St. Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds

MLB

Cardinals

65-63

4-5

Final

Reds

61-66

Great American Ball Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	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	X	5

Who won: Reds 5-4

The Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Great American Ball Park. The Cardinals win the series 3-2. The Reds outscored the Cardinals 3-0 in the 6th inning. Sal Stewart went 1-for-3 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Reds. Jordan Walker went 1-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Cardinals.

Recap · Aug 19

Sal Stewart's 3-run homer helps the Reds rally to beat the Cardinals 5-4

Sal Stewart hit a three-run home run and the Cincinnati Reds added runs on a throwing error and an infield hit, rallying for a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday night.

What it means

Season series: STL wins series 3-2.
Cardinals 33-29 on the road; Reds 32-35 at home.

Latest headlines

ESPN · Oct 2

Robot umpires flip 54% of challenged calls as Reds lead way

Recap · Sep 27

Max Scherzer strikes out 7 in 225th career win as Blue Jays beat Reds 5-1 in season finale

Recap · Sep 27

Misiorowski continues Cy Young Award push and Turang gets 100th RBI as Brewers beat Cardinals 6-4

Preview · Sep 27

Cardinals look to break skid in game against the Brewers

Preview · Sep 27

Blue Jays and Reds meet in series rubber match

Recap · Sep 26

Turang's go-ahead homer lifts Brewers over Cardinals 3-2 for 102nd win

Recap · Sep 26

Bleday hits 24th homer, Lowder pitches 6 innings for first win since August as Reds beat Blue Jays

Preview · Sep 26

Brewers bring 1-0 series advantage over Cardinals into game 2

Injuries and inactives

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Masyn Winn SS
Thumb, Soreness, left
Out
Richard Fitts SP
Lat, Surgery, right
Day-To-Day
Blaze Jordan 3B
Ankle, Sprain, left
10-Day-IL
Everson Pereira RF
Hand, Bruise, left
10-Day-IL
Joshua Baez LF
Oblique, Strain, left
10-Day-IL

Reds5th in NL Cent

Dane Myers CF
Shoulder, Surgery, left
Out
Chase Burns SP
Groin, Strain, right
15-Day-IL
Julian Garcia RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Steer 1B
Wrist, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Tony Santillan RP
Hip, Surgery, left
15-Day-IL

Probable starters

Cardinals4th in NL Cent

Matthew Liberatore SP

Probable starter · 6-14, 5.23 ERA, 154 K, 1.47 WHIP

Lineup

1JJ Wetherholt2B
2Ivan HerreraDH
3Alec Burleson1B
4Jordan WalkerRF
5Nathan ChurchCF
6Masyn WinnSS
7Bryan TorresLF
8Blaze Jordan3B
9Jimmy CrooksC

Reds5th in NL Cent

Chase Burns SP

Probable starter · 15-3, 2.86 ERA, 185 K, 1.17 WHIP

Lineup

1Elly De La CruzSS
2Sal Stewart1B
3Dane MyersCF
4Eugenio Suarez3B
5Tyler StephensonDH
6Michael TogliaRF
7JJ BledayRF
8Jose TrevinoC
9Matt McLain2B

The series

STL wins series 3-2

Last meeting: Cardinals 3, Reds 0 (Aug 18)

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Game info

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio · Attendance 16,097
Officials: Edwin Moscoso (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)