MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
08/22/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1918 - FRIDAY, AUGUST 22ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (76-53) 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 8 13 0
Houston Astros (64-64) 1 0 7 0 0 1 2 2 X 13 21 1
Lopez Sensational, 5-for-6
It was a parade of hits for Marcos Lopez of the Houston Astros at Daikin Park.

Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Lopez finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 6 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the Astros to a win, 13-8.

"Lopez was really good and we were really bad," groaned Cardinals manager Brock Naff. "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."

Marcos Lopez tripled in the 1st, singled in the 2nd, hit a GRAND SLAM off Max McCullough in the 3rd, grounded out in the 4th, singled in the 7th and hit a two-run home run off Colby Nocito in the 8th.

So far this year, Lopez is batting .302 with 13 home runs.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
K. Paradise 2B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .257 6 21
X. Ju 3B 5 1 3 3 0 0 0 .305 11 50
B. Graham LF 5 2 2 0 0 2 4 .262 22 54
N. Clark DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 4 .257 36 95
C. Kenley RF 3 1 1 0 2 0 3 .221 22 52
D. Baesman CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .223 5 38
B. Moore 1B 4 0 1 2 1 1 3 .366 3 23
N. Casco SS 5 1 1 1 0 2 5 .290 15 47
N. Rich C 4 1 1 0 0 2 0 .210 4 11
Totals 39 8 13 7 4 10 22      
BATTING
Doubles: X. Ju 2 (28, 3rd Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs; 7th Inning off J. Merritt, 3 on, 2 outs) , N. Clark (16, 4th Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 0 outs) , D. Baesman (26, 7th Inning off J. Merritt, 1 on, 0 outs) , C. Kenley (14, 9th Inning off J. Aparicio, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: K. Paradise , X. Ju 5 , B. Graham 2 , N. Clark 3 , C. Kenley 2 , D. Baesman 2 , B. Moore , N. Casco , N. Rich
2-out RBI: X. Ju , N. Clark , B. Moore 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , B. Graham 2 , C. Kenley , B. Moore , N. Casco 2
GIDP: N. Clark
Hit by Pitch: D. Baesman
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Casco-Paradise-Moore)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 6 4 5 6 0 0 1 .302 13 42
B. Prosser CF 4 1 2 2 1 1 3 .253 4 18
C. Williams SS 6 0 2 0 0 0 1 .278 27 88
D. Kelly 1B 4 1 2 0 1 2 3 .294 26 62
T. Allee 3B 5 2 4 5 0 0 1 .284 19 56
C. Long LF 5 1 1 0 0 1 6 .264 23 59
J. Muench DH 5 0 1 0 0 2 1 .254 15 43
D. Espinoza C 4 1 1 0 1 0 1 .273 12 46
J. Hilliker RF 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 .213 0 2
   a-R. Alvarado PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .321 0 3
   b-R. Banegas RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .260 37 91
Totals 43 13 21 13 4 7 18      
a - R. Alvarado pinch hit for J. Hilliker in the 7th
b - R. Banegas substituted for R. Alvarado in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Kelly (15, 3rd Inning off M. McCullough, 0 on, 1 out) , C. Williams (31, 3rd Inning off J. Preston, 1 on, 2 outs) , D. Espinoza (25, 4th Inning off J. Preston, 0 on, 1 out) , R. Alvarado (3, 7th Inning off C. Bustos, 0 on, 0 outs)
Triples: M. Lopez (4, 1st Inning off M. McCullough, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: T. Allee 2 (19, 3rd Inning off M. McCullough, 1 on, 1 out; 6th Inning off J. Acosta, 0 on, 0 outs) , M. Lopez 2 (13, 3rd Inning off M. McCullough, 3 on, 2 outs; 8th Inning off C. Nocito, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Lopez 13 , B. Prosser 2 , C. Williams 3 , D. Kelly 3 , T. Allee 10 , C. Long , J. Muench , D. Espinoza 2 , J. Hilliker , R. Alvarado 2 , R. Banegas
2-out RBI: , M. Lopez 2 , T. Allee
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lopez , B. Prosser , C. Williams , C. Long
GIDP: C. Long
Sac Fly: B. Prosser
Team LOB: 11

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Prosser (5)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Allee (16)
Double Plays: 1 (Allee-Lopez-Kelly)
OF assists: 1 (Prosser(Baesman at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. McCullough L (4-5) 2.2 9 7 7 2 2 2 86 7.36   
J. Preston 2.1 4 1 1 1 2 0 49 3.47   
J. Acosta 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 15 27.00   
C. Bustos 1.0 5 2 2 0 1 0 23 2.01   
C. Nocito 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 21 4.16   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. McCullough 8
Batters Faced: M. McCullough 19, J. Preston 12, J. Acosta 4, C. Bustos 7, C. Nocito 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. McCullough 2-4, J. Preston 4-1, J. Acosta 1-0, C. Bustos 1-0, C. Nocito 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: M. McCullough 86-52, J. Preston 49-29, J. Acosta 15-10, C. Bustos 23-14, C. Nocito 21-12
Balk: J. Preston
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merritt W (12-11) 6.2 9 6 4 2 8 0 120 3.58   
J. Aparicio 2.1 4 2 2 2 2 0 54 6.10   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 42
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 30, J. Aparicio 14
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 6-4, J. Aparicio 4-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 120-77, J. Aparicio 54-31
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Aparicio 2-2
WP: J. Aparicio
Hit Batsmen: J. Aparicio
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Marcos Lopez
Ballpark: Daikin Park
Weather: Clear skies (87 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:38 PM CT
Time: 3:59
Attendance: 32279
Special Notes: Marcos Lopez sets the HOU regular season game record for hits with 5. Marcos Lopez ties the HOU regular season game record for runs with 4.
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