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

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St. Louis CardinalsSTL

7–5

Final

Houston AstrosHOU

Daikin Park

Team Season Averages

St. Louis CardinalsLeads 9 of 18

Houston AstrosLeads 9 of 18

Batting

4.68Runs per game5.29
0.233Batting average0.262
0.329On-base percentage0.353
0.377Slugging percentage0.434
0.706OPS0.787
1.16Home runs per game1.14
7.68Hits per game8.90
22Home runs24
15Stolen bases9

Pitching

4.89ERA6.15
1.43WHIP1.67
6.29Strikeouts per nine9.84
3.80Walks per nine5.76
4.95Runs allowed per game5.90
0.262Opponent batting average0.267
121Pitching strikeouts198
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	+124	-149
FFanDuel	-1.5	9	+124	-146
BBetMGM	-1.5	9	+120	-145
CCaesars	-1.5	9	+118	-140
BBetOnline	-1.5	9	+123	-136
BBetRivers	-1.5	9	+125	-157
BBetus	-1.5	9	+122	-135
BBovada	-1.5	9	+118	-141
FFanatics	-1.5	9	+120	-145
LLowVig	-1.5	9	+123	-136
MMyBookie	-1.5	9	+120	-141

Game Information

Daikin Park

Stadium

Apr 18, 2026

7:10 PM EDT

Gametime weather

Conditions pending

Lineups

STL

Starters

HOU

Starters

Rankings

Team	Offense	Defense
STL	11th	27th
HOU	6th	29th

Matchup

STLHOU

11-8Record8-13
57.9%Win %38.1%
7-5Home record7-4
4-3Road record1-9
6-4Last 102-8
3Streak-2
-12Run diff-15
0-0Division3-8
1 (B2B)Rest days1 (B2B)

Scores

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

Team Stats

STLStatHOU

7Runs5
9Hits4
0Errors2
3Home runs2
6RBI4
1Stolen bases1
11K (bat)9
9K (pit)11
8BB (pit)4

Player Stats

STL — Batting

Player	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	BB
Masyn WinnSS	5	1	1	1	2	0
Nolan Gorman2B	5	1	2	0	2	0
Alec BurlesonRF	5	1	2	1	1	0
Ivan HerreraC	4	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchLF	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jose Fermin2B	3	1	1	1	1	1
Ramon Urias3B	3	1	0	0	0	1
JJ WetherholtSS	3	1	1	0	0	1
Victor Scott IICF	0	0	0	0	0	0

STL — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Andre PallanteSP	5.0	3	1	1	3	5
Gordon GraceffoSP	2.0	0	0	0	0	1
Matt SvansonRP	1.0	0	1	1	3	1
Riley O'BrienRP	0.2	0	0	0	0	1
George SorianoRP	0.1	1	3	3	2	1

HOU — Batting

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

HOU — Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K
Lance McCullers Jr.SP	5.0	4	4	4	3	4
Colton GordonSP	2.2	4	3	3	1	5
AJ BlubaughSP	1.1	1	0	0	0	2

Scoring Summary

95 events · 9 scoring

Inning 1 Top

Top
Correa at shortstop.
0-0
Top
Whitcomb at third base.
0-0
Top
Wetherholt hit by pitch.
0-0
Top
Herrera hit by pitch, Wetherholt to second.
0-0
Top
Burleson flied out to center, Wetherholt to third.
0-0
Top
Walker walked, Herrera to second.
0-0
Top
Gorman singled to right, Herrera scored and Wetherholt scored, Walker to third, Gorman safe at second on fielding error by right fielder Smith.
2-0
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
2-0
Top
Urías fouled out to first.
2-0

Inning 1 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
2-0
Bottom
Alvarez homered to center (421 feet).
2-1
Bottom
Correa grounded out to third.
2-1
Bottom
Walker grounded out to second.
2-1

Inning 2 Top

Top
Church struck out swinging.
2-1
Top
Fermín walked.
2-1
Top
Wetherholt walked, Fermín to second.
2-1
Top
Herrera struck out looking.
2-1
Top
Burleson flied out to right.
2-1

Inning 2 Bottom

Bottom
Paredes grounded out to third.
2-1
Bottom
Trammell singled to right.
2-1
Bottom
Trammell stole second.
2-1
Bottom
Smith grounded out to shortstop, Trammell to third.
2-1
Bottom
Vázquez walked.
2-1
Bottom
Whitcomb flied out to center.
2-1

