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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Cincinnati Reds 0

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 18, 9:15 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 2, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
3
3–0
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 27
0
T-Score27
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsSt. has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Leahy leads in P-Score, K/9 and last-5 ERA.
Offense vs handCardinalsSt. has produced the stronger offense against left-handed pitching.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 7 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formCardinalsSt. has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

STL
Kyle Leahy RHP
Kyle Leahy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.38
66th
WHIP
1.34
127th
K/9
8.05
93rd
BB/9
2.68
67th
P-Score54i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.92
63rd
OPS/R
–
IP
117.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.25
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
CIN
Andrew Abbott LHP
Andrew Abbott
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.13
144th
WHIP
1.42
174th
K/9
6.90
162nd
BB/9
4.33
189th
P-Score45i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.15
151st
OPS/R
–
IP
133.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.18
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Leahy walks 1.6 fewer batters per nine innings.
·Leahy owns a 8.1 K/9 compared with Abbott's 6.9.
·Leahy enters with a 3.38 ERA compared with Abbott's 4.13.
·Leahy allows the lower home-run rate: 0.92 vs 1.15 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLeahyAbbottNote
Career vs opponent6.00 ERA, 3 GS3.00 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

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

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs LHP (Andrew Abbott)
20th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Kyle Leahy)
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 LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Abbott (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.6640-for-3Very small sample
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.7872-for-3Very small sample
3Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.9040-for-4Very small sample
4Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.5592-for-12Small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.78871.059No MLB historyNo history
6Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.8230-for-1Very small sample
7Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.7451-for-9Very small sample
8José FermínRLF45.6646.7470-for-2Very small sample
9Pedro PagésRC32.5874.4901-for-4Very small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .664 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score2Iván Herrera DH · R.241 / .735 · 19 HRvs hand .787 · 2-for-3 · Very small sample67H-Score3Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .904 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample77H-Score4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .559 · 2-for-12 · Small sample79H-Score5Joshua Báez LF · R.230 / .788 · 7 HRvs hand 1.059 · No MLB history · No history59H-Score6Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .823 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample47H-Score7Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .745 · 1-for-9 · Very small sample47H-Score8José Fermín LF · R.248 / .664 · 6 HRvs hand .747 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample45H-Score9Pedro Pagés C · R.217 / .587 · 4 HRvs hand .490 · 1-for-4 · Very small sample32H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Leahy (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.8341-for-1Very small sample
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.7823-for-4Very small sample
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.7790-for-5Very small sample
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.7481-for-3Very small sample
5Tyler StephensonRC71.72715.7481-for-6Very small sample
6Dane MyersRCF57.7218.6781-for-3Very small sample
7Matt McLainR2B50.60815.5520-for-5Very small sample
8Héctor RodríguezLRF44.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.4071-for-2Very small sample
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 3-for-4 · Very small sample78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample70H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample65H-Score5Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample71H-Score6Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample57H-Score7Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 0-for-5 · Very small sample50H-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 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample35H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseSTLSTL·CINCIN
AVG.239 23rd.229 30th
OPS.691 28th.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 ERA4.01vs4.47
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.32vs1.37
no league rank
Saves46vs42
STLCIN
ResultsSTLSTL·CINCIN
+24020th
Run differential
+14529th
77–85 Record75–87
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (6–4)
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Kyle Leahy (3.38 ERA, 9–4) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Andrew Abbott (4.13 ERA, 6–7) 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 6–7 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Kyle Leahy is at 54; Andrew Abbott is at 45. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.