St. Louis Cardinals vs. Houston Astros, at Busch Stadium III, April 16, 2025 Matchups, Preview

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Houston Astros

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 Houston Astros
Record 8-9
Manager Joe Espada
Game # 18
On This Date 20-31
Standing 3rd (2.0 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 5-5
Last 20 8-9
Last 30 8-9
Home 4-5
Away 4-4
Extra Innings 2-0
vs. RHP 8-8
vs. LHP 0-1
1-Run Games 2-2
vs. East 0-0
vs. Central 2-1
vs. West 3-3
Inter-League 3-5

HOU Last 10 Games

Ronel Blanco (#56, 31, RHP, 1-1, 6.94)

St. Louis Cardinals

Team Summary
Team Page 2025 St. Louis Cardinals
Record 8-9
Manager Oliver Marmol
Game # 18
On This Date 52-42
Standing 4th (2.5 GB)
Links Schedule / Lineups / Orders
Splits Bat / Pitch
Gamelogs Bat / Pitch
Split Records
Last 10 4-6
Last 20 8-9
Last 30 8-9
Home 7-4
Away 1-5
Extra Innings 0-4
vs. RHP 6-6
vs. LHP 2-3
1-Run Games 0-3
vs. East 2-1
vs. Central 1-2
vs. West 0-0
Inter-League 5-6

STL Last 10 Games

Steven Matz (#32, 34, LHP, 0-0, 2.31)

Season Series

All times ET
DateWinnerLoser
Mon, Apr 14, 2025@STL8 HOU3
Tue, Apr 15, 2025 HOU2@STL0
DateAwayHomeTime
Wed, Apr 16, 2025HOU@STL1:15pm

Last 10 games head-to-head

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HOU Batters vs STL Pitchers
HOU Batters Stats
STL Pitchers Stats

Astros Batters (3.82 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.88 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Astros Batters (3.82 RS/G) vs. Cardinals Pitchers (4.88 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 32. Matz* 64. Fernandez 56. Helsley 47. King* 62. Leahy 88. Maton 35. Muñoz 59. Romero*
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
27. Altuve G  ·   S  ·   vP 7/1.571 ··· ··· 6/.666 2/.000 1/.000 4/.000 ···
44. Alvarez* G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.867 ··· 1/.000 5/.000 2/3.500 1/ ··· 1/.000
17. Caratini# G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/ 5/.200 1/2.000 1/.000 4/.750 ··· ···
9. Dezenzo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/2.000 ···
21. Diaz G  ·   S  ·   vP 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 2/.000 ··· 5/.600 2/2.500
14. Dubón G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/3.500 1/2.000 ··· 3/.666 2/.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
20. McCormick G  ·   S  ·   vP 4/1.250 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000
6. Meyers G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· 5/.600 1/2.000
15. Paredes G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 3/.333 2/.000 2/.000 2/.000 1/ 1/.000
3. Peña G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/1.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 2/.000 ··· 4/1.750 1/
1. Rodgers G  ·   S  ·   vP 6/1.000 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 ··· 1/.000 4/.833 ···
11. Smith G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 2/.000 ···
8. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP 14/.714 2/.000 2/.000 ··· 1/ 6/1.500 ··· 3/.666

HOU Batters

HOU Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
27. Altuve G ·  S ·  vP 682 .295 .350 .439 .790 512 .731 170 .968 .735 75 .776 22 7 20 5
44. Alvarez* G ·  S ·  vP 635 .308 .392 .567 .959 426 .924 209 1.029 1.092 72 .695 6 0 35 1
17. Caratini# G ·  S ·  vP 274 .269 .336 .408 .744 210 .723 64 .812 .808 24 .619 0 1 8 3
9. Dezenzo G ·  S ·  vP 65 .242 .277 .371 .648 43 .813 22 .325 .720 16 .321 0 0 2 1
21. Diaz G ·  S ·  vP 619 .299 .325 .441 .766 449 .751 170 .806 .667 53 .370 2 0 16 5
14. Dubón G ·  S ·  vP 428 .269 .296 .361 .657 302 .665 126 .639 .636 29 .490 3 2 4 8
20. McCormick G ·  S ·  vP 267 .211 .271 .306 .576 178 .590 89 .550 .521 19 .688 8 2 5 1
6. Meyers G ·  S ·  vP 513 .219 .286 .360 .646 367 .603 146 .757 .599 51 .686 11 3 13 1
15. Paredes G ·  S ·  vP 641 .238 .346 .393 .739 482 .696 159 .867 .808 76 .755 1 1 19 16
3. Peña G ·  S ·  vP 650 .266 .308 .394 .701 483 .663 167 .811 .704 70 .693 20 6 15 19
1. Rodgers G ·  S ·  vP 539 .267 .314 .407 .721 395 .686 144 .818 .571 38 .645 1 0 13 8
11. Smith G ·  S ·  vP 47 .631
8. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 552 .251 .335 .468 .803 395 .822 157 .756 .791 71 .511 2 2 26 2
TOTAL .220 .308 .326 .634 .647 .486 .656 .634 17 6 14 8

