MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
05/12/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT HOUSTON ASTROS
GAME ID: 1203 - TUESDAY, MAY 12TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (18-24) 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 4 11 0
Houston Astros (17-24) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 1
Missaki Leads St. Louis Past Houston
St. Louis and Houston duked it out and the Cardinals came out victorious.

Daniel Missaki, who is tied for 3rd in the NL in strikeouts with 52, was locked in. The right-hander led the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 win against the Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park. Carlos A. Salazar recorded the save for St. Louis, his 6th of the season.

Missaki was in the zone all game. He frustrated Houston hitters while giving the Cardinals 6.2 innings of quality work. Missaki threw 103 pitches, allowing 2 hits and getting 7 punchouts.

"Daniel was hitting his spots and everything had life," said St. Louis manager Aaron Thompson.

The Cardinals saw their win-loss record go to 18-24. At the same time, the Astros fell to 17-24.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 3 .274 5 15
   a-P. Logan CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .188 0 0
J. Encarnación RF 5 0 2 1 0 0 0 .238 7 20
R. Gómez 3B 5 0 1 0 0 1 2 .261 4 17
J. García DH 5 0 0 0 0 1 4 .253 8 19
B. Swihart C 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .208 2 12
A. Romero 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .254 5 20
A. Lamb CF, LF 4 0 2 1 0 1 1 .229 2 12
E. Anderson 2B 4 0 2 2 0 0 1 .279 6 25
J. Álvarez SS 3 1 1 0 1 0 3 .269 0 13
Totals 39 4 11 4 1 7 16      
a - P. Logan substituted for Z. Taylor in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Lamb 2 (6, 2nd Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off G. Connolly, 2 on, 1 out) , B. Swihart (6, 4th Inning off G. Connolly, 0 on, 0 outs) , J. Álvarez (6, 9th Inning off S. Jackson, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 2 , R. Gómez , B. Swihart 3 , A. Romero , A. Lamb 4 , E. Anderson 2 , J. Álvarez 2
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación , E. Anderson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Taylor , R. Gómez , J. García 2 , J. Álvarez
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Anderson-Álvarez-Romero)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Roberts 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .236 1 9
   a-S. Castro PH, 1B 2 0 1 0 0 1 2 .235 3 15
C. Spears CF 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .305 3 20
   b-S. Piscotty PH, RF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250 0 1
E. Simmons DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .200 3 5
T. Holman C 4 0 2 0 0 2 1 .262 5 13
D. Jones LF 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 .288 5 12
   c-J. Damron PH, LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 0 0
S. McGuire 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .240 1 11
L. Thomas RF, CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 3 .250 3 15
B. Antonelli SS 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .267 2 8
A. Valentín 2B 4 1 2 0 0 1 2 .333 0 0
Totals 33 1 7 0 4 8 17      
a - S. Castro pinch hit for J. Roberts in the 8th
b - S. Piscotty pinch hit for C. Spears in the 8th
c - J. Damron pinch hit for D. Jones in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Spears (5, 6th Inning off D. Missaki, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Valentín (1, 9th Inning off C. Salazar, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: S. Castro , C. Spears 2 , T. Holman 2 , B. Antonelli , A. Valentín 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: S. Castro , T. Holman , J. Damron , A. Valentín
GIDP: S. Piscotty
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: S. McGuire (1)
Double Plays: 1 (Antonelli-McGuire)
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Missaki W (3-5) 6.2 2 0 0 2 7 0 24 103 3.36   
J. Crocker H (3) 0.1 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 9 4.12   
L. Gohara H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3 8 7.84   
K. Crockett H (5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 3.21   
C. Salazar SV (6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 21 3.21   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Missaki 75
Batters Faced: D. Missaki 24, J. Crocker 3, L. Gohara 3, K. Crockett 2, C. Salazar 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Missaki 6-7, J. Crocker 1-0, L. Gohara 1-0, K. Crockett 1-0, C. Salazar 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Missaki 103-60, J. Crocker 9-4, L. Gohara 8-4, K. Crockett 6-4, C. Salazar 21-11
Inherited Runners - Scored: L. Gohara 1-1 , K. Crockett 1-0
Balk: D. Missaki
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
G. Connolly L (4-2) 5.1 8 3 3 1 5 0 26 98 4.00   
R. Rodriguez 2.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 8 30 6.98   
S. Jackson 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 6 20 1.53   
PITCHING
Game Score: G. Connolly 44
Batters Faced: G. Connolly 26, R. Rodriguez 8, S. Jackson 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: G. Connolly 7-5, R. Rodriguez 2-3, S. Jackson 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: G. Connolly 98-67, R. Rodriguez 30-21, S. Jackson 20-14
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Rodriguez 2-0
WP: S. Jackson
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Daniel Missaki
Ballpark: Minute Maid Park
Weather: Clear skies (74 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:40 PM CT
Time: 3:33
Attendance: 25543
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