MLB

St. Louis 7, at Houston 5

Saturday, April 18, 2026 · Final

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St. Louis Cardinals

76-80 · W1 · #16 (1292 ELO +3)

2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 0 7 100

Houston Astros

77-79 · L3 · #18 (1290 ELO -3)

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 5 41

Daikin Park · Houston, TX

Attendance: 33,319

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

Cardinals Hold Off Late Astros Rally, Secure Series Win

HOUSTON (Interstat) — Andre Pallante delivered a desperately needed quality start and the St. Louis Cardinals flexed their power early to build a commanding lead, holding off a frantic Houston rally in the ninth inning to secure a 7-5 victory over the Astros on Saturday night at Daikin Park. A crowd of 33,319 watched the Cardinals win their second straight in the series and improve to 12-8, while the Astros lost for the 11th time in 13 games to fall to 8-14. The most critical sequence of the game came not during the Cardinals’ offensive outburst, but in the bottom… Read more...

Top Statlines

Andre Pallante STL 5.0ip 3h 1er 5k
Lance McCullers Jr. HOU 5.0ip 4h 4er 4k
Alec Burleson STL 2/5 1hr 1rbi

Forecasting

ELO Probability HOU 55.0%

Spread HOU -1.5

Projected Score STL 6 HOU 3

Money Line HOU -145/STL +125

Over/Under 8.5 (Over)