St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros AI Sports Picks & Predictions

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

9–4

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 9 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.44Runs per game5.35
0.231Batting average0.264
0.326On-base percentage0.358
0.369Slugging percentage0.431
0.695OPS0.788
1.11Home runs per game1.05
7.56Hits per game8.95
20Home runs21
14Stolen bases9

Pitching

4.94ERA6.01
1.45WHIP1.67
6.09Strikeouts per nine9.88
3.90Walks per nine5.86
5.00Runs allowed per game5.75
0.264Opponent batting average0.265
111Pitching strikeouts189
5Quality starts3
6Saves5

Highlighted values lead the matchup; for points allowed, turnovers and similar stats, lower is better.

Odds

Sportsbook	Spread (HOU)	Total	STL ML	HOU ML
DDraftKings	+1.5	9	+104	-126
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+106	-124
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+110	-130
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+110	-130
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+111	-122
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+108	-137
BBetus	-1.5	9	+113	-124
BBovada	-1.5	9	+106	-126
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+105	-125
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+111	-122
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+106	-125

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Apr 17, 2026

8:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	14th	27th
HOU	5th	29th

Matchup

STLHOU

10-8Record8-12
55.6%Win %40.0%
7-5Home record7-3
3-3Road record1-9
6-4Last 102-8
2Streak-1
-17Run diff-10
0-0Division3-8
2Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	T
STL	1	0	2	1	0	0	3	2	0	9
HOU	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	1	0	4

Team Stats

STLStatHOU

9Runs4
10Hits8
2Errors1
2Home runs3
9RBI4
1Stolen bases0
9K (bat)10
10K (pit)9
2BB (pit)4

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	5	0	1	0	2	0
Nolan Gorman2B	5	1	1	1	3	0
Pedro PagesC	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ivan HerreraC	4	2	2	1	3	0
Alec BurlesonRF	4	1	2	0	0	1
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	0	1	1
Victor Scott IICF	4	0	0	0	0	0
JJ WetherholtSS	3	3	1	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchLF	3	0	1	0	0	1

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Kyle LeahyRP	5.0	5	3	3	0	6
JoJo RomeroRP	1.0	1	0	0	0	0
Ryne StanekRP	1.0	2	1	1	2	3
Justin BruihlRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	0
George SorianoRP	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

HOU — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Jose Altuve2B	5	1	1	1	1	0
Carlos CorreaSS	5	1	1	0	0	0
Yordan AlvarezLF	5	1	2	1	1	0
Taylor TrammellLF	4	0	2	0	1	0
Christian Walker1B	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joey LoperfidoLF	3	0	0	0	0	0
Christian VazquezC	3	1	2	1	1	1
Cam Smith3B	2	0	0	0	0	1
Isaac Paredes3B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick AllenSS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Shay WhitcombSS	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brice MatthewsSS	1	0	0	0	0	0

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Peter LambertRP	5.0	7	4	4	1	8
J.P. FranceSP	2.0	1	2	2	1	1
Bryan AbreuRP	1.0	2	3	3	1	0
Steven OkertRP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0

Scoring Summary

95 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Wetherholt reached on infield single to third.
0-0
Top
Herrera flied out to center.
0-0
Top
Burleson singled to center, Wetherholt to third.
0-0
Top
Walker singled to center, Wetherholt scored, Burleson to third.
1-0
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Winn popped out to second.
1-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve flied out to left.
1-0
Bottom
Alvarez singled to center.
1-0
Bottom
Correa struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 2 Top

Top
Church singled to right.
1-0
Top
Pagés grounded into double play, third to second to first, Church out at second.
1-0
Top
Scott II grounded out to second.
1-0

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Loperfido struck out looking.
1-0
Bottom
Smith grounded out to third.
1-0
Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
1-0

Inning 3 Top

Top
Wetherholt hit by pitch.
1-0
Top
Herrera hit by pitch, Wetherholt to second.
1-0
Top
Burleson walked, Herrera to second, Wetherholt to third.
1-0
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
1-0
Top
Winn singled to left, Herrera scored and Wetherholt scored, Burleson to third.
3-0
Top
Church struck out swinging.
3-0

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Vázquez homered to left (357 feet).
3-1
Bottom
Allen flied out to left.
3-1
Bottom
Altuve grounded out to third.
3-1
Bottom
Alvarez homered to right (357 feet).
3-2
Bottom
Correa grounded out to shortstop.
3-2

Inning 4 Top

Top
Pagés doubled to left, Pagés safe at third on throwing error by left fielder Loperfido.
3-2
Top
Scott II struck out swinging.
3-2
Top
Wetherholt grounded out to first.
3-2
Top
Herrera singled to center, Pagés scored.
4-2
Top
Burleson struck out swinging.
4-2

