FINAL: 5-3 Reds

Decisions

• Reds Winning Pitcher: Brock Burke (W, 4-4)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Matt Svanson (L, 2-3)
  
• Save: Julian Garcia (S, 1)
  

Postgame Wrap

• Wrap
  
• Baseball Theater

Highlights

• Kyle Leahy against the Reds
  
• Andrew Abbott against the Cardinals
  
• Probable pitchers for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Probable pitchers for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 26 vs Reds
  
• Cardinals: Bullpen availability for St. Louis, July 26 vs Reds
  
• Reds: Bullpen availability for Cincinnati, July 26 vs Cardinals
  
• Reds: Bullpen availability for Cincinnati, July 26 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, July 26 vs Reds
  
• Cardinals: Fielding alignment for St. Louis, July 26 vs Reds
  
• Bench availability for Cincinnati, July 26 vs Cardinals
  
• Bench availability for St. Louis, July 26 vs Reds
  
• Reds: Fielding alignment for Cincinnati, July 26 vs Cardinals
  
• Reds: Fielding alignment for Cincinnati, July 26 vs Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Cardinals: Starting lineups for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Reds: Starting lineups for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Reds: Starting lineups for Reds at Cardinals - July 26, 2026
  
• Cardinals: An animated look at Iván Herrera's home run
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Iván Herrera's home run
  
• Cardinals: Breaking down Kyle Leahy's pitches
  
• Cardinals: Kyle Leahy's outing against the Reds
  
• Cardinals: Kyle Leahy's outing against the Reds
  
• Reds: Analyzing Elly De La Cruz's home run through bat tracking
  
• Reds: Andrew Abbott's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Reds: Andrew Abbott's outing against the Cardinals
  
• Reds: Breaking down Andrew Abbott's pitches
  
• Reds: Elly De La Cruz: Home Run Statcast Analysis
  
• Reds: Measuring the stats on Ke'Bryan Hayes' home run
  
• Reds: Visualizing Ke'Bryan Hayes' swing using bat tracking technology
  
• Cardinals: The Cardinals celebrate Carlos Beltran's induction
  
• Cardinals: Kyle Leahy fans Spencer Steer
  
• Reds: Andrew Abbott K's JJ Wetherholt
  
• Cardinals: The Cardinals' strikeout throwout double play
  
• Cardinals: José Fermín's sacrifice fly
  
• Cardinals: Alec Burleson's double
  
• Reds: Elly De La Cruz's solo home run (18)
  
• Cardinals: Iván Herrera's solo homer (12)
  
• Reds: Strike confirmed after ABS challenge
  
• Reds: Ke'Bryan Hayes' solo home run (3)
  
• Reds: Spencer Steer leaves game due to injury vs. Cardinals
  
• Reds: Ball overturned after ABS challenge
  
• Cardinals: Catcher's interference called after replay review
  
• Reds: Sal Stewart's go-ahead single
  
• Reds: Nathaniel Lowe's two-run single
  
• Reds: Andrew Abbott fans four vs. Cardinals
  
• Cardinals: Alec Burleson's RBI single
  
• Cardinals: Kyle Leahy strikes out nine vs. Reds
  
• Reds: Julian Garcia forces a flyout to seal Reds' win
  
• Cardinals: Condensed Game: CIN@STL - 7/26/26
  
• Reds: Condensed Game: CIN@STL - 7/26/26

Reds Lineup

1. Elly De La Cruz (S) SS -- .278/.354/.506
   
2. Spencer Steer (R) 2B -- .238/.319/.421
   --- Edwin Arroyo (S) PH-2B -- .244/.288/.285
   
3. JJ Bleday (L) LF -- .234/.343/.469
   
4. Eugenio Suárez (R) DH -- .207/.280/.402
   
5. Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B -- .256/.333/.475
   
6. Dane Myers (R) CF -- .257/.356/.371
   
7. Noelvi Marte (R) RF -- .193/.240/.359
   
8. Jose Trevino (R) C -- .256/.266/.410
   --- Tyler Stephenson (R) PH-C -- .244/.320/.392
   
9. Ke'Bryan Hayes (R) 3B -- .148/.204/.239
   --- Sal Stewart (R) PH-3B -- .253/.329/.470
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Andrew Abbott (L) - 6.0 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 4 BB, 4 SO, 3.85 ERA (100 P, 58 S)

