ST. LOUIS

CARDINALSSTL

11-8  |  Road

7
FINAL
Sat, Apr 18 • 7:10 PM ET
Daikin Park
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HOUSTON

ASTROSHOU

8-13  |  Home

5
Probable Pitchers
Riley O'Brien
STARTING PITCHER

Riley O'Brien

#61 | Relief Pitcher
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AJ Blubaugh
STARTING PITCHER

AJ Blubaugh

#69 | Relief Pitcher
Player W-L ERA WHIP IP K
Riley O'Brien None-None 0.00 -- 0.2 1
AJ Blubaugh None-None 7.07 -- 1.1 2
None-None W-L None-None
0.00 Ldr ERA 7.07
-- WHIP --
0.2 IP (Innings Pitched) Ldr 1.1
1 K (Strikeouts) Ldr 2
AI Model Win Probability
CARDINALS
100%
📊
ASTROS
0%
CARDINALS --
ASTROS --
AI Model Projected Total
AI Projection
11.0
Projected
Book Total
--
Over / Under Line
Over 0 0%
Under 0 100%
AI Model Spread Expectation
AI Spread Proj
-1.0
HOUSTON
Book Spread
--
Book Line
▲ Edge: +1.0 points (Houston)
CardinalsSTL (-3.5) 0 AstrosHOU (+3.5)
Model Expected Spread
Spread Distribution
AI Model

Cardinals Cover

40.1%

Astros Cover

59.9%

+12+8+40-4-8-12
Distribution centered around HOU -1.0 expected margin.
Margin of Victory (HOU)

STL By 1-2 runs

16.3%

STL By 3-4 runs

10.6%

HOU By 1-2 runs

19.6%

HOU By 3-4 runs

16.3%

AI Model Projected Score
5
ST. LOUIS
6
HOUSTON
Simulated Score
3
ST. LOUIS
6
HOUSTON
Projections Grades
Moneyline (ML)
Agreement
AI Astros Loss
0% Win Prob
D
Sim Astros Loss
50% Win Prob
D
Run Line (ATS)
Agreement
AI Astros (+1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -1.0
D
Sim Astros (+1.5) Loss
Proj Runs: -3.0
D
Over/Under (Total)
No Consensus
AI o9.0 Win
Proj Total: 11.0
D
Sim u9.0 Loss
Proj Total: 9.0
D
Head-to-Head History
Date Game Score
Apr 19, 2026 STL @ HOU 7 - 5
Apr 18, 2026 STL @ HOU 7 - 5
Apr 17, 2026 STL @ HOU 9 - 4
Apr 16, 2025 HOU @ STL 1 - 4
Apr 15, 2025 HOU @ STL 2 - 0
Season Statistics Comparison
St. Louis STL
vs
Houston HOU
162 ▲
Games Played
2
4.44 ▲
Runs / Game
3.00
.239 ▲
Avg (AVG)
.169
.313 ▲
On-Base (OBP)
.229
.378 ▲
Slugging (SLG)
.354
.691 ▲
OPS
.582
167 ▲
Home Runs
4
Key Model Drivers
Walks (L5) +81.8% more
Houston: 4.9 vs St. Louis: 2.7
Strikeouts (L5) +13.7% more
Houston: 8.7 vs St. Louis: 7.7
Home Runs (Season) +97.6% more
St. Louis: 167.0 vs Houston: 4.0
Runs per Game (Season) +32.4% more
St. Louis: 4.4 vs Houston: 3.0
Post-Mortem Analysis
Metric Projected Actual
Score Game
STL Score 5.0 7
HOU Score 6.0 5
Team Stats Splits (Home / Away)
Errors 0.5 / 0.8 2.0 / 0.0
Hits 7.2 / 8.8 4.0 / 9.0
Home Runs 1.4 / 1.5 2.0 / 3.0
Strikeouts 8.7 / 7.7 11.0 / 9.0
Total Bases 13.1 / 14.7 11.0 / 19.0
Walks 4.9 / 2.7 4.0 / 8.0
Public Market Splits
Moneyline
Open: -- → --
30%TICKETS70%
36%MONEY64%
Spread (ATS)
Open: -- → --
52%TICKETS48%
22%MONEY78%
Total (O/U)
Open: -- → --
63%TICKETS37%
86%MONEY14%
Situational Trends
📊 Win-Loss
STL
77-85-0 (47.5%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
HOU Advantage
81-83-0 (49.4%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
🎯 ATS (Spread)
STL Advantage
(53.7%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
HOU
(51.2%)
Margin: -0.2 ATS +/-:
⚖️ Over/Under
STL
74-80-8
O: 48.1% / U: 51.9% Total +/-: +0.7
HOU
81-74-9
O: 52.3% / U: 47.7% Total +/-: +0.7