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St. Louis Cardinals 10, Cincinnati Reds 9

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

12:40 PM ET · Great American Ball ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 20, 3:50 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 3, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score42
St. Louis Cardinals
77–85 · 4th NL Central · T-Score 42
10
10–9
FINAL
Cincinnati Reds
75–87 · 5th NL Central · T-Score 26
9
T-Score26
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherCardinalsSt. has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: McGreevy leads in P-Score, WHIP and last-5 ERA.
LineupCardinalsSt.'s official lineup includes 5 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenCardinalsSt. owns a 3.98 bullpen ERA this season, compared with Cincinnati's 4.39.
Recent formCardinalsSt. has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
PowerRedsCincinnati has 164 home runs this season, 32 more than St..

Starting pitchers

STL
Michael McGreevy RHP
Michael McGreevy
St. Louis Cardinals
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.48
97th
WHIP
1.22
104th
K/9
6.20
206th
BB/9
2.32
58th
P-Score53i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.23
95th
OPS/R
–
IP
132.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.14
QUALITY
START %
20%
(1 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
CIN
Brady Singer RHP
Brady Singer
Cincinnati Reds
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.66
200th
WHIP
1.44
210th
K/9
7.45
154th
BB/9
3.01
143rd
P-Score38i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.72
204th
OPS/R
–
IP
125.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
4.97
QUALITY
START %
80%
(4 of 5)
DAYS
REST
5
How the starters differ
·McGreevy allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.22 WHIP compared with 1.44.
·McGreevy enters with a 3.48 ERA compared with Singer's 4.66.
·Singer strikes out 1.3 more batters per nine innings.
·McGreevy allows the lower home-run rate: 1.23 vs 1.72 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricMcGreevySingerNote
Career vs opponent3.00 ERA, 1 GS2.25 ERA, 1 GSCareer history against this opponent.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

McGreevy arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam25%91.9
Changeup20%87.0
Sinker16%90.8
Curveball13%78.6
Cutter11%87.6
Sweeper11%81.8
Slider4%83.6
Singer arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker51%91.1
Slider27%82.7
Sweeper13%82.1
Cutter7%87.3
Four-seam2%90.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Cardinals vs RHP (Brady Singer)
29th
in MLB
0.688OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Reds vs RHP (Michael McGreevy)
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 Brady Singer
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Singer (BvP)
1JJ WetherholtL2B64.70417.732No MLB historyNo history
2Iván HerreraRDH67.73519.6971-for-6Very small sample
3Alec BurlesonL1B79.81626.9395-for-9Very small sample
4Jordan WalkerRRF77.79329.7690-for-7Very small sample
5Joshua BáezRLF59.7887.613No MLB historyNo history
6Nathan ChurchLCF43.65410.6710-for-1Very small sample
7Bryan TorresLLF40.6404.6720-for-2Very small sample
8Blaze JordanR3B47.6583.556No MLB historyNo history
9Jimmy CrooksLC42.5915.5691-for-6Very 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 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample67H-Score3Alec Burleson 1B · L.279 / .816 · 26 HRvs hand .939 · 5-for-9 · Very small sample79H-Score4Jordan Walker RF · R.269 / .793 · 29 HRvs hand .769 · 0-for-7 · Very small sample77H-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-Score7Bryan Torres LF · L.229 / .640 · 4 HRvs hand .672 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample40H-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 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample42H-Score
Cincinnati RedsOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael McGreevy
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs McGreevy (BvP)
1Elly De La CruzSSS87.88030.8342-for-5Very small sample
2Sal StewartR1B78.78732.7820-for-2Very small sample
3JJ BledayLLF70.74024.7790-for-3Very small sample
4Tyler StephensonRC71.72715.7481-for-5Very small sample
5Matt McLainR2B50.60815.5521-for-6Very small sample
6Michael TogliaS1B—.3710.3260-for-2Very small sample
7Dane MyersRCF57.7218.678No MLB historyNo history
8Héctor RodríguezLRF44.6806.782No MLB historyNo history
9Ke'Bryan HayesR3B35.4195.4070-for-5Very small sample
1Elly De La Cruz SS · S.283 / .880 · 30 HRvs hand .834 · 2-for-5 · Very small sample87H-Score2Sal Stewart 1B · R.263 / .787 · 32 HRvs hand .782 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score3JJ Bleday LF · L.217 / .740 · 24 HRvs hand .779 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample70H-Score4Tyler Stephenson C · R.241 / .727 · 15 HRvs hand .748 · 1-for-5 · Very small sample71H-Score5Matt McLain 2B · R.185 / .608 · 15 HRvs hand .552 · 1-for-6 · Very small sample50H-Score6Michael Toglia 1B · S.115 / .371 · 0 HRvs hand .326 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample—H-Score7Dane Myers CF · R.257 / .721 · 8 HRvs hand .678 · No MLB history · No history57H-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 · 0-for-5 · 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 ERA3.98vs4.39
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.33vs1.37
no league rank
Saves46vs42
STLCIN
ResultsSTLSTL·CINCIN
+24020th
Run differential
+14529th
77–85 Record75–87
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
St. Louis Cardinals (6–4)
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
W
L
Cincinnati Reds (5–5)
W
L
L
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
7—6
13 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Cardinals?+
Michael McGreevy (3.48 ERA, 5–9) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Reds?+
Brady Singer (4.66 ERA, 5–11) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
12:40 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?+
Michael McGreevy is at 53; Brady Singer is at 38. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.