STL 1, HOU 24 | Mar 26, 2023 | The Best Box Score

Sunday, March 26, 2023•The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches•84°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

HOU

Astros

Final

WIN

José Urquidy

LOSS

Jack Flaherty

The Astros cruised past the Cardinals 24-1 in a dominant performance.

★Will Wagner3 RBI

★Dixon Machado3-for-4, 2 RBI

★Yainer Diaz3-for-3, 6 RBI

Key Moment

Bot 2: Yainer Diaz hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Jake Meyers scores. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Weather: 84°F, Partly CloudyWind: 8 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 3:05 PM UTCT: 3:09Att: 3,448Venue: The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches

Win Probability

HOU WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	9	2
HOU	3	5	0	0	5	0	2

Game 718946 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Victor Scott IICF	0	0	0	0	1	0	.167/.538/.167
Todd LottPH	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000/.000/.000
Jacob BuchbergerPH	1	0	1	0	0	0	1.000/1.000/1.000
Errol RobinsonPH	1	0	0	0	0	1	.333/.333/1.000
Chase PinderLF	1	0	0	0	0	1	.308/.400/.385
Scott HurstRF	4	0	1	0	0	0	.067/.222/.133
Kramer Robertson3B	4	0	1	1	0	1	.229/.341/.400
Irving Lopez2B	1	0	0	0	0	1	.000/.000/.000
Jeremy RivasSS	4	0	0	0	0	2	.167/.250/.222
Bench
Dylan CarlsonCF	3	0	1	0	0	1	.260/.339/.480
Andrew KniznerC	2	0	1	0	0	0	.128/.212/.128
Pedro PagésC
Totals	37	1	9	1	1	10	-

2B:Mercado; Hurst

TB:11

RBI:Robertson

Team LOB:12

Houston Astros

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG
Dixon MachadoSS	4	3	3	2	0	0	.267/.371/.400
Corey JulksLF	3	3

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Jack FlahertyL	3.2	4	6	6	3	1	0	30-16	6.41
Andrew Marrero	0.1	1	2	2	1	1	1	12-6	54.00
Packy Naughton	0.2	5	5	5	1	0	0	12-8	9.00
Zack Thompson	1.1	0	0	0	0	2	0	8-8	0.00
Andrew Suárez	1.0	3	2	2	0	0	1	9-7	1.80
Alex Cornwell	0.0	3	6	6	2	0	0	12-3	-.--
Logan Sawyer	0.2	4	3	3	0	0	0	7-7	40.50
Bryan Pope	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
Totals	8.0	20	24	24	7	4	2	91-56	-

WP:Marrero; Cornwell

HBP:Meyers (by Flaherty); McCormick (by Flaherty); Abreu (by Marrero); Madris (by Suárez); Salazar (by Cornwell)

Inherited runners-scored:Marrero 3-3; Thompson 2-0; Sawyer 3-3; Pope 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Flaherty 30-16; Marrero 12-6; Naughton 12-8; Thompson 8-8; Suárez 9-7; Cornwell 12-3; Sawyer 7-7; Pope 1-1

Groundouts-flyouts:Flaherty 2-7; Marrero 0-0; Naughton 2-1; Thompson 0-2; Suárez 1-1; Cornwell 0-0; Sawyer 2-1; Pope 0-1

Houston Astros

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
José UrquidyW	4.0	4	1	1	0	1	0	19-18	4.50

Bot 1 • HOU

0-1

Jose Abreu doubles (8) on a line drive to right fielder Scott Hurst. Jake Meyers scores. Kyle Tucker to 3rd.

0-3

Yainer Diaz singles on a line drive to right fielder Scott Hurst. Kyle Tucker scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Top 2 • STL

1-3

Kramer Robertson singles on a ground ball to shortstop Jeremy Pena. Oscar Mercado scores. Kramer Robertson advances to 3rd, on a fielding error by shortstop Jeremy Pena. Kramer Robertson advances to 3rd, on a throwing error by left fielder Jake Meyers.

