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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / NL West

Cincinnati Reds 11, Arizona Diamondbacks 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

8:10 PM ET · Chase FieldGame-day snapshot Aug 22, 11:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 4, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score26
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
11
11–5
FINAL
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 50
5
T-Score50
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherDiamondbacksArizona has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Soroka leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
Team strengthDiamondbacksArizona leads 50–26 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
PowerRedsCincinnati has 165 home runs this season, 38 more than Arizona.
WeatherModerate impactA 3 mph wind could modestly increase carry on fly balls.

Starting pitchers

CIN
Rhett Lowder RHP
Rhett Lowder
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.17
199th
WHIP
1.49
200th
K/9
7.31
171st
BB/9
3.74
160th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.16
117th
OPS/R
–
IP
101.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.72
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
AZ
Michael Soroka RHP
Michael Soroka
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.93
46th
WHIP
1.11
24th
K/9
8.61
82nd
BB/9
2.05
32nd
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.59
30th
OPS/R
–
IP
92.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.40
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Soroka allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.11 WHIP compared with 1.49.
·Soroka enters with a 2.93 ERA compared with Lowder's 5.17.
·Soroka allows the lower home-run rate: 0.59 vs 1.16 per nine.
·Soroka strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLowderSorokaNote
Career vs opponent1.59 ERA, 1 GS1.29 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Soroka arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.5
Slurve32%80.6
Changeup12%85.9
Cutter12%89.0
Sinker10%93.3
Sweeper1%83.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (Michael Soroka)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Diamondbacks vs RHP (Rhett Lowder)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael Soroka
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soroka (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.8340-for-3Very small sample
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.7820-for-3Very small sample
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.7790-for-6Very small sample
4Tyler StephensonRC70.72715.7481-for-6Very small sample
5Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.7482-for-8Very small sample
6Matt McLainR2B50.60815.5521-for-2Very small sample
7Dane MyersRCF57.7218.6781-for-2Very small sample
8Héctor RodríguezLRF44.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.407No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-6 · Very small sample70H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample70H-Score5Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample65H-Score6Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample57H-Score8Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .407 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs RHP Rhett Lowder
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lowder (BvP)
1Lars NootbaarLLF66.7218.8000-for-3Very small sample
2Corbin CarrollLRF78.79522.7271-for-3Very small sample
3Gabriel MorenoRC78.87416.9092-for-3Very small sample
4Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7479.7620-for-1Very small sample
5Nolan ArenadoR3B64.80630.7751-for-2Very small sample
6Tim TawaR1B57.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
7Ildemaro VargasS1B49.6759.580No MLB historyNo history
8Jose FernandezRDH37.6433.659No MLB historyNo history
9Ryan WaldschmidtRCF42.6933.6700-for-2Very small sample
1Lars Nootbaar LF · L.239 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .800 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample66H-Score2Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample78H-Score4Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score5Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample64H-Score6Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Ildemaro Vargas 1B · S.254 / .675 · 9 HRvs hand .580 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Jose Fernandez DH · R.255 / .643 · 3 HRvs hand .659 · No MLB history · No history37H-Score9Ryan Waldschmidt CF · R.256 / .693 · 3 HRvs hand .670 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample42H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·AZAZ
AVG.229 30th.246 12th
OPS.699 25th.720 11th
Home runs213 4th166 25th
Runs666 27th739 9th
OBP.305 30th.318 13th
SLG.394 25th.402 14th
PitchingCINCIN·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs4.18
CINAZ
WHIP1.44vs1.28
CINAZ
K/98.1vs7.1
CINAZ
HR Allowed214vs186
CINAZ
BullpenCINCIN·AZAZ
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.38vs4.16
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.37vs1.29
no league rank
Saves42vs38
CINAZ
ResultsCINCIN·AZAZ
+15529th
Run differential
+30113th
75–87 Record86–76
4–6 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
L
L
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
Arizona Diamondbacks (5–5)
W
W
L
L
L
W
W
L
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
5—2
7 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Rhett Lowder (5.17 ERA, 4–8) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Michael Soroka (2.93 ERA, 8–3) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
8:10 PM ET at Chase Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Chase Field, home of the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Reds and Diamondbacks performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Diamondbacks 2–5 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Rhett Lowder is at 37; Michael Soroka is at 63. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.