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July 26, 2026 · NL Cent

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

July 26, 2026Busch StadiumPartly Cloudy 94°F · 5 mph, Out To RF
AWAY
Cincinnati Reds
49-55
5
vs
HOME
St. Louis Cardinals
53-52
3

Game Highlights

Published July 26, 2026 · Source: MLB

Scoring summary

INN BATTER PLAY SCORE
B2 José Fermín José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores. CIN 0, STL 1
T3 Elly De La Cruz Elly De La Cruz homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, STL 1
B3 Iván Herrera Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. CIN 1, STL 2
T5 Ke'Bryan Hayes Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 2, STL 2
T10 Sal Stewart Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Tyler Stephenson scores. CIN 3, STL 2
T10 Nathaniel Lowe Nathaniel Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Sal Stewart scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. CIN 5, STL 2
B10 Alec Burleson Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. CIN 5, STL 3

Box score

  12345678910 R
CIN 0010100001 3
STL 0110000000 2

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

Andrew Abbott started for Reds, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Julian Garcia took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Andrew Abbott Starter 6.0 100 2 4
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Andrew Abbott threw
    CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 50% 4.2 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 42 42% 0 8 9 21 4
    Changeup 24 24% 3 2 3 10 6
    Curveball 17 17% 4 5 0 6 2
    Sweeper 14 14% 1 2 3 5 3
    Cutter 3 3% 0 2 0 0 1
  • Pierce Johnson Middle 1.0 16 0 0
  • Tejay Antone Middle 0.2 23 0 1
  • Brock Burke Setup 1.1 15 0 2 W inherited 3, stranded 3
  • Julian Garcia Middle 1.0 22 1 1 SV
Cardinals HOME 3

Kyle Leahy started for Cardinals, leaving with the game tied 2–2. Out of the bullpen, Matt Svanson took the roughest line.

workload · innings pitched
  • Kyle Leahy Starter 6.0 102 2 9
    Pitch-by-pitch: what Kyle Leahy threw
    CSW 30% 1st-pitch strike 75% 4.3 pitches/PA
    Pitch#%WhiffCSFoulBallIn play
    Four-Seam Fastball 21 21% 1 4 2 10 4
    Slider 18 18% 2 3 6 4 3
    Sweeper 18 18% 4 5 3 4 2
    Sinker 16 16% 1 4 4 6 1
    Changeup 15 15% 0 3 4 4 4
    Curveball 14 14% 0 4 4 6 0
  • Luis Gastelum Middle 1.0 15 0 1
  • Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 9 0 0
  • George Soriano Setup 1.0 16 0 2
  • Matt Svanson Middle 0.1 10 3 0 L
  • Justin Bruihl Middle 0.2 9 0 1 inherited 2, all 2 scored

Where the game turned

1 run Top 10th · off Svanson
  • Stewart 1B (1)

Batting lines

AWAY · CIN
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
Elly De La Cruz SS 5 2 2 1 0 2 .278 .354 .506 .860 HR (18)
Edwin Arroyo 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 .244 .288 .285 .573
JJ Bleday LF 4 0 0 0 1 1 .234 .343 .469 .812
Eugenio Suárez DH 4 0 0 0 1 2 .207 .280 .402 .682
Nathaniel Lowe 1B 5 0 3 2 0 0 .256 .333 .475 .808
Dane Myers CF 5 0 1 0 0 3 .257 .356 .371 .727
Noelvi Marte RF 4 0 2 0 0 0 .193 .240 .359 .599
Tyler Stephenson C 1 1 0 0 0 1 .244 .320 .392 .712
Sal Stewart 3B 1 1 1 1 0 0 .253 .329 .470 .799
Spencer Steer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 2 .238 .319 .421 .740
Jose Trevino C 3 0 0 0 0 2 .256 .266 .410 .676
Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B 2 1 1 1 1 0 .148 .204 .239 .443 HR (3)
HOME · STL
BATTER ABRHRBIBBK AVGOBPSLGOPS NOTES
JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 1 0 0 0 2 .253 .349 .393 .742
Jordan Walker RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 .286 .346 .510 .856
Iván Herrera DH 5 1 2 1 0 1 .244 .366 .382 .748 HR (12)
Masyn Winn SS 4 0 2 0 1 1 .238 .315 .318 .633
José Fermín CF 2 0 0 1 1 0 .253 .318 .371 .689
Lars Nootbaar LF 1 0 0 0 1 0 .241 .346 .368 .714
Blaze Jordan 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .257 .352 .609
Jimmy Crooks C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .182 .276 .338 .614
Alec Burleson 1B 5 1 3 1 0 2 .289 .348 .471 .819 2B
Nelson Velázquez LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 .209 .289 .433 .722
Pedro Pagés C 1 0 0 0 1 0 .207 .248 .327 .575
Bryan Torres PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 .213 .272 .427 .699

Pitching lines

AWAY · CIN
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Andrew Abbott 6.0 3 2 2 4 4 1 100 3.85
Pierce Johnson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 5.10
Tejay Antone 0.2 2 0 0 0 1 0 23 2.25
Brock Burke 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 15 2.66 W
Julian Garcia 1.0 2 1 0 0 1 0 22 2.93 SV
HOME · STL
PITCHER IPHRERBBKHR NPERA DEC
Kyle Leahy 6.0 6 2 2 1 9 2 102 3.55
Luis Gastelum 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 15 5.63
Ryne Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4.46
George Soriano 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 16 3.50
Matt Svanson 0.1 2 3 2 0 0 0 10 7.23 L
Justin Bruihl 0.2 1 0 0 1 1 0 9 3.83

Manager comparison

AWAY · CIN
Terry Francona
Terry Francona
Lineup 2.3 R Bunts 2.0 R IBBs 3.4 R
HOME · STL
Oliver Marmol
Oliver Marmol
Lineup 2.9 R Bunts 2.5 R IBBs 2.0 R

Recent form

AWAY · CIN
7-3 W4 +6 run diff
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HOME · STL
4-6 W1 -9 run diff
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Season series: 2-1 with CIN listed first across 3 prior meetings.

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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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