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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Monday, Aug 17, 2026 G1Great American Ball Park1:40 PM ETPreview
STL · Away · 63-61

St. Louis Cardinals

NL Central · 2nd · 13.5 GB
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1:40 PM ET
H2H 76
CIN · Home · 59-64

Cincinnati Reds

NL Central · 4th · 17.0 GB
Starting pitchers

TBD

No probable starter yet. Pitcher stats will appear here once MLB announces the starter.

R. Lowder

RHP · Rhett Lowder
Season (2026)
5.15
ERA
#158 MLB
1.48
WHIP
#173 MLB
7.3
K/9
#134 MLB
3.8
BB/9
#156 MLB
vs STL · career
2.25
ERA
.080
OPP AVG
8
K
8.0 IP2 GS1.13 WHIP
18 GS94.1 IP3.8 BB/977 K (18.5%)
When they score · when they bleed
STLSt. Louis Cardinals
4.42R/G scored
4.25R/G allowed
3.95Bullpen ERA
Hot inn 6 (0.61)·Bleed inn 9 (0.60)
CINCincinnati Reds
4.08R/G scored
4.71R/G allowed
4.38Bullpen ERA
Hot inn 4 (0.61)·Bleed inn 8 (0.65)
STL
ScoredAllowed
CIN
ScoredAllowed
Lineup not yet announced · posted ~1–2 hrs before first pitch
Matchup snapshot
CURRENT FORM · LAST 10
St. Louis 7-3
WWLWWLWLWW
HEAD TO HEAD · 2025–2026 (13 GAMES)
St. Louis 7 - 6 Reds
Last meeting: SEP 17, 2025
Reds 6 - 2 St. Louis
CURRENT FORM · LAST 10
Reds 4-6
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Projected hitters vs RHP / RHP
St. Louis vs RHP
Avg OPS 0.9713 hot hittersTop: Báez 1.666 · Burleson 0.973 · Walker 0.853

Projected sample — season splits vs pitcher hand, not official order.

St. Louis Cardinals hitters vs RHP (projected)
Batter
AVG
OPS
HR
0.333
1.666
3
0.322
0.973
21
0.286
0.853
24
0.188
0.606
5
0.250
0.759
13
Season comparison
· 2026
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
0.240
Team AVG
0.226
0.698
Team OPS
0.699
129
Home runs
161
548
Runs scored
502
4.04
Team ERA
4.51
122
HR allowed
155