Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, Aug 17, 2026 (Game 1) Box Score

CardinalsSt. Louis CardinalsSTL

2-1

Final

RedsCincinnati RedsCIN

August 17, 2026, 1:40 PM ET | Great American Ball Park

Last 5 Form

St. Louis Cardinals

3-2

Last 5

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

St. Louis Cardinals

Quinn Mathews

Recorded starter

Cincinnati Reds

Kent Emanuel

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Aug 17, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
St. Louis Cardinals	64-62	.508	#3	#6	13.5
Cincinnati Reds	60-65	.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

Alec Burleson

7 H, 2 HR, 8 RBI

Joshua Báez

3 H, 3 HR, 5 RBI

Jordan Walker

8 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Michael McGreevy

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Gastelum

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Peter Strzelecki

5.0 IP, 4 SO, 1.80 ERA

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Dane Myers

4 H, 2 HR, 2 RBI

Matt McLain

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Tyler Stephenson

2 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Chase Burns

7.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Luis Mey

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Nick Lodolo

5.0 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Top Performers

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

Quinn Mathews

St. Louis Cardinals, MLBDB pick

Kent Emanuel

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Dane Myers

Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Line Score

St. Louis Cardinals 2, Cincinnati Reds 1: STL 7 hits, CIN 3 hits; STL 0 errors, 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	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0
Cincinnati Reds	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0

Box Score

Batting

Jordan Walker and Alec Burleson led St. Louis Cardinals with 2 hits each.

St. Louis Cardinals batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joshua BáezLF	4	1	0	0	0	1
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0
Iván HerreraDH	2	1	0	0	3	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	0	2	0	0	1
Alec Burleson1B	4	0	2	2	0	1
José Fermín2B	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jimmy CrooksC	1	0	0	0	0	1
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	1	0	0	2
Blaze Jordan3B	3	0	1	0	1	1
Everson PereiraCF/LF	4	0	1	0	0	1
Pedro PagésC	2	0	0	0	0	1
JJ WetherholtPH/2B	2	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	33	2	7	2	4	9

Dane Myers led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 home run and 1 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Elly De La CruzSS	4	0	0	0	0	4	0
Sal Stewart1B/3B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Tyler StephensonC	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
Eugenio SuárezDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Dane MyersCF	4	1	2	1	0	1	1
Michael TogliaLF/1B	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
Matt McLain2B	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Noelvi MarteRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	2	0	0	0	0	1	0
JJ BledayPH/LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Totals	30	1	3	1	3	15	1

Pitching

Quinn Mathews went 4.0 innings for St. Louis Cardinals (7 SO, 1 ER); Kent Emanuel went 5.0 innings for Cincinnati Reds (4 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
St. Louis Cardinals
Quinn Mathews	4.0	2	1	1	3	7	1
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Gordon Graceffo	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
George Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ryne Stanek	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Riley O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cincinnati Reds
Kent Emanuel	5.0	5	2	2	3	4	0
Luis Mey	2.0	1	0	0	1	3	0
Pierce Johnson	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0
Sam Moll	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	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

T1
Double Alec Burleson doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Joshua Báez scores. Iván Herrera scores. STL 2, CIN 0
B4
Home Run Dane Myers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. STL 2, CIN 1

Play-by-Play

All 71 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

B9
Strikeout Michael Toglia called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
B9
Strikeout Dane Myers called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
B9
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
T9
Flyout Iván Herrera flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday. STL 2, CIN 1
T9
Strikeout Joshua Báez called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
T9
Groundout JJ Wetherholt grounds out softly to first baseman Michael Toglia. STL 2, CIN 1
B8
Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out to pitcher Ryne Stanek. STL 2, CIN 1
B8
Double Sal Stewart doubles (24) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Joshua Báez. STL 2, CIN 1
B8
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
B8
Flyout JJ Bleday flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 2, CIN 1
T8
Groundout Everson Pereira grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 1
T8
Lineout Blaze Jordan lines out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. STL 2, CIN 1
T8
Single Masyn Winn singles on a fly ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte, deflected by second baseman Matt McLain. STL 2, CIN 1
T8
Strikeout Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
B7
Strikeout Noelvi Marte strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
B7
Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 1
B7
Lineout Michael Toglia lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 2, CIN 1
T7
Pop Out Alec Burleson pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. STL 2, CIN 1
T7
Single Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Iván Herrera to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 1
T7
Walk Iván Herrera walks. STL 2, CIN 1
T7
Groundout Joshua Báez grounds out sharply, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 1
T7
Flyout JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 2, CIN 1
B6
Groundout Dane Myers grounds out sharply, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 1
B6
Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 1
B6
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging, catcher Pedro Pagés to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 1
T6
Strikeout Everson Pereira called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
T6
Strikeout Blaze Jordan strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
T6
Strikeout Masyn Winn strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
B5
Lineout Sal Stewart lines out to second baseman José Fermín. STL 2, CIN 1
B5
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
B5
Strikeout Ke'Bryan Hayes strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
T5
Flyout José Fermín flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. STL 2, CIN 1
T5
Strikeout Alec Burleson strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
T5
Double Jordan Walker doubles (27) on a line drive to left fielder Michael Toglia. STL 2, CIN 1
T5
Flyout Iván Herrera flies out sharply to left fielder Michael Toglia. STL 2, CIN 1
B4
Strikeout Noelvi Marte strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 1
B4
Groundout Matt McLain grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 1
B4
Strikeout Michael Toglia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Toglia called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 1
B4
Home Run Dane Myers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. STL 2, CIN 1
T4
Forceout Joshua Báez grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Matt McLain. Everson Pereira out at 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Pop Out Pedro Pagés pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Single Everson Pereira singles on a ground ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Blaze Jordan to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Walk Blaze Jordan walks. STL 2, CIN 0
T4
Pop Out Masyn Winn pops out to second baseman Matt McLain. STL 2, CIN 0
B3
Groundout Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 0
B3
Walk Tyler Stephenson walks. STL 2, CIN 0
B3
Lineout Sal Stewart lines out to center fielder Everson Pereira. STL 2, CIN 0
B3
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T3
Grounded Into DP José Fermín grounds into a double play, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. José Fermín out at 1st. STL 2, CIN 0
T3
Single Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Iván Herrera to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
T3
Flyout Jordan Walker flies out to right fielder Noelvi Marte. STL 2, CIN 0
T3
Walk Iván Herrera walks. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Groundout Ke'Bryan Hayes grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Pop Out Noelvi Marte pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Walk Matt McLain walks. Dane Myers to 3rd. Michael Toglia to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Walk Michael Toglia walks. Dane Myers to 2nd. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Single Dane Myers singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. STL 2, CIN 0
B2
Strikeout Eugenio Suárez strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T2
Lineout Joshua Báez lines out sharply to center fielder Dane Myers. STL 2, CIN 0
T2
Strikeout Pedro Pagés called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 0
T2
Groundout Everson Pereira grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 0
T2
Triple Blaze Jordan triples (4) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. STL 2, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
B1
Strikeout Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. STL 2, CIN 0
T1
Strikeout Masyn Winn called out on strikes. STL 2, CIN 0
T1
Groundout José Fermín grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. STL 2, CIN 0
T1
Double Alec Burleson doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Joshua Báez scores. Iván Herrera scores. STL 2, CIN 0
T1
Strikeout Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Walk Iván Herrera walks. Joshua Báez to 2nd. STL 0, CIN 0
T1
Hit By Pitch Joshua Báez hit by pitch. STL 0, CIN 0

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals, August 17, 2026 (Game 1)

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Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Play-by-Play