St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
July 26, 2026 • 2:15 PM • Busch Stadium
Status
Final
St. Louis Cardinals
STL
3
Cincinnati Reds
CIN
5
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Standings Snapshot
Full standingsSt. Louis Cardinals
53-52 (.505)
Div
#4
WC
#6
GB
13.0
Cincinnati Reds
49-55 (.471)
Div
#5
WC
#9
GB
16.5
Season Comparison
2026| Stat | St. Louis Cardinals | Cincinnati Reds |
|---|---|---|
| OPS | .700 | .702 |
| HR | 148 | 185 |
| Runs | 623 | 578 |
| ERA | 4.24 | 4.66 |
| WHIP | 1.34 | 1.43 |
| Strikeouts | 1092 | 1125 |
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Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Box Score
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Elly De La Cruz (SS) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Spencer Steer (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Edwin Arroyo (2B) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Bleday (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Eugenio Suárez (DH) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathaniel Lowe (1B) | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dane Myers (CF) | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Noelvi Marte (RF) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jose Trevino (C) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tyler Stephenson (C) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes (3B) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Sal Stewart (3B) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Abbott (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pierce Johnson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tejay Antone (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brock Burke (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Garcia (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| JJ Wetherholt (2B) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Walker (RF) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Iván Herrera (DH) | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alec Burleson (1B) | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Nathan Church (PR) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Masyn Winn (SS) | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| José Fermín (CF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nelson Velázquez (LF) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Nootbaar (LF) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blaze Jordan (3B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pedro Pagés (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Torres (PH) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Crooks (C) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kyle Leahy (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luis Gastelum (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryne Stanek (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Soriano (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Svanson (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Bruihl (P) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds | |||||||
| Andrew Abbott | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| Pierce Johnson | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tejay Antone | 0.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Brock Burke | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Julian Garcia | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||
| Kyle Leahy | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Matt Svanson | 0.1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Bruihl | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Scoring Summary
bottom 2 • Sac Fly • 1-0
José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores.
top 3 • Home Run • 1-1
Elly De La Cruz homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field.
bottom 3 • Home Run • 2-1
Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field.
top 5 • Home Run • 2-2
Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (3) on a fly ball to left field.
top 10 • Single • 2-3
Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Tyler Stephenson scores.
top 10 • Single • 2-5
Nathaniel Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Sal Stewart scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 3-5
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
Play-by-Play
Official contentbottom 10 • Flyout • 3-5
José Fermín flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.
bottom 10 • Strikeout • 3-5
Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.
bottom 10 • Single • 3-5
Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd.
bottom 10 • Single • 2-5
Iván Herrera singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. JJ Wetherholt to 3rd.
bottom 10 • Groundout • 2-5
Jordan Walker grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
top 10 • Flyout • 2-5
Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.
top 10 • Single • 2-5
Nathaniel Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Sal Stewart scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd.
top 10 • Intent Walk • 2-3
Justin Bruihl intentionally walks Eugenio Suárez.
top 10 • Strikeout • 2-3
JJ Bleday strikes out swinging.
top 10 • Sac Bunt • 2-3
Edwin Arroyo out on a sacrifice bunt, third baseman Blaze Jordan to second baseman JJ Wetherholt. Sal Stewart to 3rd. Elly De La Cruz to 2nd.
top 10 • Single • 2-3
Elly De La Cruz singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Sal Stewart to 2nd.
top 10 • Single • 2-3
Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Tyler Stephenson scores.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 2-2
JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Strikeout • 2-2
Jimmy Crooks strikes out swinging.
bottom 9 • Groundout • 2-2
Blaze Jordan grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
top 9 • Strikeout • 2-2
Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging.
top 9 • Single • 2-2
Noelvi Marte singles on a ground ball to second baseman JJ Wetherholt.
top 9 • Strikeout • 2-2
Dane Myers called out on strikes.
top 9 • Flyout • 2-2
Nathaniel Lowe flies out to left fielder Lars Nootbaar.
bottom 8 • Flyout • 2-2
Lars Nootbaar flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday in foul territory.
bottom 8 • Catcher Interference • 2-2
Cardinals challenged (catcher interference), call on the field was overturned: José Fermín reaches on catcher interference by Jose Trevino. Alec Burleson to 3rd. Masyn Winn to 2nd. José Fermín to 1st.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-2
Masyn Winn singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Alec Burleson to 2nd.
bottom 8 • Single • 2-2
Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte, deflected by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
bottom 8 • Lineout • 2-2
Iván Herrera lines out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz.
bottom 8 • Strikeout • 2-2
Jordan Walker strikes out on a foul tip.
top 8 • Groundout • 2-2
Eugenio Suárez grounds out, third baseman Blaze Jordan to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 8 • Groundout • 2-2
JJ Bleday grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.
top 8 • Groundout • 2-2
Edwin Arroyo grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Ryne Stanek.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 2-2
JJ Wetherholt grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.
bottom 7 • Groundout • 2-2
Bryan Torres grounds out, second baseman Edwin Arroyo to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Lars Nootbaar to 2nd.