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August 19, 2026 · NL Cent

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

August 19, 20266:40 PM ETGreat American Ball Park
AWAY
St. Louis Cardinals
57-58
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HOME
Cincinnati Reds
56-58

Lineups

Lineups are usually announced ~90 minutes before first pitch. Check back soon.

Hitter season stats

Season-to-date lines for each hitter in the projected lineup, with a Marcel projection (Proj OPS). Season columns are 2026 to date; Proj is a forward-looking estimate, not a result.

AWAY · STL Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Alec Burleson 1B · L .287 .351 .480 .831 18 77 76 .739
2 Jordan Walker RF · R .285 .343 .491 .834 22 81 119 .728
3 Iván Herrera DH · R .239 .355 .373 .728 12 47 89 .752
4 JJ Wetherholt 2B · L .248 .351 .388 .739 16 43 76 .746
5 Masyn Winn SS · R .238 .317 .317 .634 4 45 88 .732
6 Nathan Church CF · L .236 .283 .366 .649 9 35 63 .729
7 José Fermín LF · R .237 .297 .355 .652 5 24 30 .724
8 Pedro Pagés C · R .206 .251 .323 .574 4 11 45 .716
9 Blaze Jordan 3B · R .252 .271 .370 .641 1 22 20 .746
HOME · CIN Projected · top 9 by AB
BATTER 2026 SEASON PROJ OPS
AVGOBPSLGOPSHRRBIK
1 Sal Stewart 1B · R .257 .336 .484 .820 25 87 109 .753
2 Elly De La Cruz SS · S .276 .356 .501 .857 19 53 115 .761
3 JJ Bleday LF · L .230 .344 .470 .814 20 47 77 .725
4 Eugenio Suárez DH · R .202 .281 .387 .668 14 40 123 .728
5 Matt McLain 2B · R .190 .289 .331 .620 9 27 91 .729
6 Tyler Stephenson C · R .252 .337 .420 .757 10 33 79 .726
7 TJ Friedl CF · L .165 .251 .248 .499 3 11 54 .728
8 Noelvi Marte RF · R .197 .239 .341 .580 6 15 45 .737
9 Dane Myers CF · R .263 .362 .363 .725 3 17 54 .708

Manager comparison

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

Bullpen availability

AWAY · STL
  • Available 8
  • Limited 0
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 0
HOME · CIN
  • Available 6
  • Limited 2
  • Rest required 0
  • Inactive 1

Recent form

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

Pitching & bullpen preview

Probable starters and each bullpen's availability load in the sections above — the Cardinals and Reds staffs going in.

Once the game ends, a full pitching and bullpen breakdown appears here: starter lines, the relief sequence and each arm's role, pitch counts, and where the game turned.

Keep reading

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.

Read the full methodology.