St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

STL 5 — 6 CIN
Final (10) — 2026-08-17
MVP: Ivan Herrera 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB

Cincinnati Reds defeated St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Ivan Herrera led the way with 1-4, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 1 BB. Emilio Pagan earned the win and Justin Bruihl took the loss.

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STL 0002020100 5110
CIN 1000030011 6131
WP Emilio Pagan (5-1)
LP Justin Bruihl (0-1)

Scoring Plays

Bot 1: Suárez hit sacrifice fly to center, De La Cruz scored. (0-1)
Top 4: Herrera homered to center (395 feet). (1-1)
Top 4: Winn singled to right, Burleson scored, Báez to second. (2-1)
Top 6: Church singled to center, Walker scored. (3-1)
Top 6: Jordan singled to left, Church scored, Torres thrown out at third. (4-1)
Bot 6: Toglia doubled to right, Bleday scored, Suárez to third. (4-2)
Bot 6: Rodríguez singled to center, Suárez scored and Toglia scored, Rodríguez out stretching at second. Cincinnati Reds challenged: call on the field was upheld. (4-4)
Top 8: Torres singled to left, Walker scored, Winn to third. (5-4)
Bot 9: Myers homered to left center (396 feet). (5-5)
Bot 10: De La Cruz doubled to left, Stephenson scored. (5-6)

STL — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
Wetherholt 2B5020000020 .244.349.375.724
Herrera C4110011120 .248.363.391.754
Burleson 1B5110000010 .289.355.493.848
Walker DH5231000011 .289.347.500.847
Baez RF5000000020 .167.211.667.878
Church CF3110001000 .234.279.355.634
Winn SS4010001130 .236.313.314.627
Torres LF3010001100 .229.292.385.677
Jordan 3B4010001010 .253.278.386.664
Fermin LF1000000100 .238.313.351.664
Pereira CF1000000000 .234.305.447.752
Pages C0000000000 .207.250.317.567

CIN — Batting

NamePOSABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSOSBAVGOBPSLGOPS
De La Cruz DH4121001110 .261.344.475.819
Stewart 2B4010000010 .258.333.473.806
Bleday LF4130000010 .223.336.443.779
Suarez 3B3131001000 .210.288.419.707
Toglia 1B4111001010 .158.238.263.501
McLain SS4010000020 .194.293.345.638
Rodriguez RF4010002010 .107.194.143.337
Trevino C3000000000 .242.250.394.644
Friedl CF3000000020 .158.242.237.479
Marte PR0000000000 .189.229.321.550
Hayes 3B0000000000 .146.200.253.453
Myers CF1110011000 .259.354.376.730
Stephenson C1100000000 .248.331.419.750

STL — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Pallante 6.01044150 88-58 3.571.25
Strzelecki 3.0211041 46-31 3.861.11
Bruihl 0.0110000 6-3 3.261.34L, 0-1

CIN — Pitching

NameIPHRERBBSOHRPC-STERAWHIPDecision
Lowder 6.2844251 99-62 5.171.49
Burke 1.1211130 30-18 2.801.26
McCambley 1.0100020 15-12 4.151.85
Pagan 1.0000120 17-9 3.811.06W, 5-1

Venue: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati, Ohio (12,166)

Umpires: Home Plate Umpire: Nic Lentz, First Base Umpire: Edwin Moscoso, Second Base Umpire: Hunter Wendelstedt, Third Base Umpire: Brock Ballou

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