Red Sox vs Cardinals Game Breakdown

Get ready to slide into some Major League excitement as the Boston Red Sox and the St. Louis Cardinals face off in a thrilling showdown at Busch Stadium tonight at 07:15 PM EST. The Red Sox, trailing a bit in the American League, are looking to steal a win and improve their 22-23 record, while the Cardinals, with a recent victory under their belts, are eager to climb up from their 19-25 stance in the National League. With the betting odds buzzing and an over/under of 8.0, fans are in for a treat under the sunny skies and breezy 80.6° weather in St. Louis. After their last clash where the Cardinals soared to a 10-6 victory, the Red Sox are hungry for redemption. So, buckle up as these teams pitch their way to victory, and let’s see if the Red Sox can outfox the Cardinals in their own nest!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: May 18, 2024 07:15PM EST

Location: Busch Stadium, St. Louis

Weather: Sunny with winds from the NNW at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.6° with 62% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	STL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	+105	8.0	-1.5/1.5
Recent	-117	-103	8.5	-1.5/1.5
Difference	+8	-208	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

129W-135L

53.9% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

138W-121L

46.1% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/17/24	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+8.0
05/17/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	10	Over	+8.0
05/12/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	8	Over	+6.0
05/12/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	6	Over	+6.0
05/13/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-1.0
05/13/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	3	Under	-1.0
05/14/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	9	Over	+2.0
05/14/23	Boston Red Sox BOS	1	Over	+2.0

Red Sox Vs Over/Under

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Kutter Crawford

ERA 2.236 | IP 52.3 | 2.0W-2.0L | KO 52.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-13-24	vsTB	5-3L	6.0	7	4	6	Under
05-07-24	@ATL	2-4L	6.0	5	2	6	Under
05-01-24	vsSF	2-6W	7.0	4	2	6	Under
04-26-24	vsCHC	7-1L	6.0	10	4	4	Under
04-20-24	@PIT	4-2W	6.0	7	1	6	Under
04-15-24	vsCLE	6-0L	5.7	2	0	6	Under
04-10-24	vsBAL	7-5L	5.0	2	0	6	Over
04-05-24	@LAA	8-6W	4.7	2	1	5	Over
03-30-24	@SEA	3-4L	6.0	3	1	7	Under
09-30-23	@BAL	2-5L	6.0	1	0	7	Under

Miles Mikolas

ERA 6.188 | IP 48.0 | 3.0W-5.0L | KO 35.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-12-24	@MIL	4-3W	6.0	6	3	3	Under
05-07-24	vsNYM	7-5L	4.0	9	6	3	Over
05-01-24	@DET	1-4L	6.0	6	3	4	Under
04-26-24	@NYM	4-2W	5.7	7	2	5	Under
04-20-24	vsMIL	12-5L	4.7	9	5	5	Over
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	4.7	4	5	3	Under
04-08-24	vsPHI	5-3L	6.7	6	2	3	Under
04-02-24	@SD	5-2W	6.0	7	2	4	Under
03-28-24	@LAD	1-7L	4.3	7	5	5	Under
10-01-23	vsCIN	3-4W	7.0	7	3	10	Under

Red Sox Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	vs STL	6-10L	12	1	Over
05/18	@ TB	5-6L	9	2	Over
05/17	@ TB	3-4L	8	2	Under
05/16	@ TB	5-4W	7	1	Over
05/15	@ TB	3-5L	8	1	Under
05/14	@ WAS	3-2W	7	0	Under
05/13	@ WAS	4-2W	6	1	Under
05/12	@ WAS	1-5L	9	0	Under
05/10	vs ATL	0-5L	7	0	Under
05/09	vs ATL	2-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	vs MIN	9-2W	11	2	Over
05/06	vs MIN	1-3L	8	0	Under
05/05	vs MIN	2-5L	4	0	Under
05/04	@ SF	1-3L	4	0	Under
05/03	@ SF	6-2W	10	0	Under

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
05/19	@ BOS	10-6W	14	4	Over
05/17	vs LAA	2-7L	9	1	Over
05/16	vs LAA	7-6W	12	1	Over
05/15	vs LAA	10-5W	10	1	Over
05/14	vs MIL	4-3W	11	1	Under
05/13	vs MIL	3-5L	12	0	Under
05/12	vs MIL	2-11L	5	1	Over
05/11	vs MIL	1-7L	6	1	Under
05/09	@ NYM	5-7L	11	3	Over
05/08	@ NYM	3-4L	8	0	Under
05/07	@ CWS	1-5L	4	1	Under
05/06	@ CWS	5-6L	5	1	Over
05/05	@ CWS	3-0W	6	0	Under
05/03	vs DET	1-4L	7	1	Under
05/02	vs DET	6-11L	11	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Boston Red Sox	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jarren Duran	9.3	11.9	0.273	0.443	38.8%	83.1%	1.1%
#2 Wilyer Abreu	9.3	12.2	0.264	0.463	39.7%	86.0%	3.3%
#3 Connor Wong	8.5	10.7	0.362	0.552	41.9%	97.1%	4.8%
#4 Rafael Devers	9.0	11.9	0.285	0.523	44.6%	96.9%	5.4%
#5 Tyler O’Neill	8.8	11.7	0.254	0.54	42.9%	96.8%	7.9%
#6 Dominic Smith	7.1	9.4	0.19	0.262	26.2%	52.4%	0.0%
#7 Garrett Cooper	6.8	8.8	0.227	0.347	33.3%	68.0%	1.3%
#8 Vaughn Grissom	6.4	8.1	0.159	0.182	18.2%	36.4%	0.0%
#9 Ceddanne Rafaela	5.7	7.5	0.201	0.362	24.8%	61.1%	2.7%

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Matt Carpenter	7.4	9.4	0.259	0.296	37.0%	66.7%	0.0%
#2 Willson Contreras	8.6	11.4	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#2 Lars Nootbaar	7.2	9.7	0.209	0.382	39.1%	77.3%	3.6%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	7.8	10.3	0.213	0.305	33.5%	64.0%	2.4%
#4 Nolan Arenado	7.3	9.5	0.262	0.369	35.1%	72.0%	1.8%
#5 Alec Burleson	6.3	8.1	0.286	0.473	33.0%	80.4%	4.5%
#6 Ivan Herrera	6.6	8.5	0.286	0.396	38.5%	78.0%	3.3%
#7 Nolan Gorman	6.1	8.1	0.193	0.37	32.6%	69.6%	4.4%
#8 Masyn Winn	5.6	7.0	0.272	0.376	37.6%	75.2%	0.8%
#9 Michael Siani	5.2	6.5	0.219	0.26	30.1%	56.2%	0.0%