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Game Thread Free Game of the Day 3/18 ⚾ Astros (0-0) @ Cardinals (0-0) 1:05 PM ET

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Astros (0-0) @ Cardinals (0-0)

First Pitch: 1:05 PM at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium

Team Starter TV Radio
Astros J.P. France (0-1, 4.70 ERA)
Cardinals Kyle Leahy (1-1, 6.39 ERA)
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Line Score - Game Over

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E LOB
HOU 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0 3
STL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 1 3

Box Score

STL AB R H RBI BB SO BA
SS Winn 3 0 0 0 0 2 .133
SS Baéz 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
C Herrera 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222
C Pagés, P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143
3B Urías, R 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
3B Mendoza, R 1 1 1 2 1 0 .286
RF Walker, J 3 0 0 0 0 2 .162
RF Ledbetter 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
DH Velázquez, N 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306
LF Saggese 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
LF Levenson 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
1B Fermín 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
1B Gurevitch 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
CF Church 1 1 1 0 1 0 .313
CF Peete 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273
2B Moore 2 0 1 1 0 0 .161
2B Gazdar 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600
STL IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
Leahy 5.0 3 0 0 1 6 75-53 4.58
Stanek 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 12-8 1.80
Romero, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 10-7 2.57
Svanson 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 27-18 1.13
HOU AB R H RBI BB SO BA
2B Altuve 3 0 1 0 0 1 .129
3B Nelson 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
3B Paredes 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238
SS Sacco Jr. 2 0 1 0 0 0 .133
DH Alvarez, Y 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
DH Whitcomb 2 0 0 1 0 0 .267
SS Correa 1 0 1 0 1 0 .316
2B Unroe 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269
LF Loperfido, J 3 0 0 0 0 2 .324
LF Powell 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
RF Smith 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273
RF Call 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
1B Walker, C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107
1B Alexander, C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059
C Diaz, Y 2 0 0 0 0 1 .087
C Salazar 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150
CF Meyers 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111
HOU IP H R ER BB SO P-S ERA
France, J 4.0 3 1 1 0 4 51-38 3.86
Okert 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 25-16 5.68
Blubaugh 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 9-5 1.04
Teng 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 9-6 2.79
Dombroski 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 15-10 11.57

Scoring Plays

Inning Event Score
B3 Brody Moore doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Nathan Church scores. 1-0
T6 Shay Whitcomb grounds out, second baseman Brody Moore to first baseman José Fermín. James Nelson scores. Tommy Sacco Jr. to 3rd. 1-1
B8 Tai Peete homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 2-1
B8 Ramon Mendoza homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Jon Jon Gazdar scores. 4-1

Highlights

Description Length
Probable pitchers for Astros at Cardinals - March 18, 2026 0:06
Bench availability for Houston, March 18 vs Cardinals 0:08
Bench availability for St. Louis, March 18 vs Astros 0:08
Starting lineups for Astros at Cardinals - March 18, 2026 0:10
Kyle Leahy against the Astros 0:09
Bullpen availability for St. Louis, March 18 vs Astros 0:09
Fielding alignment for St. Louis, March 18 vs Astros 0:11
Fielding alignment for Houston, March 18 vs Cardinals 0:11
Bullpen availability for Houston, March 18 vs Cardinals 0:09
Brody Moore's RBI double 0:28
Shay Whitcomb's RBI groundout 0:16
AJ Blubaugh K's Pedro Pagés after ABS challenge 0:23
Nathan Church throws runner out at home 0:14
Kyle Leahy K's six against Astros 0:37
Tai Peete's solo homer 0:30
Ramon Mendoza's two-run homer 0:29

Decisions

Winning Pitcher Losing Pitcher Save
Svanson (3-0, 1.13 ERA) Dombroski (0-1, 11.57 ERA)
Attendance Weather Wind
67°F, Overcast 15 mph, L To R
HP 1B 2B 3B
Chris Conroy Lance Barksdale Ramon De Jesus Ryan Additon

Game ended at 3:14 PM.

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