ST. LOUIS -- When it comes to facing elite pitching, the Cardinals have had their way with some pretty big names so far in 2025. Their four previous wins have come in games started by top arms in Paul Skenes of the Pirates, Aaron Nola and Zack Wheeler of the Phillies and Framber Valdez of the Astros.

Astros starter Hunter Brown wasn’t about to be added to that list.

Brown continued his stellar start to the season and extended his scoreless streak to 17 innings by throwing six shutout frames, and Yordan Alvarez blasted his second homer of the season to lead the Astros to a 2-0 win over the Cardinals on Tuesday night at Busch Stadium.
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