St. Louis Cardinals vs. Cincinnati Reds

Aug 17, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

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

loss:

K. Emanuelwin: St Louis Cardinals logo

L. Gastelumsave: St Louis Cardinals logo

R. O'Brien

Game Recap

CINCINNATI -- The learning curve continues for 25-year-old Quinn Mathews. The Cardinals turned to the lefty as their 27th man in Game 1 of Monday’s day-night doubleheader to make his second Major League start. He gave them four innings of one-run ball, throwing 95 pitches in the process....

Scoring Summary

STLCIN

1
Alec Burleson doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Joshua Baez scores. Ivan Herrera scores. [2 runs]
20
4
Dane Myers homers (4) on a fly ball to left field. [1 run]
21

Player Stats

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	LOB	AVG
1Joshua BaezLF	0	4	1	0	1	0	3	.231
Nathan ChurchCF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.233
2Ivan HerreraDH	0	2	1	0	0	3	0	.248
3Jordan WalkerRF	2	4	0	0	1	0	3	.286
4Alec Burleson1B	2	4	0	2	1	0	3	.290
5Jose Fermin2B	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	.239
Jimmy CrooksC	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	.183
6Masyn WinnSS	1	4	0	0	2	0	1	.236
7Blaze Jordan3B	1	3	0	0	1	1	1	.253
8Everson PereiraCF-LF	1	4	0	0	1	0	2	.237
9Pedro PagesC	0	2	0	0	1	0	3	.207
JJ WetherholtPH-2B	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	.242
TOTAL	7	33	2	2	9	4	20	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Quinn MathewsLHP	4.0	2	1	1	7	3	1	95	3.00
Luis GastelumRHP	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	0	11	5.79
Gordon GraceffoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	8	3.21
George SorianoRHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	12	3.64
Ryne StanekRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	17	4.47
Riley O'BrienRHP	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	14	3.02
TOTAL	9.0	3	1	1	15	3	1	157	-

HITTING	H	AB	R	RBI	K	BB	HR	LOB	AVG
1Elly De La CruzSS	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	0	.259
2Sal Stewart1B-3B	1	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.258
3Tyler StephensonC	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	1	.248
4Eugenio SuarezDH	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	1	.202
5Dane MyersCF	2	4	1	1	1	0	1	0	.255
6Michael TogliaLF-1B	0	3	0	0	2	1	0	0	.133
7Matt McLain2B	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	.193
8Noelvi MarteRF	0	3	0	0	2	0	0	3	.189
9Ke'Bryan Hayes3B	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	3	.146
JJ BledayPH-LF	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.217


TOTAL	3	30	1	1	15	3	1	8	-

PITCHING	IP	H	R	ER	K	BB	HR	PC	ERA
Kent EmanuelLHP	5.0	5	2	2	4	3	0	96	3.60
Luis MeyRHP	2.0	1	0	0	3	1	0	38	3.63
Pierce JohnsonRHP	1.0	1	0	0	1	0	0	13	4.46
Sam MollLHP	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	4.56


TOTAL	9.0	7	2	2	9	4	0	163	-

Play-by-Play

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1st inningSTLCIN

TOP 1
HIT BY PITCH — Joshua Baez hit by pitch.
00
WALK — Ivan Herrera walks. Joshua Baez to 2nd.
00
STRIKEOUT — Jordan Walker strikes out swinging. [1 out]
00
DOUBLE — Alec Burleson doubles (32) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Noelvi Marte. Joshua Baez scores. Ivan Herrera scores. [2 runs]
20
GROUNDOUT — Jose Fermin grounds out, third baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes to first baseman Sal Stewart. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Masyn Winn called out on strikes. [3 outs]
20
BOTTOM 1
STRIKEOUT — Elly De La Cruz strikes out swinging. [1 out]
20
STRIKEOUT — Sal Stewart strikes out swinging. [2 outs]
20
STRIKEOUT — Tyler Stephenson strikes out swinging. [3 outs]
20

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4th inning

5th inning

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7th inning

8th inning

9th inning

Team Stats

STL

CIN

2Runs1

7Hits3

0Errors0

.212Batting Avg.100

33At Bats30

3Extra-base Hits2

0Home Runs1

2Runs-Batted-In1

4Walks3

0Stolen Bases0

9Strikeouts15

9Left on Base5

11Total Bases7

Game Details

Monday, August 17, 2026 · 1:40 PM

Great American Ball Park · Cincinnati, OH

attendance: 20,434 (48.3%)

weather: 83 degrees, overcast

spread: STL -109

over/under: 9.5