Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, Aug 19, 2026 Box Score

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

4-5

Final

RedsCincinnati RedsCIN

August 19, 2026, 6:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

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St. Louis Cardinals

3-2

Last 5

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Matthew Liberatore

Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Chase Burns

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 19, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	65-63	.508	#3	#5	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	61-66	.480	#5	#8	17.0

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

Jordan Walker

10 H, 2 HR, 6 RBI

Alec Burleson

8 H, 1 HR, 6 RBI

Masyn Winn

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Pitchers

Luis Gastelum

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Kyle Leahy

5.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Quinn Mathews

4.0 IP, 7 SO, 2.25 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Dane Myers

5 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Sal Stewart

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Tyler Stephenson

1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Luis Mey

3.0 IP, 6 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.

Matthew Liberatore

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Chase Burns

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Sal Stewart

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 4: STL 9 hits, CIN 7 hits; STL 1 error, CIN 0 errors.

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	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	1
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	2	x	5	7	0

Box Score

Batting

JJ Wetherholt led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	2	1	3	1
Nathan ChurchCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0
José FermínPH/CF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	0	1	2	0
Bryan TorresLF	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Joshua BáezPH/LF	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
Jimmy CrooksC	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Totals	35	4	9	4	6	12	1

Matt McLain led Cincinnati Reds with 3 hits.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Elly De La CruzSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Sal Stewart1B	3	1	1	3	1	1	1
Dane MyersCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Eugenio Suárez3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Ke'Bryan HayesPR/3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler StephensonDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Michael TogliaRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
TJ FriedlLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
JJ BledayLF/RF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jose TrevinoC	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matt McLain2B	3	2	3	0	0	0	0
Totals	31	5	7	4	2	12	1

Pitching

Matthew Liberatore went 6.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (9 SO, 3 ER); Chase Burns went 5.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (8 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Liberatore	6.0	4	3	3	0	9	1
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Justin Bruihl	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0
Cincinnati Reds
Chase Burns	5.0	6	2	2	2	8	0
Sam Moll	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0
Brock Burke	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0
Luis Mey	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	0
Emilio Pagán	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	1

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

T4
Single Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores. STL 1, CIN 0
T4
Single Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Toglia. Nathan Church scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
B6
Home Run Sal Stewart homers (27) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. STL 2, CIN 3
B8
Single Matt McLain singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan. Jose Trevino scores. Throwing error by third baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 2, CIN 4
B8
Single Dane Myers singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Justin Bruihl. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 5
T9
Home Run Jordan Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 4, CIN 5

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out softly, pitcher Emilio Pagán to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 4, CIN 5
T9
Double José Fermín doubles (13) on a sharp line drive to left fielder TJ Friedl. STL 4, CIN 5
T9
Home Run Jordan Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. STL 4, CIN 5
T9
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 5
T9
Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to left fielder TJ Friedl. STL 2, CIN 5
T9
Hit By Pitch JJ Wetherholt hit by pitch. STL 2, CIN 5
B8
Pop Out TJ Friedl pops out to catcher Jimmy Crooks in foul territory. STL 2, CIN 5
B8
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 5
B8
Walk Eugenio Suárez walks. Sal Stewart to 3rd. Dane Myers to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 5
B8
Single Dane Myers singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Justin Bruihl. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 5
B8
Intent Walk Justin Bruihl intentionally walks Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 4
B8
Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out to center fielder José Fermín. Matt McLain to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 4
B8
Single Matt McLain singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan. Jose Trevino scores. Throwing error by third baseman Blaze Jordan. STL 2, CIN 4
B8
Single Jose Trevino singles on a ground ball to center fielder José Fermín. STL 2, CIN 3
T8
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 3
T8
Strikeout Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Blaze Jordan called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 3
T8
Walk Joshua Báez walks. STL 2, CIN 3
T8
Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 3
B7
Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out on a foul tip. STL 2, CIN 3
B7
Strikeout Michael Toglia called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 3
B7
Pop Out Tyler Stephenson pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. STL 2, CIN 3
T7
Pop Out José Fermín pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. STL 2, CIN 3
T7
Walk Jordan Walker walks. STL 2, CIN 3
T7
Groundout Alec Burleson grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. Iván Herrera to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 3
T7
Walk Iván Herrera walks. STL 2, CIN 3
T7
Lineout JJ Wetherholt lines out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 2, CIN 3
B6
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 3
B6
Flyout Dane Myers flies out sharply to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 2, CIN 3
B6
Home Run Sal Stewart homers (27) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. STL 2, CIN 3
B6
Single Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to center fielder Nathan Church, deflected by second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Matt McLain to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
B6
Double Matt McLain doubles (17) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 2, CIN 0
B6
Flyout Jose Trevino flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 2, CIN 0
T6
Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out to right fielder Michael Toglia. STL 2, CIN 0
T6
Walk Blaze Jordan walks. STL 2, CIN 0
T6
Single Joshua Báez singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 2, CIN 0
T6
Groundout Masyn Winn grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 0
T6
Strikeout Nathan Church challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nathan Church called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 0
B5
Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
B5
Flyout Michael Toglia flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 2, CIN 0
B5
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T5
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T5
Single Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Michael Toglia. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
T5
Strikeout Iván Herrera strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T5
Single JJ Wetherholt singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Matt McLain. STL 2, CIN 0
T5
Flyout Jimmy Crooks flies out sharply to right fielder Michael Toglia. STL 2, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout Dane Myers called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 0
B4
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Strikeout Blaze Jordan strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Single Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Toglia. Nathan Church scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Walk Masyn Winn walks. Nathan Church to 2nd. STL 1, CIN 0
T4
Single Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores. STL 1, CIN 0
T4
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T4
Walk Alec Burleson walks. STL 0, CIN 0
T4
Pop Out Iván Herrera pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Single Matt McLain singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Pop Out Jose Trevino pops out to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. STL 0, CIN 0
B3
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to shortstop Masyn Winn. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Double JJ Wetherholt doubles (14) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Blaze Jordan out at home on the throw, center fielder Dane Myers to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to catcher Jose Trevino. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Single Blaze Jordan singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz, deflected by third baseman Eugenio Suárez. STL 0, CIN 0
T3
Groundout Bryan Torres grounds out to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Strikeout Michael Toglia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Toglia called out on strikes. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
B2
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Flyout Nathan Church flies out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez. STL 0, CIN 0
T2
Strikeout Jordan Walker called out on strikes. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Flyout Dane Myers flies out to center fielder Nathan Church. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 0, CIN 0
B1
Flyout Elly De La Cruz flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out on a foul tip. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 0, CIN 0

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 19, 2026

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