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Great American Ball Park
STL
St. Louis Cardinals
Mon, Aug 17
1:40 PM ET
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
Our analysts — Vega & Scoop — weigh in about 3 hours before first pitch.
Starting Pitchers
Head to Head 2026 season
4
STL
5 games
10.8 avg runs
1
CIN
Team Data (season)
| STL | CIN | |
|---|---|---|
| 43-38 | Record | 39-43 |
| 4.47 | Runs / g | 4.27 |
| 4.57 | Runs allowed / g | 4.89 |
| 56% | Scored first | 40% |
| 35% | Cover -1.5 | 34% |
| 67% | Cover +1.5 | 60% |
Form & Market Trends
STL St. Louis Cardinals
n 10/81/162
Winner & spread
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 30% | 53% | 48% |
| Cover -1.5 | 10% | 35% | 32% |
| Cover +1.5 | 50% | 67% | 61% |
| Lead after 5 (F5 spread) | 30% | 44% | 38% |
Totals
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 8.5 (game) | 40% | 46% | 51% |
| Team over 4.5 | 30% | 49% | 43% |
| Team F5 over 2.5 | 30% | 47% | 38% |
| Run in 1st (RFI) | 50% | 46% | 51% |
| Extra innings | 0% | 11% | 7% |
Race to N runs (first to score)
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race to 3 | 20% | 47% | 40% |
| Race to 4 | 10% | 36% | 35% |
| Race to 5 | 10% | 37% | 31% |
| Race to 6 | 10% | 31% | 26% |
| Race to 7 | 10% | 20% | 19% |
CIN Cincinnati Reds
n 10/82/164
Winner & spread
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 40% | 48% | 51% |
| Cover -1.5 | 40% | 34% | 37% |
| Cover +1.5 | 60% | 60% | 64% |
| Lead after 5 (F5 spread) | 30% | 43% | 40% |
Totals
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Over 8.5 (game) | 60% | 61% | 44% |
| Team over 4.5 | 40% | 40% | 45% |
| Team F5 over 2.5 | 50% | 40% | 40% |
| Run in 1st (RFI) | 30% | 49% | 49% |
| Extra innings | 10% | 12% | 9% |
Race to N runs (first to score)
| L10 | Szn | Prev | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Race to 3 | 30% | 40% | 49% |
| Race to 4 | 30% | 40% | 41% |
| Race to 5 | 30% | 35% | 36% |
| Race to 6 | 30% | 29% | 29% |
| Race to 7 | 10% | 18% | 20% |
Cover -1.5 = won by 2+; Cover +1.5 = lost by ≤1 or won. F5 = first five innings. RFI = a run scored in the 1st. Race to N = team first to N runs. Descriptive; low-n splits are noisy.
Projected Lineups
Tap a batter for tonight's matchup splits — vs the opposing starter's hand, in the game's temperature, and at this park (vs their overall).
STL St. Louis Cardinals Probable
1 JJ Wetherholt L 0.752
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.274 | 0.745 | 8 | 60g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.200 | 0.533 | 0 | 2g |
| Overall | 0.265 | 0.752 | 12 | 77g |
2 Iván Herrera R 0.798
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.280 | 0.778 | 21 | 187g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.367 | 0.975 | 1 | 8g |
| Overall | 0.279 | 0.798 | 34 | 260g |
3 Alec Burleson L 0.778
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.288 | 0.818 | 46 | 277g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.132 | 0.353 | 0 | 10g |
| Overall | 0.279 | 0.778 | 52 | 371g |
4 Jordan Walker R 0.689
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.228 | 0.651 | 19 | 175g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.206 | 0.731 | 2 | 10g |
| Overall | 0.240 | 0.689 | 29 | 241g |
5 Lars Nootbaar L 0.725
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.239 | 0.719 | 20 | 197g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.233 | 0.678 | 1 | 12g |
| Overall | 0.242 | 0.725 | 27 | 264g |
6 Masyn Winn R 0.688
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.258 | 0.689 | 19 | 250g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.254 | 0.714 | 2 | 14g |
| Overall | 0.257 | 0.688 | 27 | 352g |
7 Nathan Church L 0.640
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.250 | 0.674 | 6 | 71g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.100 | 0.282 | 0 | 3g |
| Overall | 0.240 | 0.640 | 6 | 90g |
8 Blaze Jordan R 0.697
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.194 | 0.445 | 0 | 9g |
| at Great American Ball Park | no games | |||
| Overall | 0.250 | 0.697 | 1 | 14g |
9 José Fermín R 0.653
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs RHP | 0.208 | 0.622 | 3 | 86g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 1.000 | 5.000 | 1 | 2g |
| Overall | 0.241 | 0.653 | 4 | 122g |
CIN Cincinnati Reds Probable
1 Elly De La Cruz S 0.792
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.249 | 0.777 | 21 | 101g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.282 | 0.848 | 30 | 190g |
| Overall | 0.261 | 0.792 | 59 | 387g |
2 Sal Stewart R 0.809
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.278 | 0.902 | 4 | 20g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.230 | 0.754 | 8 | 50g |
| Overall | 0.257 | 0.809 | 20 | 102g |
3 Spencer Steer R 0.720
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.230 | 0.728 | 16 | 103g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.234 | 0.745 | 33 | 193g |
| Overall | 0.233 | 0.720 | 54 | 385g |
4 JJ Bleday L 0.760
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.263 | 0.825 | 12 | 72g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.292 | 1.075 | 9 | 29g |
| Overall | 0.234 | 0.760 | 47 | 311g |
5 Dane Myers R 0.666
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.265 | 0.785 | 8 | 67g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.224 | 0.623 | 1 | 34g |
| Overall | 0.244 | 0.666 | 12 | 212g |
6 Noelvi Marte R 0.656
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.183 | 0.503 | 3 | 46g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.218 | 0.610 | 10 | 92g |
| Overall | 0.233 | 0.656 | 22 | 188g |
7 Tyler Stephenson R 0.739
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.268 | 0.897 | 15 | 80g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.237 | 0.728 | 18 | 142g |
| Overall | 0.242 | 0.739 | 38 | 292g |
8 Matt McLain R 0.640
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.230 | 0.712 | 8 | 58g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.221 | 0.691 | 13 | 111g |
| Overall | 0.213 | 0.640 | 23 | 225g |
9 Edwin Arroyo S 0.640
| Split | AVG | OPS | HR | n |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs LHP | 0.200 | 0.400 | 0 | 4g |
| at Great American Ball Park | 0.167 | 0.367 | 0 | 11g |
| Overall | 0.279 | 0.640 | 0 | 22g |
Injured List
STL (2 on IL)
- Ryan Fernandez P Injured 15-Day
- Ramón Urías 3B Injured 60-Day
CIN (7 on IL)
- Tony Santillan P Injured 15-Day
- Blake Dunn CF Injured 10-Day
- Ke'Bryan Hayes 3B Injured 10-Day
- Brandon Williamson P Injured 60-Day
- Hunter Greene P Injured 60-Day
- Graham Ashcraft P Injured 60-Day
- Emilio Pagán P Injured 15-Day