This split doubleheader nightcap at Great American Ball Park presents an intriguing matchup between two teams heading in different directions. The Cardinals (28-21) arrive with a superior record but riding a two-game skid, while the Reds (26-24) have found some momentum with back-to-back wins against Philadelphia. Kyle Leahy brings stability to the mound for St. Louis with his 3.94 ERA and recent velocity consistency around 89-90 mph, though his 1.55 WHIP suggests he's been pitching around trouble. His diverse six-pitch mix gives him multiple weapons, but the Cardinals will need him to be efficient given the doubleheader context. Chase Petty represents both opportunity and risk for Cincinnati. The young right-hander's changeup-heavy approach (32% usage) could be particularly effective against a Cardinals lineup featuring several young hitters like Victor Scott II (.185) and JJ Wetherholt (.238). However, Petty's inexperience becomes magnified in a crucial game scenario, and Cincinnati's rotation has been decimated by injuries to Hunter Greene, Brandon Williamson, and others. The Reds' offensive hope lies with Elly De La Cruz's dynamic presence (.290, 11 HR) and JJ Bleday's hot streak at .299, both capable of changing the game's complexion with one swing. The split doubleheader format works in both teams' favor compared to a traditional twin bill, allowing fresher lineups but still taxing bullpens that may have been used earlier. St. Louis holds the edge in road performance (15-8) and overall record, but Cincinnati's recent offensive surge (averaging 6.3 runs over their last three wins) suggests they can generate enough offense to steal this game at home. Weather conditions are neutral with overcast skies and light winds, putting the focus squarely on execution. The Cardinals' superior run differential and road success make them slight favorites, but the Reds' home field advantage and recent form create enough uncertainty to make this a genuine toss-up with significant value on the total.

Scoring Dynamics

Early (1-3) 3R Both starters show early command issues, leadoff scoring

Middle (4-6) 4R Petty's changeup effectiveness vs Cardinals' young hitters

Late (7-9) 2R Bullpen fatigue from split doubleheader affects both teams

Matchup Analysis

Reds

Elly De La Cruz power threat

JJ Bleday hot streak at .299

Home field advantage at GABP

Decimated pitching depth with 4 starters on IL

Negative run differential (-28)

Cardinals

Jordan Walker's power surge (13 HR, 35 RBI)

Better road record (15-8)

Kyle Leahy's recent form improvement

Young lineup lacks experience

Coming off two-game losing streak

Risk Factors

Split doubleheader fatigue

Chase Petty's inexperience in pressure spots

Key Matchups

Jordan Walker vs Chase Petty batter Walker's .295 average vs young pitcher

Elly De La Cruz vs Kyle Leahy batter Speed vs control pitcher creates stolen base opportunities

JJ Bleday vs Kyle Leahy batter Hot hitter facing pitcher with 1.55 WHIP

Statistical Edges

First to Score Cardinals 58%

Strikeouts 14 11-17

Total Runs 9 7-11

Game Preview

Kyle Leahy takes the mound for St. Louis looking to snap their two-game slide, immediately facing the speed and athleticism of Elly De La Cruz leading off for Cincinnati. De La Cruz works a leadoff walk and promptly steals second base, setting an aggressive tone that pays off when Jordan Walker drives him home with an RBI single to give the Cardinals an early 1-0 advantage. The Reds answer quickly in the second inning when JJ Bleday continues his hot streak with a solo home run to left field, knotting the game at 1-1 and energizing the Great American Ball Park crowd. Chase Petty settles into a rhythm through the third inning, but the Cardinals break through in the fourth when Matt McLain commits a throwing error that opens the door for a two-run rally. However, Cincinnati responds immediately with their own two-run frame in the fifth, sparked by De La Cruz's speed on the basepaths and capped by Nathaniel Lowe's clutch two-out RBI single. The game remains tight into the middle innings as both starters give way to increasingly taxed bullpens dealing with the split doubleheader workload. The decisive moment comes in the sixth inning when the Reds manufacture a run through small ball, using a Bleday double and McLain sacrifice fly to take a 4-3 lead. St. Louis ties it in the seventh on a Walker sacrifice fly, but Cincinnati has the final say in the ninth inning. With runners on first and third and one out, De La Cruz delivers a walk-off sacrifice fly to complete a thrilling 5-4 victory that showcases both teams' young talent and sets up an exciting series conclusion.

