Houston Astros - St.Louis Cardinals 04-18-2026

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St.Louis Cardinals

P: Andre Pallante · 4.80 ERA

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Sat, Apr 18

Houston Astros

P: Lance McCullers Jr. (R) · 5.87 ERA

Team

St.Louis Cardinals

STL

Houston Astros

HOU

Game Details

• Daikin Park

Probable Starting Pitchers

Andre Pallante

St.Louis Cardinals Away

ERA

4.80

WHIP

1.533

K/9

4.20

BB/9

4.80

15.0

Last 3 Starts ERA 2.20 WHIP —

Lance McCullers Jr. RHP

Houston Astros Home

ERA

5.87

WHIP

1.304

K/9

9.98

BB/9

3.52

15.3

Last 3 Starts ERA 3.48 WHIP —

Betting Odds

Team	Moneyline	Run Line	Total
St.Louis Cardinals	+124	+1.5 (-164)	O 9 (-105)
Houston Astros	-135	-1.5 (+147)	U 9 (-107)

Closing line · Apr 18

Weather & Conditions

Temp65°F

Wind 17 mphNNW · crossR

Gusts29 mph

Humidity93%

Precip100%

SkyRain, Overcast

Away Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BJJ Wetherholt	3	1	1	0	1	1	0	.236
CIván Herrera 2B	4	1	1	0	0	2	3	.214
1BAlec Burleson HR 2B	5	1	2	1	0	0	5	.299
RFJordan Walker	4	0	1	0	1	2	1	.312
DHNolan Gorman	5	1	2	2	0	0	2	.222
SSMasyn Winn HR	5	1	1	2	0	3	4	.190
3BRamón Urías	3	1	0	0	1	0	3	.194
LFNathan Church	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.217
LFJosé Fermín HR	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	.250
CFVictor Scott II	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.235
Totals	36	7	10	6	4	11	20	—

Away Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Andre Pallante (W, 2-1)	5.0	3	1	1	3	5	1	87-48	4.05
Gordon Graceffo	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	26-15	0.87
Matt Svanson	1.0	0	1	1	3	1	0	24-9	13.50
George Soriano	0.1	1	3	3	2	1	1	17-7	4.82
Riley O'Brien (S, 6)	0.2	0	0	0	0	1	0	7-6	0.00
Totals	9.0	4	5	5	8	9	2	—	—

Home Batting

Houston Astros

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG
2BJose Altuve	4	1	0	0	1	2	0	.278
LFYordan Alvarez HR 2B	4	1	2	1	1	1	0	.342
SSCarlos Correa	2	0	0	0	2	1	0	.264
1BChristian Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1	4	.263
DHIsaac Paredes	4	0	0	0	0	1	3	.186
CFTaylor Trammell	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.292
RFCam Smith	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.257
CChristian Vázquez	2	1	0	0	2	0	1	.375
3BShay Whitcomb HR	4	1	1	3	0	2	3	.143
Totals	30	5	4	4	8	9	12	—

Home Pitching

Houston Astros

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P‑S	ERA
Lance McCullers Jr. (L, 1-1)	5.0	5	4	4	3	4	1	91-58	6.20
Colton Gordon	2.2	4	3	3	1	5	2	64-38	9.95
AJ Blubaugh	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	0	16-10	7.07
Totals	9.0	10	7	7	4	11	3	—	—

Scoring Plays

Inn	Score (A-H)	Play
T1	2–0	Nolan Gorman singles on a ground ball to right fielder Cam Smith. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera scores. Jordan Walker to 3rd. Nolan Gorman to 2nd. Nolan Gorman advances to 2nd, on a fielding error by right fielder Cam Smith.
B1	2–1	Yordan Alvarez homers (9) on a fly ball to center field.
T3	4–1	Masyn Winn homers (1) on a fly ball to left field. Nolan Gorman scores.
T6	5–1	José Fermín homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field.
T7	6–1	Alec Burleson homers (3) on a fly ball to right center field.
T8	7–1	JJ Wetherholt singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Shay Whitcomb.
B8	7–2	Christian Walker grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. Jose Altuve scores. Yordan Alvarez to 3rd. Carlos Correa out at 2nd. Christian Walker out at 1st.
B9	7–5	Shay Whitcomb homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. Cam Smith scores. Christian Vázquez scores.

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