MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
09/03/2025
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
HOUSTON ASTROS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 2669 - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3RD , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Houston Astros (73-68) 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 5 1
St. Louis Cardinals (51-90) 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 5 12 0
Houston Upended by St. Louis, 5-3
St. Louis starter Shota Imanaga pitched well against the Houston Astros at Busch Stadium. The left-hander led his team to a win, 5-3. St. Louis is now 51-90, Houston 73-68.

Jeremy Pena chipped in a 2-run home run for St. Louis in the bottom of the second. For the game, the shortstop had 2 hits in 4 at-bats with 1 home run, 1 single, 1 run scored, and 3 runs batted in.

"We had some nice at-bats at the right time," said Cardinals manager Jason B.
HOUSTON BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
H. Kim SS 4 1 2 2 0 0 0 .242 10 60
L. Nootbaar RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 .226 18 54
T. Hernández LF 4 0 1 0 0 3 0 .284 40 100
Y. Alvarez 1B 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .241 27 84
C. Walker 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .201 30 68
   a-S. Kwan PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .278 6 43
N. Castellanos DH 3 0 0 0 1 1 1 .286 9 24
A. Gauthier 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 2 .198 0 6
A. Thomas CF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .264 7 48
W. MacIver C 3 1 1 1 0 0 0 .179 4 11
Totals 31 3 5 3 3 8 7      
a - S. Kwan pinch hit for C. Walker in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: A. Gauthier (4, 3rd Inning off S. Imanaga, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: H. Kim (10, 8th Inning off J. Leftwich, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: H. Kim 5 , T. Hernández , A. Gauthier 2 , W. MacIver
2-out RBI: H. Kim
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Gauthier
GIDP: Y. Alvarez
Team LOB: 4

FIELDING
Errors: Y. Alvarez (3)
Double Plays: 1 (Walker-Gauthier-Alvarez)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Stott 2B 5 1 2 0 0 1 1 .229 5 35
W. Brennan LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 2 .243 7 46
M. Betts RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 3 .252 22 61
K. Hiura DH 4 1 2 0 0 2 2 .207 14 62
A. Rizzo 1B 3 1 1 1 1 0 2 .235 26 75
J. Pena SS 4 1 2 3 0 2 2 .249 15 58
A. Monasterio 3B 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .200 1 14
W. Perez CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 .222 3 34
A. Jackson C 4 0 2 0 0 1 1 .254 7 16
Totals 35 5 12 5 2 8 16      
BATTING
Doubles: A. Rizzo (24, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 1 on, 0 outs) , K. Hiura (18, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 0 on, 0 outs) , B. Stott (23, 7th Inning off M. Llovera, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: J. Pena (15, 2nd Inning off J. deGrom, 1 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: B. Stott 3 , W. Brennan 2 , M. Betts , K. Hiura 3 , A. Rizzo 2 , J. Pena 5 , A. Jackson 2
2-out RBI: J. Pena
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: M. Betts , J. Pena , A. Monasterio
GIDP: A. Jackson
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: W. Brennan (16)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Pena-Stott-Rizzo)
HOUSTON PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
J. deGrom L (12-7) 5.1 8 4 3 2 5 1 93 3.92   
M. Llovera 1.2 3 1 1 0 2 0 22 5.40   
H. Harvey 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 14 2.43   
PITCHING
Game Score: J. deGrom 41
Batters Faced: J. deGrom 26, M. Llovera 7, H. Harvey 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: J. deGrom 5-6, M. Llovera 1-1, H. Harvey 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: J. deGrom 93-54, M. Llovera 22-16, H. Harvey 14-10
Inherited Runners - Scored: M. Llovera 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
S. Imanaga W (10-10) 6.0 2 1 1 0 6 0 94 3.39   
J. Hill H (1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 18 5.28   
J. Leftwich 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 22 4.77   
D. Robertson H (10) 0.2 1 0 0 2 0 0 22 3.77   
B. Bernardino SV (3) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 11 4.01   
PITCHING
Game Score: S. Imanaga 70
Batters Faced: S. Imanaga 20, J. Hill 4, J. Leftwich 5, D. Robertson 4, B. Bernardino 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: S. Imanaga 6-6, J. Hill 0-2, J. Leftwich 2-1, D. Robertson 1-0, B. Bernardino 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: S. Imanaga 94-62, J. Hill 18-11, J. Leftwich 22-15, D. Robertson 22-10, B. Bernardino 11-9
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Bernardino 2-0
WP: S. Imanaga
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Shota Imanaga
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Clear skies (69 degrees), wind blowing in from right at 9 mph
Start Time: 6:45 PM CT
Time: 3:25
Attendance: 18398
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