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Never invent or estimate stats. - If something isn't in the file, say so plainly. - When you make a claim, name the section (and game/date) it came from. ============================================================================== # RECENT FORM + BOX SCORES — St. Louis Cardinals @ Houston Astros Slate date: 2026-04-18 Generated: 2026-08-08 05:07:35 AM ET — all data is as of this moment Source: MLB Stats API (statsapi.mlb.com) | Packaged by PNN Game Packs Depth: last 3 completed game(s) per team and last 3 start(s) per probable starter Size: ~3.7K tokens (est., chars/4) ============================================================================== ## GAME DETAILS - First pitch: 7:10 PM ET - Venue: Daikin Park (night game) - Series: Regular Season, game 2 of 3 - Status: Final — St. Louis Cardinals 7, Houston Astros 5 (at generation time) - Away: St. Louis Cardinals [STL] — record 12-8 (.600) Probable starter: Andre Pallante — 12-6, 3.63 ERA, 124.0 IP, 90 K / 37 BB, 1.22 WHIP (22 GS) - Home: Houston Astros [HOU] — record 8-14 (.364) Probable starter: Lance McCullers Jr. — 2-3, 6.55 ERA, 44.0 IP, 48 K / 27 BB, 1.55 WHIP (8 GS) ## RECENT FORM — St. Louis Cardinals [STL] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 6 (2.0/gm), allowed 5 (1.7/gm), combined 11 (3.7/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 3-2 vs Colorado Rockies Innings: COL 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 | STL 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 x R/H/E: COL 2/10/1 — STL 3/4/0 Decisions: W: Kyle Leahy | L: Ryan Feltner | SV: Riley O'Brien Conditions: Weather: 85 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 7 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:15 PM. | T: 2:36. | Att: 26,481. COL batting: 2 R, 10 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 1 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 20 LOB Jake McCarthy (DH): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .298 Cole Carrigg (CF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .293 Mickey Moniak (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .279 Tyler Freeman (RF): 0-1 | avg .249 Hunter Goodman (C): 0-4, 3 K | avg .252 TJ Rumfield (1B): 3-4, 2 R | avg .296 Willi Castro (2B): 2-4, 1 2B | avg .266 Ezequiel Tovar (SS): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .205 Troy Johnston (RF): 0-2, 2 RBI | avg .279 Kyle Karros (3B): 0-2 | avg .269 Edouard Julien (2B): 0-2, 1 K | avg .208 Jordan Beck (LF): 1-2 | avg .198 COL pitching: Ryan Feltner: 5.1 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 2 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 5.71 Brennan Bernardino: 0.2 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 2.51 Jimmy Herget: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 6.61 Nick Frasso: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 4.50 STL batting: 3 R, 4 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 4 BB, 7 K, 3 SB, 10 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .246 Jordan Walker (RF): 1-4 | avg .284 Alec Burleson (1B): 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .285 Iván Herrera (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .240 Jimmy Crooks (C): 1-4, 1 R, 1 K | avg .190 Masyn Winn (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 BB, 2 SB | avg .239 Nathan Church (CF): 0-2, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .235 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-1, 1 RBI | avg .229 José Fermín (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .236 César Prieto (3B): 0-2 | avg .000 Blaze Jordan (3B): 0-0, 1 HBP | avg .252 STL pitching: Kyle Leahy: 5.0 IP, 8 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 8 K, 82 pitches | season ERA 3.45 Justin Bruihl: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 3.54 Caleb Ferguson: 1.1 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Ryne Stanek: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 4.57 Riley O'Brien: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.28 ### 2026-08-05 — W 3-1 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 R/H/E: STL 3/9/2 — NYY 1/4/0 Decisions: W: Andre Pallante | L: Will Warren | SV: Riley O'Brien Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Cloudy. | Wind: 