MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/21/2026
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 250 - TUESDAY, APRIL 21ST , 2026 - GAME LOG
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Houston Astros (9-8) 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 6 8 0
St. Louis Cardinals (9-8) 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 4 10 0
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Lopez 2B 5 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 2 7
A. Frison LF 3 0 0 0 0 3 0 .220 0 0
   b-J. Huber PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .375 0 1
   e-J. Root CF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .500 0 0
C. Williams SS 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 .295 1 5
R. Banegas CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .194 4 13
   c-J. Sullivan PH 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 .278 0 6
   B. Morgan P 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
   M. Dearman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
R. Borlido RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .230 2 4
C. Drane 1B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .234 0 7
D. Espinoza C 3 1 1 0 0 1 3 .304 1 5
T. Allee 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 5 .255 1 5
J. Merritt P 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 .500 1 2
   C. Krahn P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-S. Freyta PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .143 0 2
   d-C. Long LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .435 1 9
Totals 34 6 8 6 3 13 14      
a - S. Freyta pinch hit for C. Krahn in the 8th
b - J. Huber pinch hit for A. Frison in the 8th
c - J. Sullivan pinch hit for R. Banegas in the 8th
d - C. Long substituted for S. Freyta in the 8th
e - J. Root substituted for J. Huber in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Sullivan (3, 8th Inning off Y. Weng, 3 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Merritt (1, 3rd Inning off B. Patterson, 1 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Lopez , J. Huber , C. Williams , J. Sullivan 2 , C. Drane 2 , D. Espinoza , J. Merritt 4
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Lopez , B. Morgan , C. Drane , T. Allee 2
Hit by Pitch: C. Williams , R. Borlido , D. Espinoza
Team LOB: 7

BASERUNNING
SB: C. Williams (5) , C. Drane (6) , T. Allee (1)
CS: C. Williams (2)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Lopez-Williams-Drane, Allee-Lopez-Drane)
OF assists: 1 (Borlido(Maas at 3rd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Sanchez CF 4 1 1 3 0 0 1 .299 5 10
K. Paradise 2B 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .339 2 9
B. Graham LF 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .379 6 14
N. Clark 1B 3 1 1 0 0 0 1 .271 2 6
T. Maas SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 1 .294 0 2
X. Ju 3B 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 .194 0 4
R. Rubio C 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 .291 1 8
A. Campos RF 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 .385 0 3
   a-C. Love PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 1 3
B. Patterson P 2 1 1 0 0 0 2 .125 0 0
   Y. Weng P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   C. Bustos P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-A. Batista PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .316 2 3
Totals 32 4 10 4 1 2 11      
a - C. Love pinch hit for A. Campos in the 9th
b - A. Batista pinch hit for C. Bustos in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: B. Graham (5, 1st Inning off J. Merritt, 0 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: M. Sanchez (5, 5th Inning off J. Merritt, 2 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: M. Sanchez 4 , B. Graham 3 , N. Clark , T. Maas 2 , R. Rubio , A. Campos 2 , B. Patterson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: K. Paradise , N. Clark , X. Ju , B. Patterson
GIDP: B. Graham , X. Ju
Sac Bunt: B. Patterson
Hit by Pitch: N. Clark , A. Campos
Team LOB: 5
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Merritt 6.0 9 4 4 1 0 1 113 4.50   
C. Krahn W (1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 16.20   
B. Morgan H (3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 1.59   
M. Dearman SV (6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10 5.40   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Merritt 37
Batters Faced: J. Merritt 27, C. Krahn 3, B. Morgan 3, M. Dearman 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Merritt 9-6, C. Krahn 1-0, B. Morgan 1-2, M. Dearman 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: J. Merritt 113-66, C. Krahn 14-9, B. Morgan 15-10, M. Dearman 10-8
WP: J. Merritt
Hit Batsmen: J. Merritt 2
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
B. Patterson 6.2 4 2 2 1 8 1 103 4.12   
Y. Weng L (0-1), BS (1) 0.2 4 4 4 1 2 0 28 5.40   
C. Bustos 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 25 2.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: B. Patterson 65
Batters Faced: B. Patterson 25, Y. Weng 8, C. Bustos 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: B. Patterson 2-9, Y. Weng 0-0, C. Bustos 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: B. Patterson 103-68, Y. Weng 28-16, C. Bustos 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: Y. Weng 1-0 , C. Bustos 2-0
Hit Batsmen: B. Patterson , Y. Weng , C. Bustos
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Brian Patterson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (55 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM CT
Time: 3:26
Attendance: 30298
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