HOUSTON (AP) — Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and José Fermín and Alec Burleson added solo shots to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 7-5 win over the Houston Astros Saturday night.

Winn’s homer made it 4-1 in the third and the second home run of Fermín’s career pushed the lead to 5-1 in the sixth. Burleson’s shot to the second deck in right field in the seventh made it 6-1.

kAm*@C52? p=G2C6K 9:E 9:D >2;@C =628F6\=625:?8 ?:?E9 9@>6C 😕 E96 7:CDE :??:?8 2?5 $92J (9:E4@>3 9:E 2 E9C66\CF? 9@>6C 😕 E96 ?:?E9[ 3FE :E H2D?VE 6?@F89 E@ <66A E96 pDEC@D 7C@> =@D:?8 7@C E96 “E9 E:>6 😕 `b 82>6D]k^Am

kAmy@C52? (2=<6C D:?8=65 😕 E96 7:7E9 :??:?8 E@ 6IE6?5 9:D 9:EE:?8 DEC62< E@ `b 82>6D 2?5 }@=2? v@C>2? 925 EH@ 9:ED 2?5 EH@ #qxD E@ 96=A E96 r2C5:?2=D E@ E96:C 7@FCE9 DEC2:89E G:4E@CJ]k^Am

kAmp?5C6 !2==2?E6 Wa\`X 2==@H65 E9C66 9:ED 2?5 2 CF? H:E9 2 D62D@?\9:89 7:G6 DEC:<6@FED 😕 7:G6 :??:?8D E@ 86E E96 H:? 7@C E96 r2C5:?2=D] #:=6J ~VqC:6? 8@E E96 =2DE EH@ @FED @7 E96 82>6 E@ 86E 9:D D:IE9 D2G6]k^Am

kAmw@FDE@? DE2CE6C {2?46 |4rF==6CD yC] W`\`X J:6=565 7@FC 9:ED 2?5 7@FC CF?D[ H2=<65 E9C66 32EE6CD 2?5 9:E EH@ 😕 7:G6 :??:?8D]k^Am

kAm|4rF==6CD 9:E E96 7:CDE EH@ 32EE6CD H:E9 A:E496D 367@C6 H2=<:?8 (2=<6C H:E9 @?6 @FE] v@C>2? 9:E 2 EH@ #qx D:?8=6 @? 2 8C@F?56C E@ C:89E 7:6=5 E@ >2<6 :E a\_]k^Am

kAmp=G2C6K 4FE E96 =625 E@ a\` H:E9 9:D 9@>6 CF? E@ 46?E6C 7:6=5 H:E9 @?6 @FE 😕 E96 7:CDE]k^Am

kAmv@C>2? D:?8=65 H:E9 @?6 @FE 😕 E96 E9:C5 367@C6 (:??’D 9@>6 CF? E@ =67E 7:6=5 >256 :E c\`]k^Am

kAmu6C>í? 4@??64E65 @77 r@=E@? v@C5@? H:E9 @?6 @FE 😕 E96 D:IE9 @? 9:D D9@E E@ E96 D62ED 😕 =67E 7:6=5 E@ AFD9 E96 =625 E@ d\`]k^Am

k9am&A }6IEk^9am

kAm$E] {@F:D {w! |2EE96H {:36C2E@C6 W_\`[ c]ah t#pX @AA@D6D #w! |:<6 qFCC@HD W`\b[ e]ddX 😕 E96 D6C:6D 7:?2=6 $F?52J]k^Am

k9C ^m

kAmp! |{qi k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3Qm9EEADi^^2A?6HD]4@>^9F3^>=3k^2mk^Am

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.