Bot 2 • HOU

1-4

Jose Abreu hit by pitch. Jeremy Pena scores. Jake Meyers to 3rd. Alex Bregman to 2nd.

1-8

Yainer Diaz hits a grand slam (1) to left center field. Jake Meyers scores. Alex Bregman scores. Jose Abreu scores.

Bot 5 • HOU

1-9

Korey Lee reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Jeremy Rivas. Yainer Diaz scores. Korey Lee to 2nd. Korey Lee advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by shortstop Jeremy Rivas.

1-10

Dixon Machado singles on a fly ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Korey Lee scores.

1-11

Will Wagner walks. Dixon Machado scores. Corey Julks to 3rd. Bligh Madris to 2nd.

1-13

C.J. Stubbs doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Scott Hurst. Corey Julks scores. Bligh Madris scores. Will Wagner to 3rd.

Bot 7 • HOU

1-15

Corey Julks homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field. Dixon Machado scores.

Bot 8 • HOU

1-16

Rylan Bannon singles on a line drive to right fielder Scott Hurst. Justin Dirden scores. Cesar Salazar to 3rd.

1-17

Dixon Machado singles on a ground ball to center fielder Victor Scott II. Cesar Salazar scores. Rylan Bannon to 3rd.

1-18

Bligh Madris walks.

1-20

Will Wagner doubles (3) on a line drive to left fielder Chase Pinder. Dixon Machado scores. Corey Julks scores. Bligh Madris to 3rd.

1-21

Zach Daniels singles on a ground ball to right fielder Scott Hurst. Bligh Madris scores. Will Wagner to 3rd.

1-22

Justin Dirden singles on a line drive to center fielder Victor Scott II. Will Wagner scores. Zach Daniels to 2nd.

1-23

Cesar Salazar doubles (3) on a sharp ground ball to right fielder Scott Hurst. Zach Daniels scores. Justin Dirden to 3rd.

1-24

Rylan Bannon out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Justin Dirden scores.

HR:Diaz (2nd off Marrero, 3 on, 2 out); Julks (7th off Suárez, 1 on, 0 out)

2B:Stubbs; Wagner; Abreu; Diaz; Dirden; Salazar

TB:32

RBI:Julks 2; Stubbs 2; Wagner 3; Lee; Abreu 2; Machado 2; Bannon 2; Diaz 6; Dirden; Salazar; Daniels

CS:Dubón

SF:Bannon

GIDP:Daniels

Team LOB:8

HBP:Knizner (by Urquidy); II (by Maton)

Inherited runners-scored:McDonald 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Urquidy 19-18; Neris 9-9; Montero 4-4; Maton 5-4; McDonald 7-7; Garcia 7-7; Betances 12-8

Groundouts-flyouts:Urquidy 4-7; Neris 1-0; Montero 3-1; Maton 0-0; McDonald 0-0; Garcia 1-0; Betances 1-0

Bench
Jeremy PeñaSS	2	1	0	0	1	0	.324/.361/.706
Jake MeyersLF	2	2	1	0	0	0	.268/.318/.317
Kyle TuckerRF	2	1	0	0	1	0	.421/.450/.474
Alex Bregman3B	2	1	0	0	1	0	.279/.319/.372
José Abreu1B	2	2	1	2	0	0	.292/.327/.583
C.J. Stubbs1B	1	0	1	2	0	0	.571/.588/.857
Yainer DiazDH	3	2	3	6	0	0	.325/.317/.575
Korey LeeC	3	1	0	1	0	1	.258/.343/.484
Mauricio Dubón2B	2	0	1	0	0	1	.209/.306/.256
José UrquidyP							.000/.000/.000
Héctor NerisP							.000/.000/.000
Rafael MonteroP							.000/.000/.000
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000
Cole McDonaldP							.000/.000/.000
Ronny GarciaP							.000/.000/.000
Jose BetancesP							.000/.000/.000

Win Probability

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Houston Astros

Game Notes