STL Pitchers

STL Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Rd OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
32. Matz* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··oX···X·· 44.1 5.08 6.7 190 .287 .817 141 .888 49 .610 .703 49 .610 7 2 1
12. Fedde G ·  S ·  vP X·····X····X·· 177.1 3.30 7.8 726 .233 .672 354 .650 372 .694 .612 83 .609 20 10 3
64. Fernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·X····o··o·X·· 66.2 3.51 9.6 285 .236 .667 175 .644 110 .704 .595 30 .933 4 12 1
54. Gray G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 166.1 3.84 11.0 671 .228 .677 356 .595 315 .770 .571 85 .598 21 25 5
56. Helsley G ·  S ·  vP ····o·o··X···· 66.1 2.04 10.7 266 .210 .549 143 .499 123 .607 .522 27 .689 3 4 1
47. King* G ·  S ·  vP ···o····oX·X·· 60.0 2.85 5.7 248 .258 .647 138 .662 110 .628 .587 21 .976 5 11 0
62. Leahy G ·  S ·  vP X·o···XX·X···o 48.2 4.07 6.1 191 .225 .621 115 .485 76 .829 .669 37 .314 4 0 2
52. Liberatore* G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 86.0 4.40 8.0 358 .251 .727 220 .823 138 .584 .701 71 .582 11 7 1
88. Maton G ·  S ·  vP ··o·X·oo·o···o 64.0 3.66 8.4 265 .203 .649 151 .647 114 .653 .714 30 .339 7 2 2
39. Mikolas G ·  S ·  vP ···X·····X···· 171.2 5.35 6.4 720 .284 .796 375 .800 345 .791 .828 60 .739 26 8 2
35. Muñoz G ·  S ·  vP oX·o·········· 82.2 6.53 7.6 379 .272 .934 193 .782 186 1.095 .942 11 .773 26 6 5
53. Pallante G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 121.1 3.78 7.0 509 .240 .653 270 .742 239 .554 .652 66 .546 8 26 6
59. Romero* G ·  S ·  vP ··o···oo·X···o 59.0 3.36 7.8 243 .236 .697 165 .795 78 .494 .655 27 .580 8 1 2
TOTAL 4.25 7.4 .225 .648 .518 .648 12 14 5
STL Batters vs HOU Pitchers
STL Batters Stats
HOU Pitchers Stats

Cardinals Batters (5.29 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.88 RA/G)

  • OPS ranges: bad - ≤.650; avg: .750; good: ≥.850
Cardinals Batters (5.29 RS/G) vs. Astros Pitchers (3.88 RA/G) Table
Batters\Pitchers 56. Blanco 52. Abreu 73. Contreras 71. Hader* 72. Hernandez 74. King* 48. Okert* 50. Scott 62. Sousa* 64. VanWey
Entries are PA/OPSLinks G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB G  ·   S  ·   vB
28. Arenado G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/2.667 ··· 1/5.000 8/.250 1/.000 ··· 3/.333 1/.000 ··· ···
26. Baker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 3/.000 ··· 1/2.000 1/ ··· 1/.000 ···
41. Burleson* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/1.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
40. Contreras G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/.000 ··· 11/.182 ··· ··· 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 ···
33. Donovan* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.666 3/.000 1/2.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· 2/.500 1/.000 ··· ···
16. Gorman* G  ·   S  ·   vP 3/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/3.000 1/.000 1/ ···
21. Nootbaar* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· 1/3.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 3/.000 1/ 1/3.000 ···
43. Pagés G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/.500 ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
63. Pozo G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· ···
25. Saggese G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ··· ··· ···
11. Scott* G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/ ··· ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ···
22. Siani* G  ·   S  ·   vP 2/ 1/.000 1/2.000 ··· ··· ··· ··· 1/.000 ··· ···
18. Walker G  ·   S  ·   vP ··· ··· 1/.000 2/1.000 ··· 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 1/.000 ···

