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St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros

CACTI Park of the Palm Beaches, West Palm Beach Spring Training Final

Final score

The Houston Astros beat the St. Louis Cardinals 10–3 on Monday, March 9, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
St. Louis Cardinals 3 77-85
at Houston Astros 10 81-81

Line score

Team
St. Louis Cardinals 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 5 0
Houston Astros 0 0 1 4 0 0 1 4 10 14 1
  • W: Peter Lambert (1-0)
  • L: Richard Fitts (1-1)

Home runs

  • Houston Astros: Joey Loperfido (1)

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the game.

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Top 2nd St. Louis Cardinals Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to right fielder Zach Cole. Andy Yerzy scores. Brody Moore scores. Nathan Church to 2nd. Throwing error by right fielder Zach Cole. 2–0
Bottom 3rd Houston Astros Isaac Paredes singles on a line drive to center fielder José Fermín. César Salazar scores. 2–1
Bottom 4th Houston Astros Joey Loperfido homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Carlos Correa scores. 2–3
Bottom 4th Houston Astros Taylor Trammell triples (1) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Jake Meyers scores. César Salazar scores. 2–5
Top 7th St. Louis Cardinals Nelson Velázquez singles on a line drive to right fielder Chase Call. Luis Pino scores. Deniel Ortiz to 3rd. 3–5
Bottom 7th Houston Astros Joey Loperfido singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Ryan Mitchell. Pascanel Ferreras scores. 3–6
Bottom 8th Houston Astros Lucas Spence doubles (1) on a fly ball to right fielder José Suárez. Collin Price scores. German Ramirez to 3rd. 3–7
Bottom 8th Houston Astros James Nelson doubles (1) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Ryan Mitchell. German Ramirez scores. Lucas Spence scores. 3–9
Bottom 8th Houston Astros Walker Janek doubles (2) on a sharp fly ball to left fielder Luis Pino. James Nelson scores. 3–10

Box score

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
Nathan Church LF 2 0 1 1 1 0 .235
Ryan Mitchell CF 1 0 0 0 1 1 .000
José Fermín CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 .160
Luis Pino LF 2 1 1 0 0 1 .500
Nolan Gorman 3B 2 0 0 0 2 1 .136
Deniel Ortiz 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Jordan Walker RF 4 0 1 0 0 3 .217
José Suárez RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Nelson Velázquez DH 3 0 2 1 1 1 .333
Jack Gurevitch PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Blaze Jordan 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .043
Cade McGee 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .600
Jeremy Rivas SS 2 0 0 0 1 1 .278
Jesús Báez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Andy Yerzy C 2 1 0 0 1 0 .200
Carlos Linarez C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Brody Moore 2B 2 1 0 0 0 1 .150
Ryan Weingartner 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .400
Totals 32 3 5 2 7 13
Pitcher
Richard Fitts (L, 1-1) 2.2 6 4 4 0 3 1 63 7.71
Michael Watson (H, 1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5.40
Hunter Hayes 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 0 27 13.50
Jawilme Ramírez 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.00
Max Rajcic 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 1.50
Skylar Hales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15 7.36
Bruce Zimmermann 1.1 6 5 5 0 2 0 38 10.38
José Davila 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 10.80

Houston Astros

Batter
Taylor Trammell LF 3 0 1 2 0 0 .318
Lucas Spence CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 .176
Isaac Paredes 3B 2 0 1 1 1 1 .200
James Nelson 3B 2 1 1 2 0 0 .300
Zach Cole RF 2 0 0 0 1 2 .125
Walker Janek C 2 0 1 1 0 1 .455
Carlos Correa SS 3 1 2 0 0 0 .222
Pascanel Ferreras 2B 2 1 1 0 0 0 .111
Joey Loperfido DH 4 1 2 3 0 1 .261
John Garcia DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .091
Jake Meyers CF 3 1 1 0 0 0 .133
Caden Powell LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .200
CJ Alexander 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Chase Call RF 1 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Nick Allen SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .250
Collin Price 1B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .214
César Salazar C 2 2 1 0 1 0 .200
German Ramirez SS 1 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Totals 38 10 14 10 3 9
Pitcher
Cristian Javier 1.2 1 2 1 3 3 0 52 5.40
Anthony Maldonado 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 3.38
Peter Lambert (W, 1-0) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2 0 52 0.00
Ryan Weiss (H, 1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 6 0 48 1.69
Jayden Murray 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 27 7.50

Game info

Weather
82 degrees, Partly Cloudy
Wind
6 mph, In From LF
First pitch
1:06 PM
Time of game
2:59
Attendance
2,413
Umpires
Home Plate: James Jean, First Base: Hunter Wendelstedt, Second Base: Ron Kulpa, Third Base: Dan Merzel

2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Cardinals 6 at Houston Astros 5 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 9 Final Spring training Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 10 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 4 at St. Louis Cardinals 5 Final Spring training Game page
Houston Astros 1 at St. Louis Cardinals 4 Final Spring training Game page
St. Louis Cardinals 3 at Houston Astros 2 Final Spring training Game page

Other MLB games on Mar 9

Matchup Status Details
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Los Angeles Angels 2 at San Francisco Giants 0 Final Spring training Game page
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Athletics 9 at Cincinnati Reds 7 Final Spring training Game page
Texas Rangers 4 at San Diego Padres 1 Final Spring training Game page
Seattle Mariners 1 at Arizona Diamondbacks 2 Final Spring training Game page
Los Angeles Dodgers 4 at Milwaukee Brewers 3 Final Spring training Game page
Miami Marlins 0 at New York Mets 9 Final Spring training Game page
Pittsburgh Pirates 5 at New York Yankees 3 Final Spring training Game page

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