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St. Louis Cardinals 4, Cincinnati Reds 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

6:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 19, 9:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score41
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 41
4
4–5
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
5
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherRedsBurns leads Liberatore in P-Score (67 vs 46), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handRedsCincinnati owns a .717 OPS vs LHP, 10th in MLB; St. ranks 29th vs RHP.
LineupRedsCincinnati's official lineup includes 6 right-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. owns a 3.75 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.69.
Recent formCardinalsSt. has been the better recent team, at 7–3 over the last 10.

Starting pitchers

STL
Matthew Liberatore LHP
Matthew Liberatore
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.07
174th
WHIP
1.48
182nd
K/9
8.77
73rd
BB/9
3.33
117th
P-Score46i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.51
188th
OPS/R
–
IP
119.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.90
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CIN
Chase Burns RHP
Chase Burns
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.47
22nd
WHIP
1.09
61st
K/9
10.37
16th
BB/9
3.16
123rd
P-Score67i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.89
73rd
OPS/R
–
IP
131.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.22
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·Burns allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.09 WHIP compared with 1.48.
·Burns enters with a 2.47 ERA compared with Liberatore's 5.07.
·Burns strikes out 1.6 more batters per nine innings.
·Burns allows the lower home-run rate: 0.89 vs 1.51 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricLiberatoreBurnsNote
Career vs opponent6.23 ERA, 1 GS– ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Liberatore arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam30%94.3
Slider27%86.1
Curveball18%79.6
Changeup13%88.5
Sinker8%94.2
Cutter4%90.5
Sweeper0%85.2
Splitter0%87.0
Burns arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam55%97.6
Slider39%90.2
Changeup5%90.2
Sinker0%97.1
Curveball0%81.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Chase Burns)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs LHP (Matthew Liberatore)
10th
in MLB
0.717OPS
.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 Chase Burns
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Burns (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6970-for-1Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.939No MLB historyNo history
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.7690-for-1Very small sample
5Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.671No MLB historyNo history
6Masyn WinnRSS47.6255.594No MLB historyNo history
7Bryan TorresLLF40.6404.672No MLB historyNo history
8Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.5690-for-1Very small sample
1JJ Wetherholt 2B · L.242 / .704 · 17 HRvs hand .732 · No MLB history · No history64H-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 · No MLB history · No history79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample77H-Score5Nathan Church CF · L.247 / .654 · 10 HRvs hand .671 · No MLB history · No history43H-Score6Masyn Winn SS · R.232 / .625 · 5 HRvs hand .594 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score7Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · No MLB history · No history40H-Score8Blaze Jordan 3B · R.247 / .658 · 3 HRvs hand .556 · No MLB history · No history47H-Score9Jimmy Crooks C · L.179 / .591 · 5 HRvs hand .569 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample42H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs LHP Matthew Liberatore
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs LHPVs Liberatore (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.9900-for-1Very small sample
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.8021-for-5Very small sample
3Dane MyersRCF57.7218.7771-for-1Very small sample
4Eugenio SuárezRDH65.74026.7140-for-4Very small sample
5Tyler StephensonRC71.72715.6550-for-1Very small sample
6Michael TogliaS1B—.3710.533No MLB historyNo history
7JJ BledayLLF70.74024.6440-for-4Very small sample
8Jose TrevinoRC31.5575.4103-for-6Very small sample
9Matt McLainR2B50.60815.7772-for-5Very small sample
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .990 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .802 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample78H-Score3Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .777 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample57H-Score4Eugenio Suárez DH · R.212 / .740 · 26 HRvs hand .714 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample65H-Score5Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .655 · 0-for-1 · Very small sample71H-Score6Michael Toglia 1B · S.115 / .371 · 0 HRvs hand .533 · No MLB history · No history—H-Score7JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .644 · 0-for-4 · Very small sample70H-Score8Jose Trevino C · R.217 / .557 · 5 HRvs hand .410 · 3-for-6 · Very small sample31H-Score9Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .777 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample50H-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 ERA3.75vs4.69
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.30vs1.41
no league rank
Saves46vs42
STLCIN
ResultsSTLSTL·CINCIN
+24020th
Run differential
+14529th
77–85 Record75–87
7–3 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (7–3)
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
Cincinnati Reds (4–6)
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Matthew Liberatore (5.07 ERA, 5–10) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Chase Burns (2.47 ERA, 14–2) 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?+
Matthew Liberatore is at 46; Chase Burns is at 67. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.