When is the next Cardinals game?

The St. Louis Cardinals visit the Houston Astros for a 3-game series starting Friday.

How are the Cardinals doing?

The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-8, 3rd in the NL Central. They are 4-3 over their last 7 games.

St. Louis Cardinals Daily Update
April 16, 2026

The St. Louis Cardinals are 10-8, 3rd in the NL Central. Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 at Busch Stadium.

Cardinals Daily Vibe Check

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getting outscored

14-Day Trend

30° 63°

Some of this, some of that. Down 9 in run differential this week. That's significant. Working in their favor, took last night by 2. That matters.

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Cardinals Score & Recap

Yesterday, the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-3 at Busch Stadium.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	8	0
	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0		5	9	0

Highlights

Nathan Church went 3-4 with 1 RBI.
Alec Burleson went 2-5 with 2 RBI.

Cardinals Record & Standings

NL Central

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Pirates	11	7	.611		W1
Reds	11	7	.611		W2
Cardinals	10	8	.556	1.0	W2
Brewers	9	8	.529	1.5	W1
Cubs	9	9	.500	2.0	W2

St. Louis Cardinals are 4-3 in their last 7 games, with a -9 run differential.

Cardinals Player Stats & Leaders

Batting Leaders

Player	HR	AVG	OPS	RBI
18 Jordan Walker	8	.319	1.083	15
41 Alec Burleson	2	.279	.787	14
26 JJ Wetherholt	3	.227	.733	9

Hot Hitters

Player	Streak
26 JJ Wetherholt	3 hits, 2 HR, 4 RBI, .3 AVG in last 3 games
27 Nathan Church	3 hits, 2 RBI, .5 AVG in last 3 games

Hot Pitchers

Pitcher	Streak
61 Riley O'Brien	3.0 scoreless IP, 4 K in 3 recent games
65 George Soriano	4.0 scoreless IP, 5 K in 3 recent games

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Cardinals Upcoming Schedule

Date	Opponent	Time
Fri 04/17	@ Houston Astros	8:10 PM
Sat 04/18	@ Houston Astros	7:10 PM
Sun 04/19	@ Houston Astros	2:10 PM

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