8 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 8:13 PM. | T: 3:21 (1:08 delay). | Att: 37,425. STL batting: 3 R, 9 H, 4 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 8 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 2 RBI, 2 BB | avg .248 Iván Herrera (C): 1-5, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .239 Alec Burleson (1B): 1-4, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .287 José Fermín (RF): 0-4 | avg .237 Nathan Church (CF): 2-4 | avg .236 Blaze Jordan (3B): 2-4, 1 K | avg .252 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-3, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .232 Jimmy Crooks (DH): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .188 César Prieto (2B): 0-3, 1 K | avg .000 Masyn Winn (SS): 0-1 | avg .238 STL pitching: Andre Pallante: 5.1 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 103 pitches | season ERA 3.63 George Soriano: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 3.55 Justin Bruihl: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 15 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Ryne Stanek: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 2 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 4.63 Riley O'Brien: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 3.35 NYY batting: 1 R, 4 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 8 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 19 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 0-5, 1 K | avg .211 Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 1 R, 3 BB, 1 K | avg .260 Luis García Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .283 Ali Sánchez (C): 0-1, 1 K | avg .268 Heliot Ramos (LF): 1-3, 1 2B, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .261 Spencer Jones (RF): 0-4, 2 K | avg .213 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 0-2, 1 RBI, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .217 Ryan McMahon (3B): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .212 George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-4, 2 K | avg .333 Austin Wells (C): 1-2 | avg .169 Paul Goldschmidt (1B): 1-2, 1 2B | avg .247 NYY pitching: Will Warren: 5.1 IP, 7 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 5 K, 91 pitches | season ERA 4.18 Kervin Castro: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 1.69 Tim Hill: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 4.40 Paul Blackburn: 1.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 30 pitches | season ERA 2.02 ### 2026-08-04 — L 0-2 @ New York Yankees Innings: STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 | NYY 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 x R/H/E: STL 0/6/0 — NYY 2/5/0 Decisions: W: Ryan Weathers | L: Hunter Dobbins | SV: David Bednar Conditions: Weather: 80 degrees, Partly Cloudy. | Wind: 6 mph, R To L. | First pitch: 7:09 PM. | T: 2:21. | Att: 41,081. STL batting: 0 R, 6 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 0 HR, 3 BB, 10 K, 0 SB, 17 LOB JJ Wetherholt (2B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .248 Iván Herrera (DH): 1-4, 2 K | avg .240 José Fermín (3B): 0-3 | avg .242 Alec Burleson (1B): 0-0, 1 BB | avg .288 Nelson Velázquez (RF): 1-4, 1 2B, 2 K | avg .216 Masyn Winn (SS): 1-4, 1 K | avg .239 Blaze Jordan (3B): 1-4, 1 K | avg .244 Nathan Church (CF): 1-4, 1 K | avg .233 Pedro Pagés (C): 1-3, 2 K | avg .206 Bryan Torres (LF): 0-2, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .239 STL pitching: Hunter Dobbins: 6.1 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.60 Caleb Ferguson: 1.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 3.76 NYY batting: 2 R, 5 H, 0 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 3 BB, 5 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Trent Grisham (CF): 1-4 | avg .214 Ben Rice (DH): 0-2, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .262 Luis García Jr. (1B): 1-4 | avg .285 Heliot Ramos (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .260 Spencer Jones (RF): 0-3 | avg .221 Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2B): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .218 Ryan McMahon (3B): 1-3 | avg .214 George Lombard Jr. (SS): 