MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/02/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2654 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2ND , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (73-67) 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1
St. Louis Cardinals (50-90) 0 0 0 1 0 3 2 0 X 6 9 1
Cardinals Pocket 6-2 Win Against Houston
Josiah Gray, who is tied for 3rd in the NL in complete games with 1, propelled his team to victory over the Houston Astros. The final score was 6-2, St. Louis. With the win over Houston, the Cardinals improved to 50-90.

The Cardinals got a big hit from designated hitter Keston Hiura. In the bottom of the sixth, Hiura smacked a 3-run home run off Houston pitcher Mitch Spence. It was his 14th home run of the season. Suddenly, the Cardinals were ahead, 4-2.

"We'll pop the top on a cold beverage and get back to work tomorrow," Hiura said.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Kwan LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .278 6 43
H. Kim 2B, SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 .240 9 58
T. Hernández RF 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .285 40 100
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .242 27 84
C. Walker 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .203 30 68
Y. Diaz C 4 1 1 1 0 1 2 .252 20 59
N. Castellanos DH 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .292 9 24
J. Ortiz SS 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 .243 14 54
   a-A. Gauthier SS, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 .195 0 6
A. Thomas CF 2 0 0 0 0 1 2 .266 7 48
   b-A. Call PH, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .216 1 8
Totals 32 2 4 2 3 9 13      
a - A. Gauthier substituted for J. Ortiz in the 5th
b - A. Call pinch hit for A. Thomas in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Ortiz (26, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 1 on, 2 outs)
Home Runs: Y. Diaz (20, 2nd Inning off J. Gray, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: Y. Diaz 4 , N. Castellanos , J. Ortiz 3
2-out RBI: Y. Diaz , J. Ortiz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Y. Diaz , A. Thomas
Team LOB: 6

BASERUNNING
SB: N. Castellanos (4)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Gauthier (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Ortiz-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 3 2 1 0 1 0 1 .227 5 35
W. Brennan LF 4 2 2 1 0 1 1 .241 7 46
M. Betts RF 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 .252 22 60
K. Hiura DH 4 1 1 3 0 0 0 .205 14 62
A. Rizzo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .234 26 74
J. Pena SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 0 .247 14 55
G. Allen CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .211 7 22
A. Jackson C 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 .246 7 16
A. Monasterio 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .204 1 14
Totals 33 6 9 6 1 2 10      
BATTING
Home Runs: W. Brennan (7, 4th Inning off M. Spence, 0 on, 0 outs) , K. Hiura (14, 6th Inning off M. Spence, 2 on, 1 out) , M. Betts (22, 7th Inning off A. Weems, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stott , W. Brennan 5 , M. Betts 4 , K. Hiura 4 , J. Pena 2 , A. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: M. Betts
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Jackson
GIDP: B. Stott
Team LOB: 4

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Brennan (15)

FIELDING
Errors: A. Monasterio (7)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Spence L (4-3) 6.1 8 4 4 0 1 2 100 5.16   
A. Weems 0.1 1 2 2 1 1 1 17 5.02   
A. Kittredge 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 3.32   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Spence 42
Batters Faced: M. Spence 27, A. Weems 3, A. Kittredge 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Spence 10-7, A. Weems 0-0, A. Kittredge 1-3
Pitches - Strikes: M. Spence 100-69, A. Weems 17-8, A. Kittredge 10-6
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. Gray 5.1 3 2 2 3 4 1 94 3.15   
C. Morris W (5-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 17 5.35   
T. Hill H (15) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6.26   
B. Baker 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 26 2.57   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. Gray 55
Batters Faced: J. Gray 22, C. Morris 4, T. Hill 2, B. Baker 7
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. Gray 7-5, C. Morris 1-0, T. Hill 1-1, B. Baker 1-2
Pitches - Strikes: J. Gray 94-55, C. Morris 17-13, T. Hill 6-3, B. Baker 26-19
Inherited Runners - Scored: C. Morris 2-0 , T. Hill 1-0
WP: J. Gray
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josiah Gray
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (71 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 10 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:16
Attendance: 17178
Special Notes: SS Joey Ortiz was injured in a collision at a base.
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