August 19, 2026 · NL Cent
St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| T4 | Nathan Church | Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores. | STL 1, CIN 0 |
| T4 | Bryan Torres | Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Toglia. Nathan Church scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd. | STL 2, CIN 0 |
| B6 | Sal Stewart | Sal Stewart homers (27) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. | STL 2, CIN 3 |
| B8 | Matt McLain | Matt McLain singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan. Jose Trevino scores. Throwing error by third baseman Blaze Jordan. | STL 2, CIN 4 |
| B8 | Dane Myers | Dane Myers singles on a soft ground ball to pitcher Justin Bruihl. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd. | STL 2, CIN 5 |
| T9 | Jordan Walker | Jordan Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores. | STL 4, CIN 5 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
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
4
Matthew Liberatore started for Cardinals, leaving trailing 2–3. Out of the bullpen, Justin Bruihl took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Matthew Liberatore
Starter
6.0
100
3
9
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Matthew Liberatore threw
CSW 33% 1st-pitch strike 55% 4.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 45 45% 3 14 12 12 4 Curveball 21 21% 3 4 1 12 1 Slider 20 20% 2 6 4 5 3 Changeup 11 11% 0 0 1 5 5 Sinker 3 3% 0 1 1 1 0 - Luis Gastelum Middle 1.0 12 0 2
- Justin Bruihl Middle 1.0 29 2 1
Reds
HOME
5
Chase Burns started for Reds, leaving trailing 0–2. Out of the bullpen, Emilio Pagán took the roughest line.
workload · innings pitched
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Chase Burns
Starter
5.0
104
2
8
Pitch-by-pitch: what Chase Burns threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 59% 4.7 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 59 57% 4 12 16 17 10 Slider 41 39% 11 4 5 19 2 Changeup 4 4% 0 1 0 3 0 - Sam Moll Middle 1.0 23 0 1 W
- Brock Burke Setup 1.0 16 0 0 HLD
- Luis Mey Middle 1.0 23 0 3 HLD
- Emilio Pagán Closer 1.0 19 2 0 SV
Where the game turned
3 runs
- Stewart HR (3)
Batting lines
AWAY · STL
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Wetherholt 2B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .243 | .348 | .374 | .722 | 2B |
| Iván Herrera DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .244 | .359 | .384 | .743 | |
| Alec Burleson 1B | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .289 | .354 | .491 | .845 | |
| Jordan Walker RF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | .288 | .347 | .502 | .849 | HR (25) |
| José Fermín CF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .242 | .317 | .360 | .677 | 2B |
| Masyn Winn SS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .239 | .315 | .327 | .642 | |
| Joshua Báez LF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .182 | .240 | .591 | .831 | 2 SB |
| Blaze Jordan 3B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | .248 | .277 | .376 | .653 | |
| Jimmy Crooks C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .176 | .250 | .319 | .569 | |
| Nathan Church CF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .235 | .279 | .355 | .634 | |
| Bryan Torres LF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .234 | .295 | .387 | .682 |
HOME · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .259 | .340 | .468 | .808 | |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | .259 | .334 | .476 | .810 | HR (27) |
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .260 | .352 | .373 | .725 | |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .242 | .325 | .410 | .735 | |
| TJ Friedl LF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .157 | .241 | .236 | .477 | |
| JJ Bleday RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .218 | .330 | .434 | .764 | |
| Jose Trevino C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .245 | .252 | .392 | .644 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .199 | .296 | .350 | .646 | 2B, SB |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .206 | .287 | .412 | .699 | |
| Michael Toglia RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .136 | .208 | .227 | .435 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · STL
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Liberatore | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 100 | 5.04 | L |
| Luis Gastelum | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5.49 | |
| Justin Bruihl | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 3.50 |
HOME · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Burns | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 104 | 2.51 | |
| Sam Moll | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 4.47 | W |
| Brock Burke | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2.76 | HLD |
| Luis Mey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 3.44 | HLD |
| Emilio Pagán | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 4.30 | SV |
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.