St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 4-18-2026

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St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction – 4-18-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

For the Cardinals as a team, they have hit a total of 22 two-baggers and 20 balls that have been hit out of the park. The St. Louis Cardinals have a slugging percentage of.369 and have been called out on strikes 141 times, while they have also walked 78 pitchers. Currently, the St. Louis Cardinals are averaging 4.4 runs per game, which places them in the fourteenth spot in the Major League Baseball. Throughout the course of the season, they have amassed a total of 136 base hits and 79 runs batted in, and their team batting average is currently at.231. They are currently batting.326 with an on-base percentage of.326 and have scored 80 runs.

In the Major League Baseball, the Cardinals have a season earned run average of 4.94, which places them 27th, and their pitching staff has rung up 111 batters. The pitchers for the Cardinals have allowed 18 home runs and 97 runs, which places them in the 26th spot in the league. During the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 71 players from the opposing team, and their batting average per game (FIP) is 4.72. At the same time that they have allowed 90 earned runs, St. Louis has also allowed 167 base hits (9.2 per 9 innings). Their pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.45, and they have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.56 throughout the course of their career.

Throughout the course of the season, the Cardinals have utilized 67 bullpen pitchers in their lineup. Over the course of the season, relief pitchers have been given 33 runners to inherit, and 36.4% of those runners have contributed to their team’s score. The bullpen has collected 15 holds so far this season, which places them seventh in the Major League Baseball. There have been 22 instances in which Cardinals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base, and they have also made 25 appearances in high leverage situations. Over the course of the season, they have made a total of six saves, but they have failed to save two of the eight opportunities they have had to save the game. There have been 24 instances in which the Cardinals relievers have been called upon to make saves, and they have a save percentage of 75.0 percent.

During the current season, the St. Louis Cardinals had a total of 492 putouts, in addition to 183 assists and 9 errors. In the Major League Baseball, they have recorded 15 double plays and have a fielding percentage of.987, which places them in the fourteenth spot. With 1,476 innings played, the Cardinals have a 69.8 percent success rate in converting balls put into play into outs, which places them 17th in the professional baseball rankings.

During his time in the professional baseball league, Pallante has hit the ball for 475 innings and has 328 strikeouts to his credit. His earned run average is 4.34, and he has allowed 229 runs to be scored against him. His WHIP is 1.421. In addition to 188 free passes, he has allowed 487 base knocks, which is equivalent to 9.2 hits per nine innings. Over the course of his career in the major leagues, Pallante has a record of 25-30 and has earned a fielding-in percentage of 4.27. During this time, he has faced 2,053 batters competing against him.

The Astros have a team slugging percentage of.431, and they average 5.35 runs per game, which places them fifth in the league. While walking 91 times and scoring 107 runs, they have registered 50 doubles. In addition, they have done so. During the course of the season, Houston has hit 21 home runs and contributed 99 runs to the team’s total. They have earned 179 base hits and have been called out on strikes 157 times, which is the seventeenth most in the Major League Baseball. Currently, the Houston Astros have a team batting average of.264 and an on-base percentage of.358, both of which are considered to be among the best in the league right now.

The Houston pitching staff has allowed 117 runs to be scored against them so far this season, and they have a team earned run average of 6.01 (115 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 29 home runs, and their run average per nine innings is 6.12, which places them 29th in the Major League Baseball. As of this point in the season, the Astros have a team WHIP of 1.668 and a FIP of 5.34. Additionally, the Astros have a fielding percentage of 5.34. The ratio of their strikeouts to walks is 9.90, with 189 strikeouts and 112 walks respectively. When it comes to the total number of hits that they have given up, they are ranked 28th in the Major League Baseball.

With a save percentage of one hundred percent, they are ranked second in Major League Baseball, and they have sent sixty-five relievers out onto the field during the season. In addition to the 28 times that they have faced scenarios with runners on base, their bullpen pitchers have also faced high leverage situations 15 times. The Astros have accumulated 8 holds and have not blown any saves while they are now sitting with 13 save situations. Relievers have been called upon by Houston to enter the game in five different save situations, and they have been successful in making five saves. Relievers from Houston had a scoring rate of 31.3% of 48 inherited runners, which is a significant percentage.

Although they have played 1,551 innings, the Astros have a defense efficiency of 66.7%, which places them 29th in all of baseball. There have been 20 double plays committed by the Houston Astros, and their fielding percentage is.991, which places them sixth in the major leagues. During the course of the season, the Astros have gathered 517 putouts, registered 144 assists, and committed only six errors.

Throughout his career in the Major League Baseball, McCullers has allowed a total of 678 hits while striking out 878 batters in 789 innings pitched. In his career, McCullers has a record of 52-37, has a 3.74 earned run average, and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings pitched. He has maintained a WHIP of 1.291 and a FIP of 3.7 while allowing a total of 328 earned runs to be scored against him. The ratio of strikeouts to walks that he has achieved is 2.57, and over his career in professional baseball, he has faced 3,352 batters.

St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction – Betting Odds

Now in this St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction, we have the odds for this game:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
St. Louis Cardinals	+N/A	+N/A	N/A O
Houston Astros	-N/A	-N/A	N/A U

St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction – Head to Head – MLB Betting Picks

Date	Team	Opp	Close	Result	RL/OU
Mar 22, 2026	Astros	Cardinals	-135 / 7	Lost 2-3	Lost / Under
Mar 18, 2026	Astros	@Cardinals	-142 / 7	Lost 1-4	Lost / Under
Mar 13, 2026	Astros	@Cardinals	-130 / 8.5	Lost 4-5	Lost / Over
Mar 9, 2026	Astros	Cardinals	/		– / –
Feb 26, 2026	Astros	@Cardinals	/		– / –
Feb 22, 2026	Astros	Cardinals	-118 / 10.5	Lost 5-6	Lost / Over
Apr 16, 2025	Astros	@Cardinals	-111 / 8.5	Lost 1-4	Lost / Under
Apr 15, 2025	Astros	@Cardinals	-135 / 7.5	Won 2-0	Won / Under
Apr 14, 2025	Astros	@Cardinals	-110 / 7	Lost 3-8	Lost / Over
Mar 21, 2025	Astros	@Cardinals	/		– / –

✅ Our St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Pick: Houston ✅

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