Inning 3 Top

Top
Walker lined out to center.
2-1
Top
Gorman singled to center.
2-1
Top
Winn homered to left (373 feet), Gorman scored.
4-1
Top
Urías flied out to right.
4-1
Top
Church lined out to first.
4-1

Inning 3 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Alvarez doubled to center.
4-1
Bottom
Correa walked.
4-1
Bottom
Walker struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Paredes grounded out to catcher.
4-1

Inning 4 Top

Top
Fermín struck out swinging.
4-1
Top
Wetherholt lined out to center.
4-1
Top
Herrera safe at first on fielding error by third baseman Whitcomb, Herrera to second.
4-1
Top
Burleson grounded out to first.
4-1

Inning 4 Bottom

Bottom
Trammell grounded out to second.
4-1
Bottom
Smith walked.
4-1
Bottom
Vázquez flied out to right.
4-1
Bottom
Whitcomb struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 5 Top

Top
Walker singled to right.
4-1
Top
Gorman lined out to left.
4-1
Top
Walker stole second.
4-1
Top
Winn grounded out to third.
4-1
Top
Urías grounded out to shortstop.
4-1

Inning 5 Bottom

Bottom
Altuve struck out swinging.
4-1
Bottom
Alvarez flied out to left.
4-1
Bottom
Correa struck out swinging.
4-1

Inning 6 Top

Top
Gordon relieved McCullers Jr.
4-1
Top
Church struck out looking.
4-1
Top
Fermín homered to left center (370 feet).
5-1
Top
Wetherholt struck out looking.
5-1
Top
Herrera struck out swinging.
5-1

Inning 6 Bottom

Bottom
Graceffo relieved Pallante
5-1
Bottom
Walker grounded out to shortstop.
5-1
Bottom
Paredes flied out to shortstop.
5-1
Bottom
Trammell lined out to right.
5-1

Inning 7 Top

Top
Burleson homered to right center (408 feet).
6-1
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
6-1
Top
Gorman grounded out to first.
6-1
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
6-1

Inning 7 Bottom

Bottom
Smith grounded out to shortstop.
6-1
Bottom
Vázquez grounded out to third.
6-1
Bottom
Whitcomb struck out looking.
6-1

Inning 8 Top

Top
Urías walked.
6-1
Top
Church reached on bunt single to catcher, Urías to second.
6-1
Top
Fermín grounded into double play, shortstop to second to first, Church out at second, Urías to third.
6-1
Top
Urías scored on Gordon wild pitch.
7-1
Top
Urías scored on Gordon wild pitch.
7-1
Top
Wetherholt reached on infield single to third.
7-1
Top
Blubaugh relieved Gordon
7-1
Top
Herrera popped out to shortstop.
7-1

Inning 8 Bottom

Bottom
Church in left field.
7-1
Bottom
Scott II in center field.
7-1
Bottom
Svanson relieved Graceffo
7-1
Bottom
Altuve walked.
7-1
Bottom
Altuve to second on wild pitch by Svanson.
7-1
Bottom
Alvarez walked.
7-1
Bottom
Correa walked, Alvarez to second, Altuve to third.
7-1
Bottom
Walker grounded into double play, second to first, Altuve scored, Correa out at second, Alvarez to third.
7-2
Bottom
Paredes struck out looking.
7-2

Inning 9 Top

Top
Burleson doubled to left.
7-2
Top
Walker struck out swinging.
7-2
Top
Gorman flied out to right.
7-2
Top
Winn struck out swinging.
7-2

Inning 9 Bottom

Bottom
Soriano relieved Svanson
7-2
Bottom
Trammell struck out swinging.
7-2
Bottom
Smith walked.
7-2
Bottom
Vázquez walked, Smith to second.
7-2
Bottom
Whitcomb homered to center (407 feet), Smith scored and Vázquez scored.
7-5
Bottom
O'Brien relieved Soriano
7-5
Bottom
Altuve grounded out to shortstop.
7-5
Bottom
Alvarez struck out swinging.
7-5

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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 7-5 in this MLB game at Daikin Park on Saturday, April 18, 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 +124 and Houston Astros -149. Those are the closing numbers; the odds table above compares every book we track.

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