MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
04/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES ANGELS
GAME ID: 882 - SATURDAY, APRIL 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
St. Louis Cardinals (11-9) 1 2 2 0 0 1 1 1 2 10 16 0
Los Angeles Angels (10-12) 5 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 8 12 1
Roa Performance to No Avail in 10-8 Angels Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals withstood an impressive performance by Los Angeles center fielder Luis Roa to defeat the Angels, 10-8, at Angel Stadium of Anaheim. Roa belted 2 home runs. He drove in 6 runs and scored twice. The save went to Carlos A. Salazar, his 4th this season. With the win, St. Louis climbs to 11-9.

St. Louis used the timely hitting of Sergio Cortés to seize the win. The center fielder stroked a run-scoring single in the top of the ninth inning to put the Cardinals on top, 10-8. It was his only hit in 5 at-bats, but it was a game-changer.

"You know, at the end of the day, it's about who scores the most runs," said St. Louis manager Aaron Thompson.
ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 .264 4 11
   a-B. Page PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 .250 0 0
   b-A. Lamb LF 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 1 3
J. Encarnación RF 6 2 3 1 0 0 4 .203 5 10
R. Gómez 3B 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 .253 2 7
J. García DH 5 1 1 1 0 2 6 .282 4 10
S. Cortés CF 5 0 1 1 1 1 3 .191 0 4
A. Romero 1B 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 .243 3 13
   c-B. Swihart PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258 2 9
   d-B. Schales 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 1
E. Anderson 2B 4 1 2 1 1 1 3 .333 2 9
J. Álvarez SS 5 1 3 0 0 1 5 .343 0 9
I. Wilson C 4 1 1 3 1 2 4 .071 0 3
Totals 41 10 16 10 6 9 33      
a - B. Page pinch hit for Z. Taylor in the 3rd
b - A. Lamb substituted for B. Page in the 3rd
c - B. Swihart pinch hit for A. Romero in the 8th
d - B. Schales substituted for B. Swihart in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Wilson (1, 2nd Inning off D. Henderson, 2 on, 1 out) , R. Gómez (3, 3rd Inning off D. Henderson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: Z. Taylor (4, 1st Inning off D. Henderson, 0 on, 0 outs) , E. Anderson (2, 7th Inning off D. Watkins, 0 on, 1 out) , J. Encarnación (5, 8th Inning off R. Oliver, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: Z. Taylor 4 , J. Encarnación 6 , R. Gómez 3 , J. García , S. Cortés , A. Romero , B. Swihart , E. Anderson 5 , J. Álvarez 3 , I. Wilson 2
2-out RBI: S. Cortés , I. Wilson
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Page , A. Lamb , J. Encarnación , S. Cortés , E. Anderson , I. Wilson
Sac Fly: J. García , A. Romero
Hit by Pitch: A. Lamb
Team LOB: 13

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Encarnación 2 (4) , J. Álvarez 3 (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
M. Gómes DH 5 1 2 1 0 2 0 .371 4 11
O. Albies SS 5 1 2 0 0 0 1 .308 0 5
A. Brown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .296 1 4
A. Ramírez LF 3 1 0 0 1 1 0 .269 8 31
I. Wilson 2B 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 .338 2 10
L. Roa CF 4 2 3 6 0 0 0 .258 2 10
P. Gonzalez 3B 4 1 3 0 0 1 0 .231 0 4
E. Scales 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .133 4 14
J. Tolbert RF 3 0 0 0 0 2 2 .167 1 2
   a-M. Trout PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .235 2 11
Totals 37 8 12 8 1 7 8      
a - M. Trout pinch hit for J. Tolbert in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: P. Gonzalez 2 (5, 1st Inning off C. Hewer, 0 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off B. Vaughn, 0 on, 2 outs) , M. Gómes (5, 4th Inning off E. Ferrebus, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: L. Roa 2 (2, 1st Inning off C. Hewer, 3 on, 1 out; 5th Inning off E. Ferrebus, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: M. Gómes 3 , O. Albies 2 , I. Wilson 2 , L. Roa 9 , P. Gonzalez 5
2-out RBI: M. Gómes , L. Roa
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Albies , E. Scales , J. Tolbert
Team LOB: 3

BASERUNNING
CS: O. Albies (1) , L. Roa (4)

FIELDING
Errors: P. Gonzalez (3)
OF assists: 1 (Roa(Encarnación at home))
ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE LOS ANGELES PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
C. Hewer 2.0 5 5 5 1 2 1 12 54 8.80   
E. Ferrebus 2.2 5 3 3 0 3 1 12 43 7.20   
B. Vaughn 1.1 2 0 0 0 1 0 5 11 7.71   
K. Crockett 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 12 0.00   
K. Nicholson W (1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 12 0.93   
C. Salazar SV (4) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Hewer 23
Batters Faced: C. Hewer 12, E. Ferrebus 12, B. Vaughn 5, K. Crockett 3, K. Nicholson 3, C. Salazar 3
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Hewer 1-3, E. Ferrebus 4-0, B. Vaughn 1-1, K. Crockett 2-1, K. Nicholson 0-2, C. Salazar 2-1
Pitches - Strikes: C. Hewer 54-30, E. Ferrebus 43-27, B. Vaughn 11-9, K. Crockett 12-7, K. Nicholson 12-6, C. Salazar 9-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Henderson 2.2 7 5 5 3 2 1 18 81 4.67   
M. Mills 2.2 2 1 1 1 4 0 11 46 4.43   
T. Watson H (1) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 15 4.15   
D. Watkins H (3) 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 1 5 16 1.00   
R. Oliver BS (2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 1 6 28 2.20   
H. Rosado L (0-3) 1.0 2 2 0 1 0 0 7 25 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Henderson 19
Batters Faced: D. Henderson 18, M. Mills 11, T. Watson 3, D. Watkins 5, R. Oliver 6, H. Rosado 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Henderson 3-3, M. Mills 3-1, T. Watson 0-2, D. Watkins 2-0, R. Oliver 0-1, H. Rosado 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: D. Henderson 81-48, M. Mills 46-28, T. Watson 15-10, D. Watkins 16-10, R. Oliver 28-17, H. Rosado 25-16
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Mills 3-0 , T. Watson 1-1
Hit Batsmen: H. Rosado
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Luis Roa
Ballpark: Angel Stadium of Anaheim
Weather: Clear skies (59 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 8 mph
Start Time: 6:10 PM PT
Time: 4:00
Attendance: 39602
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