St. Louis Cardinals tops Houston Astros 7-5
Game Summary
St. Louis Cardinals defeated Houston Astros 7-5.
The turning point came in the bottom of the 9th. Houston Astros pushed across 3 runs to seize control of the game.
Key Players
Masyn Winn led St. Louis Cardinals's offense, going 1-for-5, 1 HR, 2 RBI. St. Louis Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo threw 2.0 IP, 0 ER, 1 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Shay Whitcomb led Houston Astros's offense, going 1-for-4, 1 HR, 3 RBI. Houston Astros reliever AJ Blubaugh threw 1.1 IP, 0 ER, 2 K and anchored the pitching staff.
Pitching Report
St. Louis Cardinals starter Andre Pallante: 5.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 5 K, 3 BB (87 pitches). Bullpen ERA 9.00 (4.0 IP, 4 ER). Relief failures directly impacted the outcome.
Houston Astros starter Lance McCullers Jr.: 5.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 K, 3 BB (91 pitches). Bullpen: 4.0 IP, 3 ER, 7 K (ERA 6.75).
Hitting Analysis
St. Louis Cardinals: 9 H, 5 RBI (team AVG 0.273). 4 extra-base hits (2 HR) — impressive power display.
Multi-hit games: Alec Burleson (2-for-5, 1 HR), Nolan Gorman (2-for-5, 2 RBI).
Houston Astros: 4 H, 4 RBI (team AVG 0.133). 3 extra-base hits (2 HR) — impressive power display. Drew 8 walks, boosting on-base production.
Multi-hit games: Yordan Alvarez (2-for-4, 1 HR).
Cleanup cold: Christian Walker (0-for-4), Isaac Paredes (0-for-4). The silence from the heart of the order proved costly.