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Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

2:15 PM ET · Busch StadiumGame-day snapshot Jul 26, 2:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 9, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score26
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
5
5–3
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
3
T-Score41
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsLeahy holds a modest edge in P-Score and last-5 ERA, while the ERA gap is small.
Offense vs handCardinalsSt. owns a .697 OPS vs LHP, 20th in MLB; Cincinnati ranks 27th vs RHP.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
Recent formRedsCincinnati has been the better recent team, at 5–5 over the last 10.
PowerRedsCincinnati has 135 home runs this season, 25 more than St..

Starting pitchers

CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.89
145th
WHIP
1.40
174th
K/9
7.30
162nd
BB/9
4.05
189th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.30
151st
OPS/R
–
IP
111.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.10
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
STL
Kyle Leahy RHP
Kyle Leahy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.59
67th
WHIP
1.35
128th
K/9
7.46
94th
BB/9
3.12
67th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.94
64th
OPS/R
–
IP
95.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.59
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Abbott has been more vulnerable to home runs, allowing 0.36 more per nine innings.
·Leahy has the stronger command profile, with a 3.1 BB/9 versus 4.0.
·Leahy owns a 1.59 ERA over his last five starts, compared with 4.10 for Abbott.
·Abbott carries a 4.91 road ERA, compared with Leahy's 3.41 mark at home.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Abbott arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam45%92.2
Sweeper20%81.4
Changeup20%85.7
Curveball13%79.7
Cutter3%88.7
Leahy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam26%94.2
Curveball16%83.0
Slider16%89.4
Changeup15%88.6
Sweeper14%84.8
Sinker13%94.2

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Reds vs RHP (Kyle Leahy)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Cardinals vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
20th
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 Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Leahy (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.834No MLB historyNo history
2Spencer SteerR1B53.74016.638No MLB historyNo history
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.779No MLB historyNo history
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.748No MLB historyNo history
5Nathaniel LoweL1B68.76117.885No MLB historyNo history
6Dane MyersRCF57.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
7Noelvi MarteRRF27.5506.552No MLB historyNo history
8Jose TrevinoRC31.5575.607No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.407No MLB historyNo history
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · No MLB history · No history87H-Score2Spencer Steer 1B · R.238 / .740 · 16 HRvs hand .638 · No MLB history · No history53H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · No MLB history · No history70H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · No MLB history · No history65H-Score5Nathaniel Lowe 1B · L.252 / .761 · 17 HRvs hand .885 · No MLB history · No history68H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score7Noelvi Marte RF · R.189 / .550 · 6 HRvs hand .552 · No MLB history · No history27H-Score8Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · No MLB history · No history31H-Score9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141 / .419 · 5 HRvs hand .407 · No MLB history · No history35H-Score
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.664No MLB historyNo history
2Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.904No MLB historyNo history
3Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.787No MLB historyNo history
4Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.559No MLB historyNo history
5Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.745No MLB historyNo history
6José FermínRLF45.6646.747No MLB historyNo history
7Nelson VelázquezRLF49.6636.709No MLB historyNo history
8Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.823No MLB historyNo history
9Pedro PagésRC30.5874.490No MLB historyNo history
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · No MLB history · No history64H-Score2Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .904 · No MLB history · No history77H-Score3Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .787 · No MLB history · No history67H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .559 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score5Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score6José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · No MLB history · No history45H-Score7Nelson Velázquez LF · R.188 / .663 · 6 HRvs hand .709 · No MLB history · No history49H-Score8Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Pedro Pagés C · R.217 / .587 · 4 HRvs hand .490 · No MLB history · No history30H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseCINCIN·STLSTL
AVG.229 30th.239 23rd
OPS.699 25th.691 29th
Home runs213 4th167 24th
Runs666 27th720 16th
OBP.305 30th.313 22nd
SLG.394 25th.378 29th
PitchingCINCIN·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.83vs4.26
CINSTL
WHIP1.44vs1.36
CINSTL
K/98.1vs8.0
CINSTL
HR Allowed214vs158
CINSTL
BullpenCINCIN·STLSTL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.47vs4.13
no league rank
Saves42vs46
CINSTL
ResultsCINCIN·STLSTL
+18029th
Run differential
+25322nd
75–87 Record77–85
5–5 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
Cincinnati Reds (5–5)
L
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
L
L
St. Louis Cardinals (3–7)
W
L
L
W
L
L
L
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
6—7
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (3.89 ERA, 5–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Kyle Leahy (3.59 ERA, 7–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
2:15 PM ET at Busch Stadium.
Where is the game being played?+
Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals.
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 Cardinals performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Cardinals 7–6 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Andrew Abbott is at 45; Kyle Leahy is at 54. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.