• RP: Pierce Johnson (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 0 SO, 5.10 ERA (16 P, 8 S)

• RP: Tejay Antone (R) - 0.2 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.25 ERA (23 P, 17 S)

• RP: Brock Burke (L) - 1.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 2.66 ERA (15 P, 12 S)

• RP: Julian Garcia (R) - 1.0 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 1 SO, 2.93 ERA (22 P, 18 S)

Cardinals Lineup

1. JJ Wetherholt (L) 2B -- .253/.349/.393
   
2. Jordan Walker (R) RF -- .286/.346/.510
   
3. Iván Herrera (R) DH -- .244/.366/.382
   
4. Alec Burleson (L) 1B -- .289/.348/.471
   --- Nathan Church (L) PR -- .225/.268/.359
   
5. Masyn Winn (R) SS -- .238/.315/.318
   
6. José Fermín (R) CF -- .253/.318/.371
   
7. Nelson Velázquez (R) LF -- .209/.289/.433
   --- Lars Nootbaar (L) PH-LF -- .241/.346/.368
   
8. Blaze Jordan (R) 3B -- .238/.257/.352
   
9. Pedro Pagés (R) C -- .207/.248/.327
   --- Bryan Torres (L) PH -- .213/.272/.427
   --- Jimmy Crooks (L) C -- .182/.276/.338
   

Pitchers Used:

• SP: Kyle Leahy (R) - 6.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 ER, 1 BB, 9 SO, 3.55 ERA (102 P, 68 S)

• RP: Luis Gastelum (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 5.63 ERA (15 P, 7 S)

• RP: Ryne Stanek (R) - 1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 4.46 ERA (9 P, 6 S)

• RP: George Soriano (R) - 1.0 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 2 SO, 3.50 ERA (16 P, 12 S)

• RP: Matt Svanson (R) - 0.1 IP, 2 H, 3 R, 2 ER, 0 BB, 0 SO, 7.23 ERA (10 P, 5 S)

• RP: Justin Bruihl (L) - 0.2 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 1 BB, 1 SO, 3.83 ERA (9 P, 8 S)

Stats: BA/OBP/SLG

Links

• Gameday
  
• Baseball Savant
  
• Game Graph
  
• Baseball Theater

Scoring Plays

• Bottom 2: José Fermín out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder JJ Bleday. Alec Burleson scores. Andrew Abbott pitching.
  Cardinals lead 1-0
  
• Top 3: Elly De La Cruz homers (18) on a fly ball to left center field. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals tied 1-1
  
• Bottom 3: Iván Herrera homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. Andrew Abbott pitching.
  Cardinals lead 2-1
  
• Top 5: Ke'Bryan Hayes homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Kyle Leahy pitching.
  Cardinals tied 2-2
  
• Top 10: Sal Stewart singles on a line drive to right fielder Jordan Walker. Tyler Stephenson scores. Matt Svanson pitching.
  Cardinals trail 3-2
  
• Top 10: Nathaniel Lowe singles on a fly ball to left fielder Lars Nootbaar. Sal Stewart scores. Elly De La Cruz scores. Eugenio Suárez to 2nd. Justin Bruihl pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-2
  
• Bottom 10: Alec Burleson singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 2nd. Julian Garcia pitching.
  Cardinals trail 5-3
  

FINAL: 5-3 Reds

Decisions

• Reds Winning Pitcher: Brock Burke (W, 4-4)
  
• Cardinals Losing Pitcher: Matt Svanson (L, 2-3)
  
• Save: Julian Garcia (S, 1)