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Houston Astros at St. Louis Cardinals

Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, Jupiter Spring Training Final

Final score

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 4–1 on Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at home.

Team Runs 2026 record
Houston Astros 1 81-81
at St. Louis Cardinals 4 77-85

Line score

Team
Houston Astros 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 5 0
St. Louis Cardinals 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 4 6 1
  • W: Matt Svanson (3-0)
  • L: Trey Dombroski (0-1)

Home runs

  • St. Louis Cardinals: Ramon Mendoza (2), Tai Peete (1)

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

Scoring plays

Inning Team Play Score
Bottom 3rd St. Louis Cardinals Brody Moore doubles (1) on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. Nathan Church scores. 0–1
Top 6th Houston Astros Shay Whitcomb grounds out, second baseman Brody Moore to first baseman José Fermín. James Nelson scores. Tommy Sacco Jr. to 3rd. 1–1
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Tai Peete homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. 1–2
Bottom 8th St. Louis Cardinals Ramon Mendoza homers (2) on a line drive to left field. Jon Jon Gazdar scores. 1–4

Box score

Houston Astros

Batter
Jose Altuve 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 .129
James Nelson 3B 1 1 0 0 0 1 .200
Isaac Paredes 3B 2 0 1 0 0 0 .238
Tommy Sacco Jr. SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 .133
Yordan Alvarez DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 .250
Shay Whitcomb DH 2 0 0 1 0 0 .267
Carlos Correa SS 1 0 1 0 1 0 .316
Riley Unroe 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .269
Joey Loperfido LF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .324
Caden Powell LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .286
Cam Smith RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 .273
Chase Call RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Christian Walker 1B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .107
CJ Alexander 1B 1 0 0 0 0 1 .059
Yainer Diaz C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .087
César Salazar C 1 0 0 0 0 0 .150
Jake Meyers CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .111
Totals 30 1 5 1 1 9
Pitcher
J.P. France 4.0 3 1 1 0 4 0 51 3.86
Steven Okert 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 25 5.68
AJ Blubaugh 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 9 1.04
Kai-Wei Teng 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 9 2.79
Trey Dombroski (L, 0-1) 1.0 3 3 3 0 0 2 15 11.57

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter
Masyn Winn SS 3 0 0 0 0 2 .133
Jesús Báez SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Iván Herrera C 2 0 0 0 0 0 .222
Pedro Pagés C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .143
Ramón Urías 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ramon Mendoza 3B 1 1 1 2 1 0 .286
Jordan Walker RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 .162
Colton Ledbetter RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .500
Nelson Velázquez DH 3 0 0 0 0 0 .306
Thomas Saggese LF 3 0 1 0 0 1 .333
Zach Levenson LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250
José Fermín 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 .167
Jack Gurevitch 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .143
Nathan Church CF 1 1 1 0 1 0 .313
Tai Peete CF 1 1 1 1 0 0 .273
Brody Moore 2B 2 0 1 1 0 0 .161
Jon Jon Gazdar 2B 1 1 1 0 0 0 .600
Totals 29 4 6 4 2 7
Pitcher
Kyle Leahy 5.0 3 0 0 1 6 0 75 4.58
Ryne Stanek (BS, 1) 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 12 1.80
JoJo Romero 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 2.57
Matt Svanson (W, 3-0) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 1.13

Game info

Weather
67 degrees, Overcast
Wind
15 mph, L To R
First pitch
1:08 PM
Time of game
2:03
Attendance
4,893
Umpires
Home Plate: Chris Conroy, First Base: Lance Barksdale, Second Base: Ramon De Jesus, Third Base: Ryan Additon

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

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Matchup Status Details
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