1-2, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .500 Austin Wells (C): 0-2, 1 K | avg .166 Paul Goldschmidt (PH): 0-1 | avg .245 NYY pitching: Ryan Weathers: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 6 K, 88 pitches | season ERA 3.79 Fernando Cruz: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 2.76 Brent Headrick: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 1.40 David Bednar: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 3 K, 23 pitches | season ERA 2.54 ## RECENT FORM — Houston Astros [HOU] (last 3 completed games, most recent first) Summary: 2-1 in last 3 | scored 17 (5.7/gm), allowed 10 (3.3/gm), combined 27 (9.0/gm) ### 2026-08-07 — W 6-3 @ San Diego Padres Innings: HOU 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 | SD 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 R/H/E: HOU 6/11/1 — SD 3/7/0 Decisions: W: Bryan Abreu | L: Robbie Ray | SV: Josh Hader Conditions: Weather: 77 degrees, Clear. | Wind: 8 mph, L To R. | First pitch: 6:40 PM. | T: 2:56. | Att: 40,958. HOU batting: 6 R, 11 H, 3 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 6 BB, 3 K, 0 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-4, 1 BB | avg .306 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .328 Isaac Paredes (3B): 3-5, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .253 Jose Altuve (2B): 1-3, 1 2B, 2 BB | avg .244 Christian Walker (1B): 1-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB | avg .240 Daulton Varsho (LF): 0-4 | avg .239 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4, 2 K | avg .256 Cam Smith (RF): 3-4, 3 R, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .222 Jake Meyers (CF): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .214 HOU pitching: Ronel Blanco: 4.2 IP, 4 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 3 BB, 1 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 6.98 Bennett Sousa: 0.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 3.38 AJ Blubaugh: 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 19 pitches | season ERA 3.58 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 2.20 Bryan Abreu: 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 2 K, 24 pitches | season ERA 4.29 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.08 SD batting: 3 R, 7 H, 0 2B, 1 3B, 1 HR, 5 BB, 7 K, 0 SB, 13 LOB Fernando Tatis Jr. (RF): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .281 Jake Cronenworth (1B): 1-3, 1 BB | avg .220 Manny Machado (3B): 1-2, 1 R, 2 BB | avg .211 Luis Rengifo (2B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .237 Jackson Merrill (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 3B, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .242 Luis Campusano (C): 1-2, 1 BB, 1 HBP | avg .306 Gavin Sheets (DH): 0-1, 1 BB | avg .211 Ty France (DH): 0-2, 2 K | avg .289 Xander Bogaerts (SS): 0-4 | avg .225 Sung-Mun Song (2B): 1-2 | avg .213 Jase Bowen (LF): 0-2, 1 K | avg .151 SD pitching: Robbie Ray: 5.0 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 4 ER, 5 BB, 2 K, 92 pitches | season ERA 3.24 Yuki Matsui: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 28 pitches | season ERA 2.40 Wandy Peralta: 2.0 IP, 3 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 31 pitches | season ERA 3.45 ### 2026-08-05 — L 4-5 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2 | HOU 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 (10 inn) R/H/E: TOR 5/5/0 — HOU 4/10/1 Decisions: W: Louis Varland | L: Bennett Sousa | SV: Chase Lee Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 1:10 PM. | T: 2:55. | Att: 27,751. TOR batting: 5 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 2 HR, 2 BB, 13 K, 0 SB, 7 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 1-5, 3 K | avg .266 Kazuma Okamoto (1B): 1-5, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K | avg .229 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 1-3, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .270 George Springer (DH): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .238 Brandon Valenzuela (C): 0-3, 3 K | avg .235 Alejandro Kirk (C): 0-1 | avg .235 Josh Smith (3B): 0-2 | avg .209 Luis Urías (2B): 0-2, 1 R, 1 K | avg .240 Ernie Clement (3B): 1-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 K | avg .285 Andrés Giménez (SS): 0-3, 1 K, 1 HBP | avg .229 Myles Straw (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B | avg .231 TOR pitching: Jameson Taillon: 4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 80 pitches | season ERA 5.96 Spencer Miles: 2.