Cardinals vs Astros Game Breakdown

Get ready to watch sparks fly at Minute Maid Park tonight as the St. Louis Cardinals swoop into Houston to clash with the Astros at 08:10 PM EST. Nestled comfortably in their respective conferences but trailing by 7 games each, both teams are hungry for a win to climb the ranks. With the Cardinals looking to avenge yesterday’s 7-4 defeat and the Astros eager to keep their winning momentum, the stakes are high. The betting lines are buzzing, and with an over/under of 8.5, it’s anyone’s game in tonight’s slightly muggy, breezy battleground. So, as these two teams prepare to pitch and swing under the overcast Houston sky, remember, in a battle of birds and stars, it’s all about who can fly higher and shine brighter!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: June 04, 2024 08:10PM EST

Location: Minute Maid Park, Houston

Weather: Overcast with winds from the S at 6.9 mph. Temperature is at 84.9° with 80% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	STL ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+124	-148	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+134	-160	9.0	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+10	-12	+0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

131W-138L

42.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

158W-113L

57.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
06/03/24	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Over	+2.5
06/03/24	Houston Astros HOU	7	Over	+2.5
06/27/23	Houston Astros HOU	2	Under	-2.5
06/27/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	4	Under	-2.5
06/28/23	Houston Astros HOU	10	Over	+8.5
06/28/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	7	Over	+8.5
06/29/23	Houston Astros HOU	14	Over	+5.5
06/29/23	St. Louis Cardinals STL	0	Over	+5.5

Cardinals Vs Over/Under

Astros Vs Over/Under

Andre Pallante

ERA 3.938 | IP 16.0 | 1.0W-1.0L | KO 10.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-29-24	@CIN	5-3W	6.0	3	0	4	Under
04-20-24	vsMIL	12-5L	3.0	5	3	0	Over
04-14-24	@ARI	0-5L	1.0	3	0	0	Under
04-13-24	@ARI	2-4L	1.0	0	0	2	Under
04-10-24	vsPHI	4-3L	0.0	3	2	0	Under
04-08-24	vsPHI	5-3L	0.3	0	0	0	Under
04-04-24	vsMIA	5-8W	0.7	0	0	0	Over
04-03-24	@SD	2-3L	1.0	0	0	1	Under
03-31-24	@LAD	4-5L	1.3	1	2	1	Push
03-28-24	@LAD	1-7L	1.7	2	1	2	Under

Luis Garcia

ERA N/A | IP 0 | 0W-0L | KO 0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
05-30-24	@SEA	4-0W	6.0	2	0	8	Under
05-25-24	@OAK	1-3L	5.0	5	3	7	Under
05-19-24	vsMIL	4-9W	6.3	7	4	6	Over
05-13-24	vsOAK	2-9W	5.0	5	2	5	Over
05-08-24	@NYY	4-9L	5.0	8	5	4	Over
05-02-24	vsCLE	2-8W	5.7	4	2	6	Over
04-24-24	@CHC	3-4L	3.7	7	4	7	Under
04-15-24	vsATL	6-1L	4.0	4	2	5	Under
04-10-24	@KC	2-11L	3.0	7	7	3	Over

Cardinals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/05	vs HOU	4-7L	8	3	Over
06/04	vs PHI	5-4W	9	2	Push
06/03	vs PHI	1-6L	5	0	Under
06/02	vs PHI	2-4L	3	2	Under
05/31	vs CIN	5-3W	12	2	Under
05/30	vs CIN	7-1W	13	2	Under
05/29	vs CIN	1-3L	5	1	Under
05/28	@ CHC	4-3W	6	2	Under
05/27	@ CHC	7-6W	15	0	Over
05/24	@ BAL	5-4W	8	1	Push
05/24	@ BAL	3-1W	5	1	Under
05/22	@ BAL	6-3W	8	1	Push
05/21	@ BOS	3-11L	6	1	Over
05/20	@ BOS	7-2W	14	1	Push
05/19	@ BOS	10-6W	14	4	Over

Astros Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
06/05	@ STL	7-4W	9	3	Over
06/04	@ MIN	3-4L	6	2	Under
06/03	@ MIN	5-2W	10	4	Under
06/02	@ MIN	1-6L	6	1	Under
06/01	vs SEA	4-0W	9	2	Under
05/31	vs SEA	1-2L	7	0	Under
05/30	vs SEA	2-4L	5	1	Under
05/29	vs SEA	2-3L	6	0	Under
05/28	vs OAK	5-2W	11	1	Under
05/27	vs OAK	1-3L	4	0	Under
05/26	vs OAK	6-3W	12	1	Push
05/24	@ LAA	1-2L	6	0	Under
05/23	@ LAA	6-5W	10	4	Over
05/22	@ LAA	7-9L	10	2	Over
05/21	@ MIL	9-4W	14	3	Over

Team’s Batting Order

St. Louis Cardinals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Masyn Winn	7.9	10.0	0.291	0.413	37.8%	79.1%	1.2%
#2 Alec Burleson	7.9	10.0	0.271	0.429	31.2%	74.1%	4.1%
#2 Willson Contreras	9.0	11.9	0.28	0.551	47.7%	102.8%	5.6%
#3 Paul Goldschmidt	8.6	11.3	0.222	0.357	33.5%	69.2%	3.2%
#4 Nolan Gorman	8.6	11.5	0.23	0.494	36.0%	85.4%	7.3%
#5 Nolan Arenado	7.4	9.6	0.252	0.367	33.5%	70.2%	2.3%
#6 Brendan Donovan	7.0	9.3	0.242	0.377	37.2%	74.9%	1.9%
#7 Ivan Herrera	6.6	8.5	0.269	0.358	37.3%	73.1%	2.2%
#8 Matt Carpenter	6.6	8.6	0.188	0.271	31.2%	58.3%	2.1%
#9 Michael Siani	5.9	7.5	0.205	0.268	27.7%	54.5%	0.9%

Houston Astros	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jose Altuve	9.7	12.3	0.289	0.447	37.0%	81.7%	3.7%
#2 Kyle Tucker	9.3	12.5	0.266	0.584	48.1%	106.5%	8.9%
#3 Yordan Alvarez	9.5	12.3	0.287	0.496	40.9%	90.4%	5.2%
#4 Alex Bregman	8.2	10.7	0.229	0.405	31.3%	71.8%	4.0%
#5 Jake Meyers	7.2	9.3	0.281	0.466	39.0%	85.6%	4.1%
#6 Jeremy Pena	6.8	8.5	0.296	0.408	34.8%	75.5%	2.1%
#6 Luis Garcia	7.9	7.9	nan	nan	nan%	nan%	nan%
#7 Jon Singleton	5.3	7.0	0.217	0.348	37.7%	72.5%	3.6%
#8 Yainer Diaz	6.3	8.1	0.249	0.371	29.4%	66.5%	2.0%
#9 Chas McCormick	6.2	7.9	0.2	0.232	30.5%	53.7%	0.0%

Cardinals Notable Injuries

Willson Contreras OUT (IF): Avg: 0.28 SLG:0.551 Last game: 05/09/24. Impact: 3.8
Lars Nootbaar OUT (OF): Avg: 0.234 SLG:0.404 Last game: 05/31/24. Impact: 3.5
Nick Robertson OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/21/24. Impact: 1.4
Giovanny Gallegos OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 05/07/24. Impact: -0.3