MLB

St. Louis 9, at Houston 4

Friday, April 17, 2026 · Final

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St. Louis Cardinals

77-85 · L4 · #22 (1276 ELO +4)

1 0 2 1 0 0 3 2 0 9 102

Houston Astros

81-83 · L2 · #17 (1293 ELO -4)

0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 81

Daikin Park · Houston, TX

Attendance: 33,086

Umpires: Alfonso Márquez [HP], Willie Traynor [1B], Lance Barrett [2B], Malachi Moore [3B]

Cardinals Power Past Astros Behind Gorman, Herrera

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Nolan Gorman launched a decisive three-run homer in the seventh inning and Iván Herrera added a two-run blast in the eighth, powering the St. Louis Cardinals to a 9-4 victory over the Houston Astros on Friday night at Daikin Park. The win improved the Cardinals to 11-8 on the young season, while the Astros fell to 8-13, continuing a sluggish start. St. Louis struck first against Astros starter Peter Lambert. JJ Wetherholt led off the game with a single, moved to third on an Alec Burleson single and scored on Jordan Walker’s RBI single to center for… Read more...

Top Statlines

Iván Herrera STL 2/4 1hr 3rbi
Kyle Leahy STL 5.0ip 5h 3er 6k
Peter Lambert HOU 5.0ip 7h 4er 8k

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOU 56.0%

Spread HOU -1.5

Projected Score STL 6 HOU 2

Money Line HOU -140/STL +120

Over/Under 8.5 (Over)