St. Louis Cardinals (28-30) vs. Houston Astros (27-34)
June 5, 2024 2:10 pm EDT
The Line: Houston Astros -161 / St. Louis Cardinals +137; Over/Under: +8.5
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In this article, we will formulate a St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros prediction for this MLB game on Wednesday, June 5th at Mintue Maid Park.
Cardinals Pitching Struggled
The Cardinals pitching really struggled on Tuesday and they gave up eight runs on the way to the defeat. Masyn Winn hit a home run and drove in two RBIs. The Cardinals are averaging 3.88 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.64 runs per game. The offense is ranked 26th in the league while the pitching is ranked 22nd in the league. They have a run differential of -0.76 which is 24th in the league. Nolan Gorman has hit 13 home runs and driven in 30 RBIs so far this season.
Mikolas Needs to be Good
Getting the start for the Cardinals will be Miles Mikolas who sits with a 3-6 record and an ERA of 5.54. In his last start against the Philadelphia Phillies, he went six innings, giving up five hits and three runs. If the Cardinals want to find success in this game, they are going to need Mikolas to find success. If he struggles this is going to be a very long game.
Astros Need to String Together Some Wins
The Astros need to string together some wins and on Tuesday they were able to secure the 8-5 victory. Yainer Diaz hit a home run and drove in three RBIs. The Astros are averaging 4.37 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.43 runs per game. The offense is ranked 13th in the league while the pitching is ranked 17th. They do have a negative run differential of -0.06 which is 17th in the league.
Tucker Has Impressed
Kyle Tucker has hit 19 home runs and driven in 40 RBIs. Getting the start for the Astros will be Ronel Blanco who sits with a 5-1 record and an ERA of 2.44. In his last start against the Minnesota Twins, he went 4.2 innings giving up three hits and four runs.
St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction
Blanco was hit hard in his last start and he’s going to bounce back again here. Mikolas has been inconsistent and he currently sits with an ERA of 5.54. The Astros offense especially is going to tee off on Mikolas early and often and that is going to be the difference here as this game is going to be a shootout. Look for 10 or 11 runs to be scored and that will be the difference. Back the over.
