MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
04/17/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 867 - FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (10-9) 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 5 8 0
Los Angeles Angels (10-11) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Heyer Schools Los Angeles in 5-0 St. Louis Triumph
Starting pitcher Kurt Heyer was a major factor in the 5-0 St. Louis Cardinals triumph over the Los Angeles Angels. Ken Nicholson earned the save for St. Louis, his 1st. With the win, St. Louis elevates its record to 10-9.

Heyer, who was born in Huntington Beach, California, threw 105 pitches over 7 innings, while allowing no runs.

"I'm happy we won," said Heyer. "That's first and foremost. My goal is for the team to win the day I pitch, however it's done."
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 4 0 0 0 0 2 1 .257 3 10
   a-A. Lamb LF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .214 1 3
J. Encarnación RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 0 .176 4 9
R. Gómez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 .240 2 6
J. García DH 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 .288 4 9
B. Swihart C 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .246 2 9
A. Romero 1B 2 1 0 0 2 2 1 .235 3 12
S. Cortés CF 4 1 2 2 0 1 3 .190 0 3
E. Anderson 2B 3 0 1 1 0 1 4 .321 1 8
J. Álvarez SS 4 0 2 1 0 0 3 .323 0 9
Totals 33 5 8 5 3 9 14      
a - A. Lamb substituted for Z. Taylor in the 8th

BATTING
Triples: S. Cortés 2 (3, 2nd Inning off M. Rey, 1 on, 2 outs; 9th Inning off R. Oliver, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Encarnación (4, 8th Inning off R. Oliver, 0 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación 4 , J. García 2 , S. Cortés 6 , E. Anderson , J. Álvarez 2
2-out RBI: S. Cortés , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: E. Anderson , J. Álvarez 2
Sac Fly: E. Anderson
Team LOB: 5

BASERUNNING
SB: J. García (3) , E. Anderson (4)
CS: J. Álvarez (2)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gómes LF 4 0 0 0 0 3 2 .369 4 10
O. Albies SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .301 0 5
A. Ramírez RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .280 8 31
M. Trout DH 3 0 0 0 1 3 1 .237 2 11
I. Wilson 2B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .328 2 9
S. Heredia CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .256 0 3
A. Brown C 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 .320 1 4
E. Scales 1B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .143 4 14
P. Gonzalez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 .197 0 4
Totals 30 0 3 0 3 11 12      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Brown (5, 5th Inning off K. Heyer, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: I. Wilson , A. Brown 3
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies
Team LOB: 6
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
K. Heyer W (1-2) 7.0 2 0 0 3 9 0 26 105 6.98   
K. Nicholson SV (1) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 7 25 1.04   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heyer 79
Batters Faced: K. Heyer 26, K. Nicholson 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heyer 5-7, K. Nicholson 3-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heyer 105-59, K. Nicholson 25-14
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
M. Rey L (1-2) 6.0 4 1 1 0 6 0 21 85 3.86   
K. Phillips 1.0 1 1 1 2 1 0 6 24 0.64   
R. Oliver 1.2 2 3 3 1 2 1 8 28 1.76   
M. Shivaprakash 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 3.09   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Rey 66
Batters Faced: M. Rey 21, K. Phillips 6, R. Oliver 8, M. Shivaprakash 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Rey 3-8, K. Phillips 1-1, R. Oliver 3-0, M. Shivaprakash 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Rey 85-56, K. Phillips 24-11, R. Oliver 28-20, M. Shivaprakash 7-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Shivaprakash 1-1
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Kurt Heyer
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 7:10 PM PT
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 37698
Special Notes: Sergio Cortés ties the STL regular season game record for triples with 2.
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