STL 6, CIN 7 | May 23, 2026 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, May 23, 2026•Great American Ball Park•74°F, Partly Cloudy

STL

Cardinals

CIN

Reds

Final

WIN

Pierce Johnson

LOSS

Riley O'Brien

The Reds edged the Cardinals 7-6 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Jordan Walker3-for-4, 4 RBI

★Elly De La Cruz3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 9: Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer. Victor Scott II scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.

Weather: 74°F, Partly CloudyWind: 5 mph, Out To LFFirst pitch: 11:15 PM UTCT: 3:25Att: 31,144Venue: Great American Ball Park

Ump Audit

John Tumpane

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94.0%B

11 missed calls

+9.7% CIN

+0.44 runs CIN

Win Probability

CIN WinSTL Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
STL	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	6	9	0
CIN	0	0	0

Game 824516 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	1	0	1	1	.237/.356/.402	104.6	.322	.329
Iván HerreraDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	.267/.393/.435	97.3	.399	.396
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.294/.365/.469	101.9	.232	.220
Jordan WalkerRF	4	2	3	4	1	1	.302/.372/.594	112.1	.598	.982
Thomas Saggese3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159/.216/.188	-	-	-
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	1	0	0	.240/.321/.329	97.2	.318	.461
Bryan TorresLF	4	0	1	0	1	1	.375/.500/.750	92.5	.335	.312
Yohel PozoC	1	0	0	0	0	0	.241/.241/.276	85.4	.006	.006
Victor Scott IICF	4	1	0	0	1	1	.197/.259/.268	95.2	.419	.403
Bench
Nolan Gorman3B	5	0	1	0	0	1	.222/.307/.353	96.8	.121	.124
Pedro PagésC	3	0	0	0	0	0	.213/.259/.352
Totals	40	6	9	6	5	6	-	-	-	-

HR:Walker (6th off Petty, 2 on, 0 out); Fermín (9th off Santillan, 0 on, 0 out)

2B:Walker; Burleson

TB:17

RBI:Walker 4; Fermín; Winn

SF:Winn

GIDP:Herrera

Team LOB:10

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Blake DunnRF	6	1	2	1	0	2	.351/.400/.541	102.2	.408

Pitching

St. Louis Cardinals

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Kyle Leahy	5.0	7	5	5	2	8	2	87-52	89.6	4.44
Justin Bruihl	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	13-9	85.9	5.56
Gordon Graceffo	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	90.7	1.65
Ryan Fernandez	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	24-17	90.5	1.17
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-8	88.7	2.92
Riley O'BrienL	1.1	0	1	0	1	2	0	20-11	90	2.96
Totals	10.1	10	7	6	5	16	2	173-106	-	-

WP:Leahy

IBB:Romero

Inherited runners-scored:Graceffo 1-0; O'Brien 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Leahy 87-52; Bruihl 13-9; Graceffo 17-9; Fernandez 24-17; Romero 12-8; O'Brien 20-11

Groundouts-flyouts:Leahy 4-3; Bruihl 1-0; Graceffo 1-0; Fernandez 0-2; Romero 1-0; O'Brien 3-0

Cincinnati Reds

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Chase Petty	5.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	62-40	91.2	5.91

Game Notes

📺

B5Replay review: Sal Stewart challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Sal Stewart walks.

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T10Replay review: Cardinals challenged (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Bryan Torres reaches on a fielder's choice out, first baseman Nathaniel Lowe to catcher P.J. Higgins. Thomas Saggese out at home.

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B11Replay review: Umpire reviewed (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blake Dunn reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Masyn Winn. Spencer Steer scores. Dane Myers to 2nd.

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B4Wild pitch by Kyle Leahy

Top 2 • STL

1-0

Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder TJ Friedl. Jordan Walker scores.

EV: 97.2 mph270 ftLA: 13°

Bot 5 • CIN

1-3

Elly De La Cruz homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. P.J. Higgins scores. Blake Dunn scores.

EV: 106.7 mph💣 387 ftLA: 25°

1-5

Nathaniel Lowe homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Sal Stewart scores.

EV: 105.4 mph💣 435 ftLA: 26°

Top 6 • STL

4-5

Jordan Walker homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores.

EV: 112.1 mph💣 427 ftLA: 30°

Bot 6 • CIN

4-6

Dane Myers doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Spencer Steer scores.

EV: 107.2 mph349 ftLA: 16°

Top 9 • STL

6-6

Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer. Victor Scott II scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.

EV: 95.6 mph23 ftLA: -5°

5-6

José Fermín homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

EV: 99.1 mph💣 373 ftLA: 26°

Bot 11 • CIN

6-7

Umpire reviewed (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blake Dunn reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Masyn Winn. Spencer Steer scores. Dane Myers to 2nd.

EV: 60.9 mph92 ftLA: 9°

Bench
Nathaniel Lowe1B	4	1	2	2	0	1	.268/.333/.554	105.4	.604	.943
Will BensonRF	2	0	1	0	0	1	.179/.319/.308	84.9	.187	.168
TJ FriedlLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	.176/.255/.257	102.3	.384	.346
Chase PettyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Brock BurkeP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Graham AshcraftP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Tony SantillanP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Pierce JohnsonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-