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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds Starting Lineups — August 18, 2026

Batting orders, positions, season stats, splits against the opposing starter's hand and batter-versus-pitcher history with sample size for both clubs.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkFinal lineups locked · Aug 18, 3:20 PM ETStats updated Oct 2, 4:02 AM ET
STL
77–85 · 4th NL Central
Official
HandLHP
L / R bats2 L / 7 R
OPS vs hand.697 vs LHP
CIN
75–87 · 5th NL Central
Official
StarterKyle Leahy
HandRHP
L / R bats2 L / 6 R / 1 S
OPS vs hand.693 vs RHP

St. Louis Cardinals batting order

Official lineupvs LHP Andrew Abbott
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.242.339.70417619.664211 PA0-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242/.339/.704·17 HRvs hand.664 · 211 PA · 0-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small64H-Score
2Iván HerreraRDH67.241.353.73519717.7872-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
2Iván Herrera DH · R.241/.353/.735·19 HRvs hand.787 · 2-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small67H-Score
3Jordan WalkerRRF77.269.327.79329667.904166 PA0-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
3Jordan Walker RF · R.269/.327/.793·29 HRvs hand.904 · 166 PA · 0-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small77H-Score
4Alec BurlesonL1B79.279.343.81626670.559195 PA2-for-12 · 12 PASmall sample
4Alec Burleson 1B · L.279/.343/.816·26 HRvs hand.559 · 195 PA · 2-for-12 · 12 PA · Small79H-Score
5Joshua BáezRLF59.230.278.78871081.059No MLB historyNo MLB history
5Joshua Báez LF · R.230/.278/.788·7 HRvs hand1.059 · No MLB history · No MLB59H-Score
6Blaze JordanR3B47.247.276.6583199.82376 PA0-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
6Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247/.276/.658·3 HRvs hand.823 · 76 PA · 0-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small47H-Score
7Masyn WinnRSS47.232.308.6255532.7451-for-9 · 9 PASmall sample
7Masyn Winn SS · R.232/.308/.625·5 HRvs hand.745 · 1-for-9 · 9 PA · Small47H-Score
8José FermínRLF45.248.309.6646370.7470-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
8José Fermín LF · R.248/.309/.664·6 HRvs hand.747 · 0-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small45H-Score
9Pedro PagésRC32.217.275.5874211.4901-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
9Pedro Pagés C · R.217/.275/.587·4 HRvs hand.490 · 1-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small32H-Score

Cincinnati Reds batting order

Official lineupvs RHP Kyle Leahy
#HitterPosH-ScoreAVGOBPOPSHRPAOPS vs HandBvP
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.283.365.88030636.834448 PA1-for-1 · 1 PAVery small sample
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283/.365/.880·30 HRvs hand.834 · 448 PA · 1-for-1 · 1 PA · Very small87H-Score
2Sal StewartR1B78.263.330.78732700.782517 PA3-for-4 · 4 PAVery small sample
2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263/.330/.787·32 HRvs hand.782 · 517 PA · 3-for-4 · 4 PA · Very small78H-Score
3JJ BledayLLF70.217.324.74024545.779392 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
3JJ Bleday LF · L.217/.324/.740·24 HRvs hand.779 · 392 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small70H-Score
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.212.307.74026498.748369 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212/.307/.740·26 HRvs hand.748 · 369 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small65H-Score
5Tyler StephensonRC71.241.323.72715468.748351 PA1-for-6 · 6 PASmall sample
5Tyler Stephenson C · R.241/.323/.727·15 HRvs hand.748 · 351 PA · 1-for-6 · 6 PA · Small71H-Score
6Dane MyersRCF57.257.344.7218334.678189 PA1-for-3 · 3 PAVery small sample
6Dane Myers CF · R.257/.344/.721·8 HRvs hand.678 · 189 PA · 1-for-3 · 3 PA · Very small57H-Score
7Matt McLainR2B50.185.274.60815496.552370 PA0-for-5 · 5 PASmall sample
7Matt McLain 2B · R.185/.274/.608·15 HRvs hand.552 · 370 PA · 0-for-5 · 5 PA · Small50H-Score
8Héctor RodríguezLRF44.229.270.6806152.782No MLB historyNo MLB history
8Héctor Rodríguez RF · L.229/.270/.680·6 HRvs hand.782 · No MLB history · No MLB44H-Score
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.141.194.4195242.4071-for-2 · 2 PAVery small sample
9Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B · R.141/.194/.419·5 HRvs hand.407 · 1-for-2 · 2 PA · Very small35H-Score