St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros, April 16, 2025
April 16, 2025, 1:15 PM ET | Busch Stadium
Starting Pitchers
Houston Astros
Recorded starter
St. Louis Cardinals
Recorded starter
Season Comparison
2025Houston AstrosSt. Louis Cardinals
.714
OPS.693
182
HR148
686
Runs689
3.86
ERA4.29
1.22
WHIP1.32
1504
Strikeouts by pitchers1209
Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.
Top Performers
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St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick
Houston Astros, MLBDB pick
Box Score
Batting
Jose Altuve led Houston Astros with 2 hits.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jose AltuveDH | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeremy PeñaSS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaac Paredes3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Christian Walker1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Yainer DiazC | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brendan Rodgers2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jake MeyersCF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam SmithRF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chas McCormickLF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
Thomas Saggese led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits and 1 RBI.
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars NootbaarLF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Willson ContrerasDH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Brendan Donovan2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nolan Arenado3B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alec Burleson1B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan WalkerRF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael SianiCF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yohel PozoC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Victor Scott IICF/RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Thomas SaggeseSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Pitching
Ronel Blanco went 5.0 innings for Houston Astros (1 SO, 3 ER); Steven Matz went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (5 SO, 1 ER).
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Astros | |||||||
| Ronel Blanco | 5.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Logan VanWey | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steven Okert | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tayler Scott | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bennett Sousa | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Steven Matz | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ryan Fernandez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Phil Maton | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Helsley | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- AB
- at-bats
- R
- runs
- H
- hits
- RBI
- runs batted in
- BB
- walks
- SO
- strikeouts
- HR
- home runs
- IP
- innings pitched
- ER
- earned runs
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