MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
04/16/2025
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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 838 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (6-12) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 1
St. Louis Cardinals (11-7) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X 2 7 0
Cardinals Drop Astros, 2-1
St. Louis beat Houston in a rain-soaked ballgame.

The St. Louis Cardinals used a great performance from 28-year old right-handed pitcher Ken Nicholson to beat the Houston Astros, 2-1, at Busch Stadium. Nicholson, now 2-0, was the winner. In 5 innings, he gave up 5 hits, while striking out 7, walking 1, and allowing no runs. Carlos A. Salazar picked up his 1st save of the season.

Brian Schales helped out the St. Louis cause in the bottom of the fourth inning with a run-scoring sacrifice fly. For the game, the third baseman was 1-4.

"Ken made some big pitches when he needed to," said Cardinals manager Ty Van Burkleo.

The Astros drop to 6-12, as their stumbling start to the 2025 season continues.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Lowery CF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .185 0 1
D. Jones RF, LF 5 0 1 0 0 2 4 .324 1 7
S. Castro 2B, SS 4 0 2 0 1 2 2 .328 0 4
J. Jacobson LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .230 0 6
   a-L. Thomas PH, RF 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .243 0 2
   c-C. Spears PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .295 1 4
U. Ok DH 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .278 0 2
S. McGuire 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 3 .333 2 10
T. Ibarra C 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .196 1 1
B. Antonelli 3B 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .145 0 0
E. van Zandvliet SS 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 .204 0 4
   b-J. Gonzáles PH, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .100 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1 4 10 22      
a - L. Thomas pinch hit for J. Jacobson in the 8th
b - J. Gonzáles pinch hit for E. van Zandvliet in the 8th
c - C. Spears pinch hit for L. Thomas in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: D. Jones (4, 7th Inning off S. Miller, 1 on, 2 outs) , U. Ok (1, 8th Inning off K. Crockett, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: D. Jones 2 , S. Castro 2 , L. Thomas , U. Ok 3 , S. McGuire , T. Ibarra , E. van Zandvliet
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: D. Jones , S. Castro , T. Ibarra , J. Gonzáles
Sac Fly: S. McGuire
Team LOB: 12

FIELDING
Errors: E. van Zandvliet (1)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Schales 3B 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .276 0 3
A. Romero 1B 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 .254 1 5
J. Encarnación CF, LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 6 .227 0 2
C. Hewer RF 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .296 0 2
   a-R. Ramirez PH, LF 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 0 2
   b-S. Cortés CF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .304 0 2
I. Wilson C 4 1 0 0 0 3 3 .267 0 5
Z. Taylor DH 4 1 2 0 0 0 1 .326 3 8
C. Jarvis SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .246 0 9
J. Heyward LF, RF 4 0 1 0 0 2 3 .184 1 10
L. Tirado 2B 3 0 1 1 1 0 1 .167 0 2
Totals 31 2 7 2 5 8 21      
a - R. Ramirez pinch hit for C. Hewer in the 7th
b - S. Cortés substituted for R. Ramirez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Hewer (5, 1st Inning off K. Rogers, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Schales , J. Encarnación , C. Hewer 2 , Z. Taylor 2 , J. Heyward , L. Tirado
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , J. Encarnación 2 , I. Wilson
Sac Fly: B. Schales
Team LOB: 11
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Rogers L (1-2) 4.2 5 2 0 4 4 0 94 1.93   
G. Connolly 3.1 2 0 0 1 4 0 56 0.84   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Rogers 50
Batters Faced: K. Rogers 24, G. Connolly 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Rogers 4-6, G. Connolly 3-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Rogers 94-52, G. Connolly 56-35
Inherited Runners - Scored: G. Connolly 1-0
WP: K. Rogers
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
K. Nicholson W (2-0) 5.0 5 0 0 1 7 0 88 1.69   
S. Miller H (1) 2.0 2 0 0 1 2 0 27 6.00   
K. Crockett H (2) 0.2 2 1 1 1 0 0 20 4.15   
N. Acosta H (1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3.00   
C. Salazar SV (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 13 2.08   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Nicholson 63
Batters Faced: K. Nicholson 21, S. Miller 9, K. Crockett 5, N. Acosta 1, C. Salazar 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Nicholson 0-8, S. Miller 3-1, K. Crockett 1-1, N. Acosta 1-0, C. Salazar 0-2
Pitches - Strikes: K. Nicholson 88-52, S. Miller 27-19, K. Crockett 20-10, N. Acosta 2-2, C. Salazar 13-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: S. Miller 1-0 , N. Acosta 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Ken Nicholson
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Cloudy (59 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 12:15 PM CT
Time: 4:15
Attendance: 29796
Special Notes: Rain delay of 47 minutes in the 5th inning.
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