Moderate confidence due to the relative inexperience of both starters and the unpredictable nature of split doubleheader games. While Cincinnati gets the slight home field edge, both teams have shown recent volatility that makes this genuinely competitive.

Pravdepodobni nadhadzovaci

St. Louis Cardinals — Súpiska

Hráč	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
JJ Wetherholt	2B	.237	9	25	.356	.402
Iván Herrera	DH	.267	6	25	.393	.435
Alec Burleson	1B	.294	7	35	.365	.469
Jordan Walker	RF	.302	15	42	.372	.594
Thomas Saggese	3B	.159	0	2	.216	.188
Masyn Winn	SS	.240	1	18	.321	.329
Bryan Torres	LF	.375	1	2	.500	.750
Yohel Pozo	C	.241	0	5	.241	.276
Victor Scott II	CF	.197	2	7	.259	.268

Cincinnati Reds — Súpiska

Hráč	Poz.	AVG	HR	RBI	OBP	SLG
Blake Dunn	RF	.351	1	2	.400	.541
Elly De La Cruz	SS	.288	12	35	.355	.529
JJ Bleday	DH	.271	6	20	.376	.576
Sal Stewart	1B	.256	12	34	.352	.487
Eugenio Suárez	3B	.223	3	11	.298	.351
Matt McLain	2B	.202	5	20	.301	.333
Spencer Steer	LF	.271	7	18	.340	.446
P.J. Higgins	C	.294	0	3	.316	.294
Dane Myers	CF	.243	3	12	.352	.405

Skórovacie akcie

▲ 2

Masyn Winn out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder TJ Friedl. Jordan Walker scores.

1-0

▼ 5

Elly De La Cruz homers (12) on a fly ball to left center field. P.J. Higgins scores. Blake Dunn scores.

1-3

▼ 5

Nathaniel Lowe homers (8) on a fly ball to center field. Sal Stewart scores.

1-5

▲ 6

Jordan Walker homers (15) on a fly ball to center field. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson scores.

4-5

▼ 6

Dane Myers doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Bryan Torres. Spencer Steer scores.

4-6

▲ 9

José Fermín homers (2) on a fly ball to left center field.

5-6

▲ 9

Jordan Walker singles on a ground ball to left fielder Spencer Steer. Victor Scott II scores. Alec Burleson to 2nd.

6-6

▼ 11

Umpire reviewed (tag play), call on the field was upheld: Blake Dunn reaches on a fielder's choice, fielded by shortstop Masyn Winn. Spencer Steer scores. Dane Myers to 2nd.

6-7

St. Louis Cardinals — Pálkovanie

Hráč	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
JJ Wetherholt2B	5	0	1	0	1	1	0	.237	.758
Iván HerreraDH	5	1	1	0	0	1	0	.267	.828
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	0	1	0	0	.294	.834
Jordan WalkerRF	4	2	3	4	1	1	1	.302	.966
Thomas Saggese3B	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.159	.404
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	1	0	0	0	.240	.650
Bryan TorresLF	4	0	1	0	1	1	0	.375	1.250
Yohel PozoC	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.241	.517
Victor Scott IICF	4	1	0	0	1	1	0	.197	.527
Celkovo	40	6	9	6	5	6	2

BATTING

2B: Walker, J (11, Petty); Burleson (13, Petty).

HR: Walker, J (15, 6th inning off Petty, 2 on, 0 out); Fermín (2, 9th inning off Santillan, 0 on, 0 out).

TB: Burleson 2; Fermín 4; Gorman; Herrera; Torres, B; Walker, J 7; Wetherholt.

RBI: Fermín (8); Walker, J 4 (42); Winn (18).

2-out RBI: Walker, J.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Walker, J; Gorman; Scott II; Herrera; Torres, B.

SF: Winn.

GIDP: Herrera.

Team RISP: 2-for-15.