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Walker safe at first on fielding error by first baseman Burleson.
4-2
Bottom
Loperfido grounded out to shortstop, Walker to second.
4-2
Bottom
Smith reached first base on catcher's interference.
4-2
Bottom
Trammell reached on infield single to shortstop, Smith to second, Walker to third.
4-2
Bottom
Vázquez struck out looking.
4-2
Bottom
Paredes hit for Allen
4-2
Bottom
Paredes struck out swinging.
4-2

Inning 5 Top

Top
Correa at shortstop.
4-2
Top
Paredes at third base.
4-2
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
4-2
Top
Gorman struck out swinging.
4-2
Top
Winn grounded out to shortstop.
4-2

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve homered to left (384 feet).
4-3
Bottom
Alvarez lined out to center.
4-3
Bottom
Correa grounded out to first.
4-3
Bottom
Walker grounded out to first.
4-3

Inning 6 Top

Top
Okert relieved Lambert
4-3
Top
Church walked.
4-3
Top
Church stole second.
4-3
Top
Pagés flied out to center.
4-3
Top
Scott II bunt grounded out to catcher.
4-3
Top
Wetherholt flied out to right.
4-3

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Bruihl relieved Leahy
4-3
Bottom
Loperfido grounded out to second.
4-3
Bottom
Smith lined out to center.
4-3
Bottom
Trammell flied out to right.
4-3

Inning 7 Top

Top
Matthews in left field.
4-3
Top
Abreu relieved Okert
4-3
Top
Herrera flied out to right.
4-3
Top
Burleson doubled to left.
4-3
Top
Walker walked.
4-3
Top
Gorman homered to right (353 feet), Burleson scored and Walker scored.
7-3
Top
Winn flied out to right.
7-3
Top
Church grounded out to second.
7-3

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Romero relieved Bruihl
7-3
Bottom
Vázquez reached on infield single to shortstop.
7-3
Bottom
Paredes fouled out to first.
7-3
Bottom
Altuve lined out to pitcher.
7-3
Bottom
Alvarez flied out to right.
7-3

Inning 8 Top

Top
France relieved Abreu
7-3
Top
Pagés grounded out to second.
7-3
Top
Scott II struck out swinging.
7-3
Top
Wetherholt walked.
7-3
Top
Herrera homered to left (383 feet), Wetherholt scored.
9-3
Top
Burleson grounded out to pitcher.
9-3

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Stanek relieved Romero
9-3
Bottom
Correa doubled to left.
9-3
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
9-3
Bottom
Matthews struck out looking.
9-3
Bottom
Smith walked.
9-3
Bottom
Trammell singled to right, Correa scored, Smith to third.
9-4
Bottom
Vázquez walked, Trammell to second.
9-4
Bottom
Whitcomb hit for Paredes
9-4
Bottom
Whitcomb struck out swinging.
9-4

Inning 9 Top

Top
Whitcomb at third base.
9-4
Top
Walker grounded out to second.
9-4
Top
Gorman flied out to center.
9-4
Top
Winn flied out to center.
9-4

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Soriano relieved Stanek
9-4
Bottom
Altuve struck out looking.
9-4
Bottom
Alvarez grounded out to second.
9-4
Bottom
Correa flied out to right.
9-4

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Player props

St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Player Props

Prop lines and results for the players in this game, by market.

Carlos Correa
RBIs: 6/22 over · last line 0.5
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Daulton Varsho
Home Runs: 3/22 over · last line 0.5
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Yainer Diaz
Hits: 12/20 over · last line 0.5
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Matthew Liberatore
Strikeouts: 9/18 over · last line 5.5
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Andre Pallante
Outs: 9/17 over · last line 11.5
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Christian Vazquez
Hits: 8/17 over · last line 0.5
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Michael McGreevy
Hits Allowed: 9/17 over · last line 4.5
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Hunter Brown
Outs: 6/15 over · last line 15.5
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Kyle Leahy
Hits Allowed: 8/14 over · last line 2.5
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Peter Lambert
Hits Allowed: 7/14 over · last line 5.5
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Blaze Jordan
Walks: 1/11 over · last line 0.5
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Hayden Wesneski
Hits Allowed: 6/10 over · last line 4.5
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St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros: Final Score & Recap

The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Houston Astros 9-4 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Friday, April 17, 2026. The line score, team and player box scores, and scoring summary are in the Game Stats tab.

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Odds

DraftKings lists the Houston Astros at HOU +1.5 on the run line, with the total set at 9. Moneylines are St. Louis Cardinals +104 and Houston Astros -126. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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