STL Batters

STL Batters Table
BatterLinksPABAOBPSLGOPSPA vRHOPS vRH PA vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSPA Last 28dOPS Last 28dSBCSHRE
28. Arenado G ·  S ·  vP 635 .272 .325 .394 .719 481 .743 154 .646 .797 70 .908 2 2 16 9
26. Baker G ·  S ·  vP 49 .175 .286 .400 .686 27 .359 22 1.086 .618 28 .717 1 0 2 0
41. Burleson* G ·  S ·  vP 595 .269 .314 .420 .735 453 .804 142 .514 .773 53 .647 9 4 21 1
40. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP 358 .262 .380 .468 .848 268 .837 90 .882 .781 70 .449 4 1 15 3
33. Donovan* G ·  S ·  vP 652 .278 .342 .417 .759 458 .797 194 .671 .789 73 .970 5 5 14 2
16. Gorman* G ·  S ·  vP 402 .203 .271 .400 .671 289 .692 113 .619 .581 20 1.025 6 1 19 10
21. Nootbaar* G ·  S ·  vP 405 .244 .342 .417 .758 296 .743 109 .800 .703 78 .832 7 3 12 3
43. Pagés G ·  S ·  vP 218 .238 .281 .376 .657 136 .669 82 .639 .639 42 .725 2 0 7 3
63. Pozo G ·  S ·  vP 12 1.250
25. Saggese G ·  S ·  vP 52 .204 .250 .306 .556 37 .472 15 .767 .391 19 1.032 0 0 1 3
11. Scott* G ·  S ·  vP 155 .179 .219 .283 .502 113 .498 42 .513 .490 62 .717 5 1 2 2
22. Siani* G ·  S ·  vP 334 .228 .285 .285 .570 227 .589 107 .528 .649 13 .558 20 3 2 0
18. Walker G ·  S ·  vP 178 .201 .253 .366 .619 122 .588 56 .687 .535 65 .696 1 0 5 1
TOTAL .282 .348 .438 .786 .779 .802 .836 .786 13 4 19 6

HOU Pitchers

HOU Pitchers Table
PitcherLinksUsageIPERAK/9BFBAOPSBF vRHOPS vRH BF vLHOPS vLH Hm OPSBF Last 28dOPS Last 28dHRSBCS
56. Blanco G ·  S ·  vP ····X····X···· 167.1 2.80 8.9 676 .190 .627 326 .591 350 .661 .623 53 .809 22 7 3
52. Abreu G ·  S ·  vP X·X···X·oo··X· 78.1 3.10 11.8 325 .207 .643 158 .490 167 .792 .636 39 .662 9 13 3
58. Brown G ·  S ·  vP X·····X·····X· 170.0 3.49 9.5 712 .242 .667 333 .716 379 .623 .685 87 .523 18 20 9
73. Contreras G ·  S ·  vP ·X··o·X··X···X 6.0 9.00 9.0 26 .292 .721 18 .745 8 .661 .714 43 .936 0 0 0
67. Gusto G ·  S ·  vP ···X···o··X··X .0 .00 .0 47 .642
71. Hader* G ·  S ·  vP o·o····X·X··o· 71.0 3.80 13.3 278 .171 .591 224 .638 54 .391 .616 33 .315 12 5 1
72. Hernandez G ·  S ·  vP ·············· 8.0 7.88 11.2 34 .303 .990 14 .978 20 1.000 4 1 1
74. King* G ·  S ·  vP o·oX···X·o··o· 26.1 2.39 10.9 109 .211 .597 63 .635 46 .548 .499 32 .325 1 0 0
48. Okert* G ·  S ·  vP ···X··Xo··X··· 35.1 5.09 8.4 160 .266 .813 95 .984 65 .564 .776 26 .385 6 6 1
50. Scott G ·  S ·  vP ····X··oX·o··· 68.2 2.23 9.3 282 .188 .609 138 .545 144 .674 .603 26 1.070 7 16 4
62. Sousa* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·o··o······· .0 .00 .0 14 .558
59. Valdez* G ·  S ·  vP ·X·····X·····X 176.1 2.91 8.6 703 .221 .610 589 .596 114 .681 .624 94 .724 13 9 1
64. VanWey G ·  S ·  vP ···oX········· .0 .00 .0 12 .705
39. Wesneski G ·  S ·  vP ··X·····X····· 67.2 3.86 8.9 283 .215 .671 159 .681 124 .659 .764 68 .612 12 3 0
TOTAL 3.75 10.5 .205 .632 .626 .632 16 21 1

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