St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

65-62, 33-28 Away

5th,2 outs

60-66, 31-35 Home


STL
CIN

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	2	0	-	-	-	-	2	6	0
0	0	0	0	0	-	-	-	-	0	1	0

M. Liberatore

4.2 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 7 K, 0 BB

J. Bleday

0-1

Cardinals Hitting

hitters
J. Wetherholt2B
I. HerreraDH
A. Burleson1B
J. WalkerRF
N. ChurchCF
M. WinnSS
B. TorresLF
B. Jordan3B
J. CrooksC
team

AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	0	2	0	0	0	.244	.347	.375
3	0	0	0	0	1	.244	.359	.385
2	1	1	0	1	1	.290	.356	.493
3	0	0	0	0	3	.287	.345	.495
2	1	1	1	0	0	.235	.280	.356
1	0	0	0	1	1	.241	.317	.329
2	0	1	1	0	0	.234	.295	.387
2	0	1	0	0	1	.250	.274	.378
2	0	0	0	0	1	.179	.254	.325
20	2	6	2	2	8

Batting
2BWetherholt (14, Burns)
RBIChurch (41), Torres (16)
2Out RBIChurch; Torres, B.
Team LOB5
Team RISP2-5 (Walker 0-2, Jordan 0-1, Church 1-1, Torres 1-1)

Reds Hitting

hitters
E. De La CruzSS
S. Stewart1B
D. MyersCF
E. Suarez3B
T. StephensonDH
M. TogliaRF
J. BledayLF
J. TrevinoC
M. McLain2B
team

AB	H	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
2	0	1	.258	.340	.468
2	0	1	.257	.332	.469
2	0	1	.257	.350	.371
2	0	2	.206	.286	.413
2	0	1	.244	.327	.412
2	0	1	.143	.217	.238
1	0	0	.220	.332	.436
1	0	0	.240	.248	.390
1	1	0	.195	.293	.343
15	1	7

Batting
Team LOB1

Fielding
AssistsMyers (Jordan at home).

Cardinals Pitching

pitchers
M. Liberatore
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.2	1	0	0	0	7	0	70-45	4.88
4.2	1	0	0	0	7	0	70-45

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedLiberatore 7/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesLiberatore-19-6-12-8
Ground Balls-Fly BallsLiberatore 2-5
Game ScoresM Liberatore 69

Reds Pitching

pitchers
C. Burns
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
5.0	6	2	2	2	8	0	104-65	2.51
5.0	6	2	2	2	8	0	104-65

Pitching
WPBurns
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedBurns 13/22
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesBurns-17-16-20-12
Ground Balls-Fly BallsBurns 2-4
Game ScoresC Burns 53

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	CIN
		4th	Church singled to left, Burleson scored.	1	0
		4th	Torres singled to right, Church scored, Winn to third.	2	0

Cardinals
2
Reds
1

Game 1

8/17

Cardinals
5
Reds
6

Game 2

8/17

Cardinals
3
Reds
0

Game 3

8/18

Cardinals
Reds

Game 4

MLB.TV

Cardinals
Reds

Game 5

8/20

MLB.TV

Great American Ball Park

6:40 PM, August 19, 2026Coverage: MLB.TV

Current Weather

Cincinnati, Ohio

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
First Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt
Second Base Umpire - Vic Carapazza
Third Base Umpire - Nic Lentz

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	78	48	.619	-	W3
Chicago	74	54	.578	5	L1
St. Louis	65	62	.512	13.5	W1
Pittsburgh	63	66	.488	16.5	W2
Cincinnati	60	66	.476	18	L1

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

M. Liberatore

J. Bleday

Inning