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 40 pitches | season ERA 3.04 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 11 pitches | season ERA 4.14 Tyler Rogers: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.59 Louis Varland: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 17 pitches | season ERA 1.09 Chase Lee: 1.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K, 5 pitches | season ERA 6.23 HOU batting: 4 R, 10 H, 2 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 2 BB, 9 K, 1 SB, 15 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-5, 1 R, 2 K | avg .311 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 2 K | avg .329 Jose Altuve (2B): 2-5, 1 R, 1 HR, 1 RBI | avg .244 Daulton Varsho (CF): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 2 K, 1 SB | avg .242 Taylor Trammell (LF): 0-4, 1 K | avg .232 Christian Walker (1B): 2-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 RBI, 1 K | avg .240 LaMonte Wade Jr. (LF): 3-4, 1 2B, 1 RBI | avg .229 Yainer Diaz (C): 0-4 | avg .260 Nick Allen (3B): 1-3, 1 K | avg .260 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-1 | avg .249 HOU pitching: Hunter Brown: 6.0 IP, 3 H, 3 R, 3 ER, 2 BB, 8 K, 93 pitches | season ERA 3.53 Steven Okert: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 22 pitches | season ERA 2.24 Bryan Abreu: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.43 Josh Hader: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 10 pitches | season ERA 1.13 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 3.48 ### 2026-08-04 — W 7-2 vs Toronto Blue Jays Innings: TOR 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 | HOU 0 0 0 2 4 0 1 0 x R/H/E: TOR 2/5/1 — HOU 7/9/1 Decisions: W: Hayden Wesneski | L: Chad Dallas Conditions: Weather: 73 degrees, Roof Closed. | Wind: 0 mph, None. | First pitch: 7:10 PM. | T: 2:26. | Att: 30,450. TOR batting: 2 R, 5 H, 1 2B, 1 3B, 0 HR, 2 BB, 6 K, 0 SB, 9 LOB Nathan Lukes (RF): 0-4 | avg .267 Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (1B): 0-3, 1 BB | avg .259 Kazuma Okamoto (3B): 0-4, 3 K | avg .229 George Springer (DH): 1-3, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .240 Alejandro Kirk (C): 1-4 | avg .237 Jesús Sánchez (LF): 0-2 | avg .269 Davis Schneider (LF): 0-1, 1 K | avg .145 Josh Smith (PH): 0-1 | avg .212 Ernie Clement (2B): 0-3 | avg .286 Andrés Giménez (SS): 1-3, 1 R, 1 K | avg .231 Myles Straw (CF): 2-3, 1 R, 1 2B, 1 3B, 1 RBI | avg .231 TOR pitching: Trey Yesavage: 2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 3.65 Chad Dallas: 3.0 IP, 7 H, 6 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 3 K, 74 pitches | season ERA 8.22 Braydon Fisher: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 14 pitches | season ERA 3.93 Brendon Little: 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 18 pitches | season ERA 11.77 Mason Fluharty: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 K, 12 pitches | season ERA 4.23 HOU batting: 7 R, 9 H, 1 2B, 0 3B, 1 HR, 7 BB, 4 K, 0 SB, 14 LOB Jeremy Peña (SS): 0-3, 2 BB, 1 K | avg .317 Yordan Alvarez (DH): 1-4, 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K | avg .329 Isaac Paredes (3B): 0-4, 1 K | avg .249 Daulton Varsho (CF): 0-2, 2 BB | avg .242 Christian Walker (1B): 1-4, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K | avg .237 Jose Altuve (2B): 3-4, 2 R, 2 RBI | avg .241 Taylor Trammell (LF): 1-3, 2 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 1 BB | avg .238 Yainer Diaz (C): 2-4, 1 RBI | avg .265 Cam Smith (RF): 1-3, 1 RBI, 1 BB | avg .217 HOU pitching: Hayden Wesneski: 6.0 IP, 4 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 2 BB, 4 K, 78 pitches | season ERA 3.86 Bennett Sousa: 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 7 pitches | season ERA 2.89 Enyel De Los Santos: 2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 K, 27 pitches | season ERA 4.22 ============================================================================== End of packet. 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