Team LOB: 10.

a-Homered for Pagés, P in the 9th.

1-Ran for Gorman in the 10th.

Cincinnati Reds — Pálkovanie

Hráč	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	HR	AVG	OPS
Blake DunnRF	6	1	2	1	0	2	0	.351	.941
Elly De La CruzSS	4	1	2	3	1	2	1	.288	.884
JJ BledayDH	5	0	0	0	0	3	0	.271	.952
Sal Stewart1B	2	1	0	0	3	1	0	.256	.839
Eugenio Suárez3B	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.223	.649
Matt McLain2B	5	0	0	0	0	2	0	.202	.634
Spencer SteerLF	3	2	1	0	0	1	0	.271	.786
P.J. HigginsC	3	1	1	0	0	2	0	.294	.610
Dane MyersCF	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	.243	.757
Celkovo	38	7	10	7	5	16	2

BATTING

2B: Steer (10, Bruihl); Myers (3, Bruihl).

HR: De La Cruz, E (12, 5th inning off Leahy, 2 on, 1 out); Lowe, N (8, 5th inning off Leahy, 1 on, 2 out).

TB: Benson; De La Cruz, E 5; Dunn 2; Higgins, P; Lowe, N 5; Myers 2; Steer 2.

RBI: De La Cruz, E 3 (35); Dunn (2); Lowe, N 2 (23); Myers (12).

2-out RBI: Lowe, N 2.

Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Steer 2; Benson 2; Bleday.

SAC: Friedl; Higgins, P 2.

Team RISP: 3-for-11.

Team LOB: 10.

BASERUNNING

CS: De La Cruz, E (5, 2nd base by Romero, J/Pozo).

FIELDING

DP: (De La Cruz, E-McLain, M-Lowe, N).

a-Doubled for Benson in the 6th.

b-Doubled for Friedl in the 6th.

c-Struck out for Lowe, N in the 10th.

St. Louis Cardinals — Nadhadzovanie

Nadhadzovač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Kyle Leahy	5.0	7	5	5	2	8	2	87-52	4.44
Justin Bruihl	0.1	2	1	1	0	0	0	13-9	5.56
Gordon Graceffo	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	17-9	1.65
Ryan Fernandez	2.0	0	0	0	0	4	0	24-17	1.17
JoJo Romero	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	12-8	2.92
Riley O'Brien(L, 3-2)	1.1	0	1	0	1	2	0	20-11	2.96

Cincinnati Reds — Nadhadzovanie

Nadhadzovač	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
Chase Petty	5.0	6	4	4	1	1	1	62-40	5.91
Brock Burke(H, 6)	1.1	0	0	0	2	0	0	26-14	3.38
Graham Ashcraft(H, 10)	1.2	1	0	0	0	3	0	29-17	3.46
Tony Santillan(BS, 3)	1.0	2	2	2	2	1	1	28-19	5.85
Pierce Johnson(W, 2-1)	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	23-18	3.38

Informácie o zápase

Rozhodcovia: Home Plate: John Tumpane; First Base: Chris Conroy; Second Base: Brennan Miller; Third Base: Jacob Metz

Štadión: Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati

Počasie: 74°F, Partly Cloudy

Vietor: 5 mph, Out To LF

St. Louis Cardinals — Spravy

Rangers Umiestnili Chrise Martina na Zoznam Zranených Kvôli Stlačeniu Ramena

Texas stráca hĺbku bullpenu počas sezóny, kým sedí na 28-31 s rozdielom behov +7. Spätné vyvolanie Curvela (žiadne štatistiky z roku 2026) a debut Ahlstroma ponúkajú možnosti, ale žiadny z nich si nezavedol preukázaný MLB rekord proti zostave Cardinals, ktorá sa dnes večer postaví deGromovi.

Chris Martin

St. Louis Cardinals

Texas Rangers

Kardináli Vymenúvajú Matta Pusharda, Vrátia Huntera Dobbinsa

Pushard sa objavil v nule zápasoch pre STL pred týmto ťahom, čo z toho robí jednoduché rozhodnutie týkajúce sa 40-členného zoznamu. Dobbins vstupuje do rotácie, kde Liberatore (4,76 ERA, 1,57 WHIP) a Leahy (4,25 ERA, 1,55 WHIP) sú obaja nad 4,25 ERA.

