St.Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros — Mar 9, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats
St.Louis Cardinals
4-2
Avslutad
3
:
10
Houston Astros
5-2
Resultattavla
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cardinals
|
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
|
Astros
|
0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | - | 10 | 14 | 1 |
AI-PROGNOSNeuralt natverk prognos
AI| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cardinals
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
|
Astros
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Expect a tight contest, but Houston’s deeper staff and late-inning offense should carry the day. Cristian Javier is projected to start for the Astros and comes in fresh after a strong spring tune-up (10 K, 1 BB in his last two outings). His high-spin fastball historically neutralizes the Cardinals’ top right-handed bats, especially Gorman and Walker, who both slug nearly 150 points lower against pitches at the top of the zone.
St. Louis counters with veteran Miles Mikolas. While dependable with his command, Mikolas struggled versus Houston last year (6.75 ERA, .328 BAA) and faces a lineup that now features left-handed on-base machines Alex Bregman 2.0 and Yordan Álvarez fully healthy. The Astros’ projected 2-4 hitters (Altuve, Álvarez, Tucker) all posted OPS figures above .900 against sinker/slider mixes like Mikolas’s in 2025-25.
Key matchup: Cardinals’ revamped bullpen—now relying on rookie fireballer Jorge Cuevas in high-leverage spots—against Houston’s experience-laden late trio of Abreu, Pressly, and Hader. Houston’s pen owns a collective 2.31 ERA this spring; St. Louis sits at 5.02 and has coughed up three ninth-inning leads in its last five games.
The Cards should scratch early—Goldschmidt historically handles Javier’s first-pitch heaters—but Houston’s mid-game rally against Mikolas’s third-time-through numbers (opponents hit .301) swings momentum. Insurance comes in the eighth when Kyle Tucker turns on a Cuevas 98-mph fastball for a two-run double.
Final outlook: Astros 6-4. Houston consolidates its second-place standing, while St. Louis’s defensive lapses (team-leading 15 spring errors) continue to offset its sporadic power.
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Sasongsjamforelse
Cardinals
STAT
Astros
4-2
Resultat
5-2
66.7%
Win %
71.4%
.667
PCT
.714
29
Runs for
45
28
Runs emot
32
6
Spelade matcher
7
WWLLW
Form
WWWWW
Inbordes moten
5
0
Mar 22
Cardinals
3 - 2
Astros
Mar 18
Astros
1 - 4
Cardinals
Mar 13
Astros
4 - 5
Cardinals
Feb 26
Astros
4 - 9
Cardinals
Feb 22
Cardinals
6 - 5
Astros
Cardinals Senaste
Apr 1
vs Mets
1-2
W
Mar 31
vs Mets
0-3
W
Mar 30
vs Mets
4-2
L
Mar 29
vs Rays
11-7
L
Mar 28
vs Rays
5-6
W
Astros Senaste
Apr 1
vs Red Sox
4-6
W
Apr 1
vs Red Sox
2-9
W
Mar 31
vs Red Sox
1-8
W
Mar 29
vs Angels
7-9
W
Mar 28
vs Angels
9-11
W
Uppstallningar
BORTATRUPP
Alec Burleson
AVG-
HR1
RBI5
OBP-
H6
AB22
José Fermín
AVG-
HR-
RBI-
OBP-
H-
AB-
Nolan Gorman
AVG-
HR2
RBI6
OBP-
H5
AB21
Thomas Saggese
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB7
Ramón Urías
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB9
Iván Herrera
AVG-
HR0
RBI4
OBP-
H4
AB22
Pedro Pagés
AVG-
HR1
RBI2
OBP-
H3
AB15
Yohel Pozo
AVG-
HR-
RBI-
OBP-
H-
AB-
Victor Scott II
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H7
AB20
Nathan Church
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H3
AB18
Andre Pallante
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO3
Chris Roycroft
ERA16.20
W-L0-0
SO0
Dustin May
ERA13.50
W-L0-1
SO3
George Soriano
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO0
Gordon Graceffo
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO0
JoJo Romero
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Justin Bruihl
ERA5.40
W-L0-0
SO2
Kyle Leahy
ERA7.20
W-L0-1
SO1
Matt Svanson
ERA18.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Matthew Liberatore
ERA1.64
W-L0-0
SO4
Michael McGreevy
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Riley O'Brien
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO4
Ryne Stanek
ERA2.25
W-L1-0
SO5
Jordan Walker
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H5
AB19
JJ Wetherholt
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H7
AB25
Masyn Winn
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H4
AB25
HEMMATRUPP
Christian Walker
AVG-
HR0
RBI7
OBP-
H8
AB25
Isaac Paredes
AVG-
HR0
RBI5
OBP-
H5
AB22
Christian Vázquez
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H2
AB7
Yainer Diaz
AVG-
HR0
RBI3
OBP-
H3
AB19
Jake Meyers
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H4
AB19
Joey Loperfido
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB16
Jose Altuve
AVG-
HR2
RBI3
OBP-
H8
AB23
Yordan Alvarez
AVG-
HR3
RBI6
OBP-
H10
AB24
AJ Blubaugh
ERA1.69
W-L1-1
SO6
Bryan Abreu
ERA19.29
W-L0-0
SO6
Bryan King
ERA2.45
W-L0-0
SO7
Cody Bolton
ERA3.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Cristian Javier
ERA11.57
W-L0-0
SO1
Hunter Brown
ERA0.84
W-L1-0
SO17
Kai-Wei Teng
ERA2.70
W-L1-0
SO3
Lance McCullers Jr.
ERA1.29
W-L1-0
SO9
Mike Burrows
ERA5.91
W-L1-1
SO12
Roddery Muñoz
ERA6.75
W-L0-0
SO4
Ryan Weiss
ERA3.00
W-L0-0
SO5
Steven Okert
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Tatsuya Imai
ERA13.50
W-L0-0
SO4
Cam Smith
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB23
Brice Matthews
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H2
AB13
Carlos Correa
AVG-
HR1
RBI7
OBP-
H8
AB27
Jeremy Peña
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H3
AB15
Nick Allen
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB2
