St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
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St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds (2026-08-18). Kyle Leahy vs Andrew Abbott at Great American Ball Park.
Kyle Leahy delivered 5 innings with 1 earned run, 6 strikeouts, and 0 walks in his most recent outing. Across 117.1 innings this season, he carries a 3.38 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP while holding a 9-4 record. His prior two appearances produced lines of 5 IP, 2 ER, 8 K, 0 BB and 6 IP, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB. Leahy registers 8.05 strikeouts per nine innings, 2.68 walks per nine innings, and a 0.92 HR/9 mark with 12 home runs allowed, showing an upward trend. Andrew Abbott holds a 4.13 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP through 133.0 innings for Cincinnati. His previous three starts resulted in 4.1 IP, 5 ER, 3 K, 3 BB, followed by 6.2 IP, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB, and 5 IP, 3 ER, 1 K, 5 BB. Abbott posts a 6.90 K/9, a 4.33 BB/9, and a 1.15 HR/9 with 17 home runs surrendered, entering this matchup on an upward trend with a 6-7 record.
The St. Louis offense features a .699 OPS, a .241 team batting average, and 555 total runs scored, and the club has gone 6-4 over its last 10 games. The Cardinals pitching staff maintains a 4.03 team ERA alongside a 1.33 team WHIP. Cincinnati matches that with a .699 team OPS while producing 509 runs and batting .227 as a unit, posting a 4-6 record across their last 10 contests. The Reds pitching staff owns a 4.49 team ERA and a 1.40 team WHIP.
