Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, Aug 18, 2026 Box Score

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

3-0

Final

RedsCincinnati RedsCIN

August 18, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

4-1

Last 5

Cincinnati Reds

1-4

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Kyle Leahy

Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Andrew Abbott

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 18, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	65-62	.512	#3	#5	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	60-66	.476	#5	#8	18.0

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

St. Louis CardinalsCincinnati Reds

.691

OPS

.699

167

213

720

Runs

666

4.26

ERA

4.83

1.36

WHIP

1.44

1278

Strikeouts by pitchers

1293

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

St. Louis Cardinals

Hitters

Alec Burleson

8 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Joshua Báez

3 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Jordan Walker

9 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Kyle Leahy

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Michael McGreevy

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Gastelum

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Dane Myers

5 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Matt McLain

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Ke'Bryan Hayes

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Luis Mey

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Lodolo

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott

6.1 IP, 6 SO, 2.84 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Andrew Abbott

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Kyle Leahy

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Masyn Winn

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0: STL 7 hits, CIN 3 hits; STL 0 errors, CIN 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
St. Louis Cardinals	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	3	7	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1

Box Score

Batting

Masyn Winn led St. Louis Cardinals with 3 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	0
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	1	0	0	2	0
Joshua BáezLF	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	4	2	3	1	0	0	1
José FermínCF/LF	3	0	1	1	1	0	0
Everson PereiraLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Pedro PagésC	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Totals	34	3	7	3	2	8	1

3 players led Cincinnati Reds with 1 hit each.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	H	BB	SO
Elly De La CruzSS	4	0	0	2
Sal Stewart1B	4	1	0	0
JJ BledayLF	4	0	0	2
Eugenio SuárezDH	3	0	1	2
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	0	3
Dane MyersCF	3	1	0	0
Matt McLain2B	3	0	0	0
Héctor RodríguezRF	3	0	0	0
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	3	1	0	0
Totals	30	3	1	9

Pitching

Kyle Leahy went 5.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (6 SO, 0 ER); Andrew Abbott went 6.1 innings for Cincinnati Reds (6 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
St. Louis Cardinals
Kyle Leahy	5.0	3	0	0	0	6	0
Ryne Stanek	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gordon Graceffo	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Riley O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Cincinnati Reds
Andrew Abbott	6.1	4	2	2	2	6	1
Zach Maxwell	2.2	3	1	1	0	2	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

T5
Home Run Masyn Winn homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. STL 1, CIN 0
T7
Double José Fermín doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Masyn Winn scores. STL 2, CIN 0
T8
Sac Fly Joshua Báez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Jordan Walker scores. STL 3, CIN 0

Play-by-Play

All 68 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. STL 3, CIN 0
B9
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Everson Pereira. STL 3, CIN 0
B9
Lineout Sal Stewart lines out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. STL 3, CIN 0
T9
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 3, CIN 0
T9
Strikeout Pedro Pagés strikes out on a foul tip. STL 3, CIN 0
T9
Pop Out José Fermín pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 3, CIN 0
B8
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. STL 3, CIN 0
B8
Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker in foul territory. STL 3, CIN 0
B8
Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 3, CIN 0
T8
Flyout Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Héctor Rodríguez. STL 3, CIN 0
T8
Pop Out Blaze Jordan pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. STL 3, CIN 0
T8
Sac Fly Joshua Báez out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Dane Myers. Jordan Walker scores. STL 3, CIN 0
T8
Double Alec Burleson doubles (33) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder Dane Myers. Jordan Walker to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
T8
Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. STL 2, CIN 0
B7
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to center fielder José Fermín. STL 2, CIN 0
B7
Forceout Dane Myers grounds into a force out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn. Eugenio Suárez out at 2nd. Dane Myers to 1st. STL 2, CIN 0
B7
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
B7
Walk Eugenio Suárez walks. STL 2, CIN 0
T7
Forceout Iván Herrera grounds into a force out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to second baseman Matt McLain. Pedro Pagés out at 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
T7
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T7
Single Pedro Pagés singles on a fly ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. José Fermín to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
T7
Double José Fermín doubles (12) on a fly ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Masyn Winn scores. STL 2, CIN 0
T7
Double Masyn Winn doubles (19) on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. STL 1, CIN 0
T7
Groundout Blaze Jordan grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 1, CIN 0
B6
Pop Out JJ Bleday pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 1, CIN 0
B6
Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 1, CIN 0
B6
Pop Out Elly De La Cruz pops out to third baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 1, CIN 0
T6
Groundout Joshua Báez grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 1, CIN 0
T6
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 1, CIN 0
T6
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 1, CIN 0
B5
Flyout Ke'Bryan Hayes flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 1, CIN 0
B5
Flyout Héctor Rodríguez flies out to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 1, CIN 0
B5
Flyout Matt McLain flies out to center fielder José Fermín. Dane Myers to 2nd. STL 1, CIN 0
B5
Single Dane Myers singles on a ground ball to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Walk Pedro Pagés walks. José Fermín to 2nd. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Walk José Fermín walks. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Home Run Masyn Winn homers (5) on a fly ball to left field. STL 1, CIN 0
T5
Groundout Blaze Jordan grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
B4
Flyout Eugenio Suárez flies out sharply to center fielder José Fermín. STL 0, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout JJ Bleday called out on strikes. STL 0, CIN 0
T4
Strikeout Joshua Báez strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T4
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0
T4
Lineout Jordan Walker lines out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Single Ke'Bryan Hayes singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Lineout Héctor Rodríguez lines out sharply to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Lineout Iván Herrera lines out to left fielder JJ Bleday. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Strikeout JJ Wetherholt strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Lineout Pedro Pagés lines out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Groundout Dane Myers grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Double Masyn Winn doubles (18) on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Blaze Jordan to 3rd. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Field Error Blaze Jordan reaches on a throwing error by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Pop Out Joshua Báez pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Single Sal Stewart singles on a ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. STL 0, CIN 0

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 18, 2026

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Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Play-by-Play