St. Louis Cardinals at Houston Astros
First pitch: Saturday, April 18, 2026 6:10 PM CDT
Venue: Daikin Park
St. Louis Cardinals SP: Andre Pallante (1-1, ERA 4.80)
Houston Astros SP: Lance McCullers Jr. (1-0, ERA 5.87)

St. Louis Cardinals lineup:
1. JJ Wetherholt - 2B (.232, OPS .745)
2. Iván Herrera - C (.212, OPS .746)
3. Alec Burleson - 1B (.292, OPS .819)
4. Jordan Walker - RF (.315, OPS 1.060)
5. Nolan Gorman - DH (.207, OPS .646)
6. Masyn Winn - SS (.189, OPS .573)
7. Ramón Urías - 3B (.212, OPS .801)
8. Nathan Church - CF (.214, OPS .571)
9. José Fermín - LF (.231, OPS .544)

Houston Astros lineup:
1. Jose Altuve - 2B (.293, OPS .897)
2. Yordan Alvarez - LF (.333, OPS 1.229)
3. Carlos Correa - 3B (.271, OPS .732)
4. Christian Walker - 1B (.278, OPS .897)
5. Isaac Paredes - DH (.200, OPS .606)
6. Taylor Trammell - CF (.300, OPS .741)
7. Cam Smith - RF (.264, OPS .807)
8. Christian Vázquez - C (.400, OPS 1.171)
9. Nick Allen - SS (.250, OPS .618)