- Matchup: Cleveland Guardians vs. St. Louis Cardinals
- Date: Monday, April 13, 2026
- Venue: Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO
- Broadcast: Cardinals.TV
- Betting Lines: Cleveland (+125) | St. Louis (-145)
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The St. Louis Cardinals (8-5) are set to face off against the Cleveland Guardians (8-6) at Busch Stadium this Monday. The moneyline features the Guardians at +125, while the Cardinals are favored at -145. The total runs line is set at 8. The anticipated starting pitchers for this matchup are Gavin Williams and Matthew Liberatore.
Cleveland boasts a slugging percentage of .365, having struck out 111 times while earning 50 walks. The Guardians have recorded 48 RBIs and a total of 98 hits this season, maintaining a batting average of .220. The team has achieved 26 doubles and hit 13 home runs, scoring 51 runs with an on-base percentage of .309. As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are averaging 3.6 runs per game, ranking them 23rd in the league.
The Guardians currently possess a team ERA of 3.66, ranking 11th in the league, and have tallied 146 strikeouts. Cleveland’s pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and given up 54 runs, ranking them 11th in the league. The pitching staff has issued 53 walks, while the team’s FIP stands at 4.19. Cleveland has surrendered 97 hits (averaging 7.1 hits per 9 innings) and 50 earned runs, achieving a K/BB ratio of 2.75 and a WHIP of 1.22.
This season, 46 relief pitchers have taken the mound for the Guardians. Bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 base runners, with only 5.6% scoring. The bullpen has recorded 9 holds (ranking 9th in MLB) and has faced runners on base in 12 appearances, including 17 high-leverage situations. They have notched 5 saves this season, missing just 1 out of 6 save opportunities for a save percentage of 83.3% across 15 save scenarios.
The Cleveland Guardians have a defensive record of 369 putouts, along with 94 assists and 4 errors, resulting in a fielding rate of .991, positioning them 5th in Major League Baseball. The Guardians have converted 72.2% of balls in play into outs during their 1,107 innings, also ranking 5th in the league.
Gavin Williams has amassed 342 innings pitched and struck out 358 batters throughout his MLB career. With a career earned run average of 3.47 (allowing 132 earned runs) and a WHIP of 1.282, he has conceded 273 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) along with 166 walks. His overall record stands at 19-21, with a FIP of 3.42 against a total of 1,448 batters faced.
The St. Louis Cardinals are hitting with an on-base percentage of .329 and a team batting average of .228 this season. They have recorded 108 strikeouts (ranking 23rd in baseball) and accumulated 98 hits, along with 13 home runs and 61 RBIs. The Cardinals have a slugging percentage of .359, averaging 4.77 runs per game (7th in MLB) while hitting 17 doubles and drawing 59 walks, totaling 62 runs.
On the pitching front, the Cardinals have yielded 64 runs this season with a collective ERA of 4.65 (61 earned runs). They have allowed 13 home runs, giving up 4.88 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The pitching staff’s WHIP stands at 1.449 with a FIP of 4.70, and they have a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 6.20 (81 strikeouts versus 53 walks), placing them 26th in total hits allowed, with a count of 118.
The Cardinals have encountered 21 save situations, successfully recording 13 holds and incurring only 2 blown saves. They have sent relief pitchers into 7 save opportunities, achieving 5 saves. The bullpen’s inherited runner rate stands at 42.3% out of 26 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have responded to high-leverage situations 21 times, with 17 instances involving runners on base, resulting in a 14th position rank in save percentage at 71.4%. So far, 50 relief pitchers have been utilized this season.
Defensively, the Cardinals have achieved an efficiency of 70.2% from their 1,062 innings (15th in MLB). They have executed 9 double plays while holding a fielding percentage of .986. This season, they recorded 131 assists, 7 errors, and a total of 354 putouts.
Throughout his professional career, Liberatore has allowed 366 hits and secured 282 strikeouts in 350 innings pitched. He has yielded 178 earned runs, with a WHIP of 1.377 and a FIP of 4.5. Liberatore has maintained a strikeout-to-walk ratio of 2.43 while facing 1,513 batters, holding a career record of 16-24 and an ERA of 4.58, permitting 9.4 hits per nine innings.
Who will come out on top in tonight’s MLB battle against the spread or moneyline?
Prediction: Bet on St. Louis (-145)
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