St. Louis Cardinals vs Houston Astros Prediction 6-28-23 MLB Picks

The Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals meet Wednesday in MLB action at Busch Stadium. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.

Houston Astros Betting Preview

The Houston Astros have scored 15 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Astros have won 6 of their last 8 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Kyler Tucker leads the Astros with 76 hits and 43 RBI, while Alex Bregman and Jeremy Pena have combined for 146 hits and 78 RBI. Cristian Javier gets the ball, and he is 7-1 with a 3.25 ERA and 77 strikeouts this season. This will be Javier’s first career game against the Cardinals.

St. Louis Cardinals Betting Preview

The St. Louis Cardinals have scored 12 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 7 of their last 10 games. The Cardinals have won 6 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Paul Goldschmidt leads the Cardinals with 84 hits and 40 RBI, while Nolan Arenado and Brendan Donovan have combined for 145 hits and 74 RBI. Miles Mikolas gets the ball, and he is 4-5 with a 4.23 ERA and 66 strikeouts this season. Mikolas is 0-1 with a 10.80 ERA and 9 strikeouts in his career against the Astros.

Trends

The Astros are 2-8 in their last 10 road games and 3-8 in their last 11 overall. The Cardinals are 2-6 in their last 8 home games and 6-2 in their last 8 overall. The over is 6-2 in Astros last 8 overall. The under is 3-0-1 in Cardinals last 4 overall. The Astros are 6-15 in the last 21 meetings in St. Louis and 6-17 in the last 23 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

The Houston Astros have had their issues lately, but they’re still comfortably the better team here, and we’re getting a cheap price with Cristian Javier on the mound. Yes, Miles Mikolas is decorated in his own right, but he’s been hittable this season, while Javier has a 3.25 ERA and 1.12 WHIP. This price with the Astros feels like a steal. Give me the road team.