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June 6, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

June 6, 2026Busch StadiumPartly Cloudy 85°F · 9 mph, R To L
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
31-32
5
vs
HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
34-28
6

Game Highlights

Published June 6, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 Victor Scott II Victor Scott II singles on a fly ball to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Alec Burleson scores. José Fermín to 3rd. Bryan Torres to 2nd. CIN 0, STL 1
B2 Masyn Winn Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. José Fermín scores. Bryan Torres scores. Victor Scott II to 3rd. CIN 0, STL 3
T3 JJ Bleday JJ Bleday reaches on a fielding error by first baseman Alec Burleson. Noelvi Marte scores. Matt McLain scores. Dane Myers to 3rd. JJ Bleday to 2nd. CIN 2, STL 3
T3 Spencer Steer Spencer Steer out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Nelson Velázquez. Dane Myers scores. CIN 3, STL 3
T4 Matt McLain Matt McLain homers (6) on a fly ball to left field. Blake Dunn scores. CIN 5, STL 3
B5 Jordan Walker Jordan Walker homers (16) on a fly ball to right center field. CIN 5, STL 4
B8 Lars Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. José Fermín scores. CIN 5, STL 6

Box score

  123456789 R
CIN 003200000 5
STL 030010020 6

Pitching & bullpen

How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.

Reds AWAY 5

Nick Lodolo started for Reds, leaving with a 5–4 lead. Out of the bullpen, Sam Moll took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Nick Lodolo Starter 5.0 95 4 3
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Lodolo threw
    CSW 24% 1st-pitch strike 72% 3.8 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Curveball 29 31% 3 3 9 9 5
    Four-Seam Fastball 28 29% 0 4 10 9 5
    Changeup 20 21% 3 6 5 3 3
    Sinker 18 19% 0 4 2 4 8
  • Tejay Antone Middle 1.2 20 0 2 HLD inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Sam Moll Middle 1.0 19 2 1 L inherited 1, stranded 1
  • Tony Santillan Setup 0.1 6 0 1
Cardinals HOME 6

Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 3–5.

workload · innings pitched
  • Matthew Liberatore Starter 4.1 84 5 4
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
    CSW 20% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.0 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 36 43% 1 6 10 14 5
    Curveball 14 17% 2 0 1 11 0
    Slider 13 15% 3 0 2 5 3
    Changeup 12 14% 2 1 2 4 3
    Sinker 8 10% 0 2 1 2 3
    Cutter 1 1% 0 0 0 1 0
  • Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.2 24 0 1 inherited 2, stranded 2
  • Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 6 0 0
  • George Soriano Setup 1.0 12 0 0 W
  • Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 23 0 1 SV

Where the game turned

2 runs Bottom 8th · off Moll
  • Nootbaar HR (2)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Will Benson PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 .200 .327 .356 .683
JJ Bleday DH 5 0 1 1 0 0 .282 .371 .588 .959 SB
Spencer Steer 1B 2 0 0 1 2 0 .271 .352 .453 .805
Sal Stewart 3B 5 0 0 0 0 2 .257 .350 .464 .814
Blake Dunn LF 4 1 3 0 0 0 .306 .352 .447 .799 2B, SB
Noelvi Marte RF 3 1 1 0 1 1 .167 .250 .167 .417
Matt McLain SS 3 2 1 2 1 0 .200 .299 .337 .636 HR (6)
Nathaniel Lowe PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .320 .504 .824
Dane Myers CF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .258 .356 .404 .760 SB
Eugenio Suárez 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .209 .287 .336 .623
P.J. Higgins C 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .296 .292 .588
HOME · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Masyn Winn SS 5 0 2 2 0 2 .236 .318 .322 .640
Iván Herrera DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 .259 .381 .409 .790
Jordan Walker RF 4 1 2 1 0 2 .301 .362 .559 .921 HR (16), SB
Nelson Velázquez LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .353 .421 .588 1.009
Alec Burleson 1B 3 1 1 0 1 0 .291 .358 .456 .814
José Fermín 3B 4 2 3 0 0 0 .250 .315 .388 .703 SB
Bryan Torres 2B 3 1 2 0 0 0 .257 .333 .400 .733 SB
Lars Nootbaar CF 1 1 1 2 1 0 .429 .500 1.000 1.500 HR (1)
Jimmy Crooks C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .214 .313 .286 .599
Pedro Pagés C 2 0 0 0 0 1 .212 .254 .347 .601
Victor Scott II CF 2 0 1 1 0 0 .196 .271 .261 .532

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Nick Lodolo 5.0 10 4 4 1 3 1 95 5.51
Tejay Antone 1.2 1 0 0 1 2 0 20 3.75 HLD
Sam Moll 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 19 2.96 L
Tony Santillan 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 6.56
HOME · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Matthew Liberatore 4.1 4 5 3 3 4 1 84 4.48
Gordon Graceffo 1.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 24 1.67
Ryne Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 4.97
George Soriano 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 2.81 W
Riley O'Brien 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 23 3.81 SV

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 1.7 R Bunts 1.5 R IBBs 2.9 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.1 R Bunts 2.3 R IBBs 1.2 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
5-5 L1 +7 run diff
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HOME · STL
5-5 W2 -6 run diff
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Season series: 0-3 with CIN listed first across 4 prior meetings.

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How RunsLeft analyzes games

Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.

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