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St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

Thursday, Aug 20, 2026Great American Ball Park12:40 PM ETPreview
STL · Away · 65-63

St. Louis Cardinals

NL Central · 2nd · 13.5 GB
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12:40 PM ET
CIN · Home · 61-66

Cincinnati Reds

NL Central · 4th · 17.0 GB
Starting pitcher matchup
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
62nd
WHIP
73rd
K/9
184th
BB/9
39th
FIP
4.25
HR/9
111th
OPS/R
0.685
IP
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.41
Road ERA3.55
Last 5 starts
ERA
QUALITY
START %
DAYS
REST
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
137th
WHIP
161st
K/9
132nd
BB/9
98th
FIP
5.13
HR/9
176th
OPS/R
0.699
IP
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.62
Road ERA5.75
Last 5 starts
ERA
QUALITY
START %
DAYS
REST
Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand (2026)
25th
in MLB
0.695OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
29th
in MLB
0.683OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
2026 season team comparison
Stat
(20th)
Batting Average
(30th)
(24th)
OPS
(26th)
(22nd)
Home Runs
(8th)
(18th)
Runs Scored
(27th)
(12th)
Team ERA
(24th)
(20th)
Team WHIP
(27th)
(24th)
K/9 (Starters)
(22nd)
Runs scored & allowed per inning (2026)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.60
0.33
0.48
0.47
0.56
0.62
0.40
0.50
0.38
Runs Allowed
0.49
0.38
0.29
0.55
0.50
0.49
0.47
0.56
0.60
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Runs Scored
0.58
0.42
0.36
0.61
0.52
0.40
0.26
0.46
0.38
Runs Allowed
0.60
0.52
0.46
0.54
0.42
0.55
0.46
0.65
0.60

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Last 10 games
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
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0 Games Played
Weather at game time
Great American Ball Park
82°F
WindNW 4 mph
Precip Chance5%
Humidity
IMPACT ON GAME: Low
Odds
Cardinals @ Reds
STL
— flat
CIN
— flat
TOTALflat
O— flat
U— flat
Standings
(AS OF AUG 20, 2026)
NL Central
4Cincinnati Reds61-6617.0
5Chicago Cubs74-544.5