August 17, 2026 · NL Cent
St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | Alec Burleson | Alec Burleson doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Joshua Báez scores. Iván Herrera scores. | STL 2, CIN 0 |
| B4 | Dane Myers | Dane Myers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. | STL 2, CIN 1 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Cardinals
AWAY
2
Quinn Mathews started for Cardinals, leaving with a 2–1 lead.
workload · innings pitched
-
Quinn Mathews
Starter
4.0
95
1
7
Pitch-by-pitch: what Quinn Mathews threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 41% 5.6 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 45 47% 4 9 12 18 2 Changeup 22 23% 5 2 4 8 3 Slider 15 16% 2 1 3 7 2 Curveball 13 14% 0 3 3 7 0 - Luis Gastelum Middle 1.0 11 0 2 W
- Gordon Graceffo Middle 1.0 8 0 1 HLD
- George Soriano Setup 1.0 12 0 1 HLD
- Ryne Stanek Setup 1.0 17 0 1 HLD
- Riley O'Brien Closer 1.0 14 0 3 SV
Reds
HOME
1
Kent Emanuel started for Reds, leaving trailing 1–2.
workload · innings pitched
-
Kent Emanuel
Starter
5.0
96
2
4
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Kent Emanuel threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 65% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Sinker 27 28% 0 6 6 7 8 Sweeper 26 27% 0 5 8 11 2 Changeup 23 24% 5 5 1 9 3 Slider 20 21% 4 1 4 9 2 - Luis Mey Middle 2.0 38 0 3
- Pierce Johnson Middle 1.0 13 0 1
- Sam Moll Middle 1.0 16 0 1
Where the game turned
2 runs
- Burleson 2B (2)
Batting lines
AWAY · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iván Herrera DH | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .248 | .363 | .386 | .749 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .286 | .345 | .497 | .842 | 2B |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .290 | .356 | .496 | .852 | 2B |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .183 | .258 | .330 | .588 | |
| Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .236 | .312 | .315 | .627 | |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .253 | .279 | .390 | .669 | 3B |
| Everson Pereira LF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .237 | .308 | .452 | .760 | |
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .348 | .375 | .723 | |
| Joshua Báez LF | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .231 | .286 | .923 | 1.209 | |
| José Fermín 2B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .239 | .311 | .352 | .663 | |
| Pedro Pagés C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .207 | .250 | .317 | .567 |
HOME · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | .259 | .341 | .472 | .813 | |
| Sal Stewart 3B | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .258 | .334 | .475 | .809 | 2B |
| Tyler Stephenson C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 | .332 | .421 | .753 | |
| Eugenio Suárez DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .202 | .283 | .411 | .694 | |
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .255 | .351 | .357 | .708 | HR (4) |
| Michael Toglia 1B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .133 | .235 | .200 | .435 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .193 | .293 | .346 | .639 | |
| Noelvi Marte RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .189 | .229 | .321 | .550 | |
| JJ Bleday LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .217 | .332 | .439 | .771 | |
| Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .146 | .200 | .253 | .453 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quinn Mathews | 4.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 3.00 | |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.79 | W |
| Gordon Graceffo | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3.21 | HLD |
| George Soriano | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3.64 | HLD |
| Ryne Stanek | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4.47 | HLD |
| Riley O'Brien | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 3.02 | SV |
HOME · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Emanuel | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 96 | 3.60 | L |
| Luis Mey | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 3.63 | |
| Pierce Johnson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4.46 | |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4.56 |
Manager comparison
AWAY · STL
Lineup 3.7 R
Bunts 2.6 R
IBBs 3.1 R
HOME · CIN
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 4.4 R
Recent form
AWAY · STL
4-6
W1
-12 run diff
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HOME · CIN
3-7
L2
-41 run diff
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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.