H
- Luken Baker: 4/P34D
Top 5
- Yainer Diaz: 53/G5
- Jeremy Pena: 9/F9S
- Cam Smith: 8/F8XD
Bot 5
- Willson Contreras: S5/G5
- Nolan Arenado: D7/L7LD.1-H;B-3(E6/TH)
- Brendan Donovan: D9/L9D+.3-H;B-3(E9)
- Jordan Walker: 63/G6M
- Nolan Gorman: 8/SF/F8XD+.3-H
- Pedro Pages: K
Top 6
- Mauricio Dubon: D9/L9L
- Chas McCormick: K
- Jose Altuve: FC/G6.2X3(65);B-1
- Isaac Paredes: K
Bot 6
- Victor Scott: K
- Lars Nootbaar: D7/F7LS
- Luken Baker: K
- Willson Contreras: 53/G56
Top 7
- Yordan Alvarez: 3/L3D+
- Christian Walker: S7/L78D
- Yainer Diaz: 64(1)3/GDP/G6
Bot 7
- Nolan Arenado: HR/F7D
- Brendan Donovan: S9/G34
- Jordan Walker: K
- Nolan Gorman: K
- Pedro Pages: 9/F9L
Top 8
- Jeremy Pena: 53/G5S
- Cam Smith: 13/G1S
- Mauricio Dubon: S6/G6
- Chas McCormick: S8/G6M.1-2
- Brendan Rodgers: 7/L7D+
Bot 8
- Victor Scott: W
- Michael Siani: S8/F78S.1-2
- Luken Baker: 54(1)3/GDP/G5.2-3
- Alec Burleson: 3/G3
Top 9
- Isaac Paredes: W
- Jake Meyers: 46(1)/FO/G6M.B-1
- Zach Dezenzo: DI.1-2
- Zach Dezenzo: S9/L9+.2-3
- Yainer Diaz: DI.1-2
- Yainer Diaz: K
- Jeremy Pena: HR/F78XD.3-H;2-H
- Cam Smith: 53/G56S