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Strikeouts · Saturday, April 18, 2026

STL @ HOU Strikeouts matchups · Saturday, April 18, 2026

STL
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
75
Final
HOU
Houston Astros
HOU
Daikin ParkElevation 45 ftCenter Field 409 ft 73°F Roof ClosedWind 0 mph, None

STL Andre Pallante · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate15.4% K / BF

vs LHB17.3%
vs RHB17.0%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)8.3%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload23.1 BF

Expected batters faced23.1
From recent starts3

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection3.7 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Strikeout Line · O/U 3.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM+120-160
BOLBetOnline+141-185
BRBetRivers+125-167
BOVBovada+135-180
DKDraftKings+123-157
FANFanatics+130-170
FDFanDuel+130-174
MBMyBookie+132-185

We project 3.7 K vs the 3.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

HOU lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1Jose Altuve (R)18.5%3.0 PA
2Yordan Alvarez (L)15.9%3.0 PA
3Carlos Correa (R)18.4%3.0 PA
4Christian Walker (R)20.6%3.0 PA
5Isaac Paredes (R)21.4%3.0 PA
6Taylor Trammell (L)25.9%2.1 PA
7Cam Smith (R)22.6%2.0 PA
8Christian Vázquez (R)21.8%2.0 PA
9Shay Whitcomb (R)24.9%2.0 PA

HOU Lance McCullers Jr. · RHP

Pitcher strikeouts Rate23.6% K / BF

vs LHB22.5%
vs RHB23.9%
K-BB% (command-adj. skill)15.1%

How often he gives up strikeouts to the batters he faces, by hand.

Workload22.3 BF

Expected batters faced22.3
From recent starts3

How deep he tends to go — the count multiplier.

Projection5.0 K

Expected strikeouts — built from how his rate stacks up against each hitter in the lineup, across his projected plate appearances.

Strikeout Line · O/U 4.5we lean Over

BookOverUnder
MGMBetMGM-140+105
BOLBetOnline-167+128
BRBetRivers-134+102
BOVBovada-160+120
DKDraftKings-148+116
FDFanDuel-158+118
MBMyBookie-168+121

We project 5.0 K vs the 4.5 line — leaning Over. Display only — not betting advice.

STL lineup · K rate vs RHPExp PA
1JJ Wetherholt (L)18.9%3.0 PA
2Iván Herrera (R)16.4%3.0 PA
3Alec Burleson (L)15.7%3.0 PA
4Jordan Walker (R)25.3%3.0 PA
5Nolan Gorman (L)28.7%2.3 PA
6Masyn Winn (R)20.7%2.0 PA
7Ramón Urías (R)19.5%2.0 PA
8Nathan Church (L)23.4%2.0 PA
9Victor Scott II (L)25.6%2.0 PA