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St. Louis Cardinals 5, Cincinnati Reds 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 17, 9:45 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 1, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
5
5–6
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
6
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsPallante leads Lowder in P-Score (52 vs 37), WHIP and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formCardinalsSt. has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.
Team strengthCardinalsSt. leads 42–26 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
PowerRedsCincinnati has 162 home runs this season, 32 more than St..

Starting pitchers

STL
Andre Pallante RHP
Andre Pallante
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.46
83rd
WHIP
1.22
96th
K/9
6.37
207th
BB/9
2.77
73rd
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.69
17th
OPS/R
–
IP
130.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.80
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Rhett Lowder RHP
Rhett Lowder
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.15
197th
WHIP
1.48
195th
K/9
7.35
170th
BB/9
3.82
160th
P-Score37i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.14
113th
OPS/R
–
IP
94.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Pallante allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Pallante enters with a 3.46 ERA compared with Lowder's 5.15.
·Pallante allows the lower home-run rate: 0.69 vs 1.14 per nine.
·Pallante has produced a quality start in 60% of outings versus 40%.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricPallanteLowderNote
Career vs opponent0.69 ERA, 2 GS2.25 ERA, 2 GSCareer history against this opponent.

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Rhett Lowder)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Andre Pallante)
27th
in MLB
0.693OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
St. Louis CardinalsOfficial lineupvs RHP Rhett Lowder
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Lowder (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.7320-for-1Very small sample
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6970-for-1Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9390-for-2Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF76.79329.7691-for-4Very small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
6Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.6710-for-1Very small sample
7Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.5940-for-2Very small sample
8Bryan TorresLLF40.6404.6720-for-1Very small sample
9Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.5561-for-2Very small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .697 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample76H-Score5Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand .613 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample43H-Score7Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score8Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample40H-Score9Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample47H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Andre Pallante
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Pallante (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.8340-for-2Very small sample
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.7820-for-1Very small sample
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.7790-for-3Very small sample
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.7481-for-3Very small sample
5Michael TogliaS1B—.3710.3260-for-1Very small sample
6Matt McLainR2B50.60815.5520-for-2Very small sample
7Héctor RodríguezLRF44.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
8Jose TrevinoRC30.5575.6071-for-2Very small sample
9TJ FriedlLCF28.5104.5141-for-6Very small sample
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score5Michael Toglia 1B · S.115 / .371 · 0 HRvs hand .326 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample—H-Score6Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample50H-Score7Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229 / .680 · 6 HRvs hand .782 · No MLB history · No history44H-Score8Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .607 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample30H-Score9TJ Friedl CF · L.172 / .510 · 4 HRvs hand .514 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample28H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·CINCIN
AVG.239 22nd.229 30th
OPS.691 29th.699 25th
Home runs167 24th213 4th
Runs720 16th666 27th
OBP.313 22nd.305 30th
SLG.378 29th.394 25th
PitchingSTLSTL·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.26vs4.83
STLCIN
WHIP1.36vs1.44
STLCIN
K/98.0vs8.1
STLCIN
HR Allowed158vs214
STLCIN
BullpenSTLSTL·CINCIN
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA3.99vs4.36
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.34vs1.36
no league rank
Saves46vs42
STLCIN
ResultsSTLSTL·CINCIN
+23720th
Run differential
+14029th
77–85 Record75–87
7–3 Last 103–7
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (7–3)
W
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
Cincinnati Reds (3–7)
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
8—6
14 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Andre Pallante (3.46 ERA, 12–6) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Rhett Lowder (5.15 ERA, 4–8) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
6:40 PM ET at Great American Ball Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Great American Ball Park, home of the Cincinnati Reds.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Cardinals and Reds performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Reds 6–8 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Andre Pallante is at 52; Rhett Lowder is at 37. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.