Matt Pushard

Hunter Dobbins

St. Louis Cardinals

Jimmy Crooks pripravený na stabilný herný čas ako chytač

Crooks nemá dostupné štatistiky na rok 2026 na posúdenie ofenzívnej produkcie, čo z toho robí posilu hĺbky pre STL skôr ako zlepšenie—Cardinals sú -10 v rozdiele behov, zatiaľ čo sedia na 3. mieste v NLC so sériou 4 porážok.

Jimmy Crooks

St. Louis Cardinals

Uribe Pozastavený na Jednu Hru; Odvolanie Čaká

Uribe (ERA 4.19) odchádza z už bojujúcej rotácie Cardinals—Pallante (ERA 3.76) je jedinou spoľahlivou štartovacou pitcher medzi štyrmi aktívnymi štartovacími pitcher, a STL je na 3. mieste v NL Central s bilanciou 29-25 a rozdielom behov -10 pred dnešným zápasom proti Chicagu.

Abner Uribe

St. Louis Cardinals

Cardinals Vyberajú Nelsona Velázqueza, Vrátia si Jimmyho Brooksa

Velázquez obsadzuje miesto v 40-člennom kádri, ktoré uvoľnilo Jaredovo DFA od Shustera, a pridáva hĺbku vonkajšiemu poľu tímu Cardinals s bilanciou 29-25, ale 3-7 v posledných 10 hrách. Obaja hráči nemajú k dispozícii štatistiku z roku 2026, aby mohli vyhodnotiť bezprostredný vplyv.

Jared Shuster

Jimmy Crooks

Nelson Velázquez

St. Louis Cardinals

Cincinnati Reds — Spravy

Reds Prepustili Josha Staumonea

Odchod Staumonea je rutinným hlbokým ťahom pre Cincinnati, ktoré má bilanciu 31-29 s rozdielom behov -38 a v tejto sezóne už rotovalo niekoľko reliefných hráčov.

Cincinnati Reds

Yunior Marté Volí Voľné Agentúry Po DFA Reds

Martinov odchod odstraňuje druhoriádnu hĺbku z bullpenu Cincinnati, zatiaľ čo Reds navigujú so záznamom 5-4 v posledných 10 hrách s rotáciou, ktorá už závisí od Abbotta (4.02 ERA), zatiaľ čo Singer (6.18 ERA) a Paddack (6.90 ERA) pokračujú v bojoch.

Cincinnati Reds

Reds dávajú opciu Friedlovi, volajú späť Martého

Friedl odchádza po tom, čo odpálil .181/.252/.258 s xwOBA .252 v 46 zápasoch, čím sa uvoľňuje miesto pre Martého v Cincinnati outfieldu, zatiaľ čo Reds sedia na 31-29 s rozdielom behov -38.

TJ Friedl

Cincinnati Reds

Reds určujú Leibrandta a Richardsona; odvolávajú McCambleya a Meya

Cincinnati (30-29, rozdiel -39 behov) znižuje hĺbku rotácie, zatiaľ čo Singer (ERA 6,18) a Paddack (ERA 6,90) naďalej zápasia; McCambley a Mey prichádzajú bez záznamu z roku 2026, čo naznačuje organizačný zúfalstvo v rotácii s priemernou ERA 5,70 medzi piatimi startérmi.

Lyon Richardson

Cincinnati Reds

Reds umiestnili De La Cruza na zranjeneckú listinu s napnutím vzpriamovača stehna; Arroyo debutuje na pozícii SS

Cincinnati prichádza o svoj primárny útočný motor (.362 xwOBA, 12 HR v 58 zápasoch) uprostred sezóny, kým Reds sedí na 30-28 s rozdielom behov -32. Debut Arroyo vyplní pozíciu, ale chýbajú mu údaje MLB 2026 a rotácia ostáva slabá so Singerom (ERA 6.18) a Paddackom (ERA 6.90) ako náhradnými hráčmi.

Elly De La Cruz