STL 4, CIN 5 | Aug 19, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Wednesday, August 19, 2026•Great American Ball Park•79°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Sam Moll

LOSS

Matthew Liberatore

SAVE

Emilio Pagán

The Reds edged the Cardinals 5-4 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Sal Stewart3 RBI

★Matt McLain3-for-3, 0 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jordan Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores.

Weather: 79°F, Partly CloudyWind: 3 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 10:40 PM UTCT: 2:56Att: 16,097Venue: Great American Ball Park

Ump Audit

Edwin Moscoso

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96.8%A

6 missed calls

+2.9% STL

+0.12 runs STL

Win Probability

CIN WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4	9	1
CIN	0	0	0	0	0	3	0

Game 824476 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	.243/.348/.374	103.5	.423	.563
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	1	1	.244/.359/.384	91.5	.008	.011
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	.289/.354/.491	97	.176	.160
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	2	1	3	.288/.347/.502	99.4	.437	.828
José FermínCF	2	0	1	0	0	0	.242/.317/.360	100.5	.453	.432
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	0	1	2	.239/.315/.327	91.4	.259	.236
Joshua BáezLF	1	0	1	0	1	0	.182/.240/.591	109	.954	.957
Blaze Jordan3B	3	0	1	0	1	2	.248/.277/.376	76.4	.031	.028
Jimmy CrooksC	4	0	0	0	0	2	.176/.250/.319	109.4	.084	.158
Bench
Nathan ChurchCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	.235/.279/.355	94.6	.117	.114
Bryan TorresLF	2	0	1	1	0	0	.234/.295/.387
Totals	35	4	9	4	6	12	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (9th off Pagán, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:Fermín; Wetherholt

TB:14

RBI:Torres; Walker 2; Church

SB:Báez 2

Team LOB:11

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Elly De La CruzSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	.259/.340/.468	97.6	.420

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Matthew LiberatoreL	6.0	4	3	3	0	9	1	100-65	89	5.04
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-8	85.4	5.49
Justin Bruihl	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	0	29-16	83.2	3.50
Totals	8.0	7	5	5	2	12	1	141-89	-	-

WP:Bruihl

IBB:Bruihl

Pitches-strikes:Liberatore 100-65; Gastelum 12-8; Bruihl 29-16

Groundouts-flyouts:Liberatore 2-7; Gastelum 0-1; Bruihl 0-2

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chase Burns	5.0	6	2	2	2	8	0	104-65	93.9	2.51

Game Notes

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B2Replay review: Michael Toglia challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Michael Toglia called out on strikes.

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T6Replay review: Nathan Church challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Nathan Church called out on strikes.

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T8Replay review: Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Blaze Jordan called out on strikes.

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T4Wild pitch by Chase Burns

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T7Wild pitch by Brock Burke

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B8Wild pitch by Justin Bruihl

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T9Wild pitch by Emilio Pagán

Top 4 • STL

2-0

Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Michael Toglia. Nathan Church scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd.

EV: 99.9 mph265 ftLA: 17°

1-0

Nathan Church singles on a ground ball to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 94.6 mph15 ftLA: -9°

Bot 6 • CIN

2-3

Sal Stewart homers (27) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores. Elly De La Cruz scores.

EV: 108.2 mph💣 422 ftLA: 31°

Bot 8 • CIN

2-4

Matt McLain singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Blaze Jordan. Jose Trevino scores. Throwing error by third baseman Blaze Jordan.

EV: 23.5 mph3 ftLA: -45°

2-5

Dane Myers singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Justin Bruihl. Matt McLain scores. Sal Stewart to 2nd.

EV: 30.1 mph5 ftLA: -40°

Top 9 • STL

4-5

Jordan Walker homers (25) on a fly ball to right center field. JJ Wetherholt scores.

EV: 99.4 mph💣 381 ftLA: 30°

Bench
Eugenio Suárez3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	.206/.287/.412	79.4	-	-
Michael TogliaRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	.136/.208/.227	96.6	.146	.261
Chase BurnsP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Sam MollP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock BurkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Luis MeyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Emilio PagánP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-