MLB

St. Louis Cardinals at Cincinnati Reds

· Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from May 24
St. Louis Cardinals
64-61, 32-27 Away
Final
2 - 1
Cincinnati Reds
59-65, 30-34 Home

Alec Burleson and a stout bullpen lead the Cardinals over the Reds 2-1 in Game 1 of doubleheader

Cardinals take Game 1 of the doubleheader with a 2-1 win

The Cardinals won for the 10th time in 14 games as they try to chase an NL wild-card playoff spot.

Burleson put them ahead for good in the first inning with a double down the right-field line that scored Joshua Báez and Iván Herrera. Báez, who became the first player to hit three home runs in his first three at-bats in the major leagues on Saturday, was hitless for the second consecutive day since his record-setting debut.

Left-hander Quinn Mathews, making his second career start, allowed one run in four innings — a homer in the fourth by Dane Myers, who had two of the Reds' three hits. Matthews gave way to a stout bullpen that allowed just one hit over the final five frames. He allowed two hits and three walks and struck out seven.

Luis Gastelum (3-2), Gordon Graceffo and George Soriano pitched three-up, three-down innings. Ryne Stanek followed with a scoreless eighth and All-Star closer Riley O’Brien struck out the side in the ninth for his NL-leading 31st save.

Kent Emanuel (0-1) gave up two runs on five hits in five innings. Cincinnati selected the contract of the 34-year-old left-hander from Triple-A Louisville to make the start.

Up next Cardinals RHP Andre Pallante (12-6, 3.46 ERA) will start the nightcap, with RHP Rhett Lowder (4-8, 5.15 ERA) going for the Reds.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Toglia struck out looking.
9th Inning Myers struck out looking.
9th Inning Suárez struck out swinging.
9th Inning O'Brien relieved Stanek
9th Inning Pereira in left field.
9th Inning Church in center field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
9 Ground Balls 7
9 Strikeouts 15
2 Runs Batted In 1
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 3
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
2 Runs 1
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
33 At Bats 30
0 Home Runs 1
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
20 Runners Left On Base 8
1 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
2 Doubles 1
15 Fly Balls 8
0 Caught Stealing 0
163 Pitches 157
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
11 Total Bases 7
38 Plate Appearances 33
0.0 Projected Home Runs 162.0
3 Extra Base Hits 2
3.5 Runs Created 0.8
.212 Batting Average .100
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.333 Slugging Percentage .233
.242 Secondary Average .233
.316 On Base Percentage .182
.649 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .415
0.6 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
3.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 0.8
21.5 Batter Rating 12.0
0.0 At Bats Per Home Run 30.0
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
4.29 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.76
.121 Isolated Power .133
0.44 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.20
.105 Walks Per Plate Appearance .091
.030 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .133
4.0 Runs Produced 2.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.3
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.1
73.5 MLB Rating 61.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Great American Ball Park

Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 20,434 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 L1 0.6242038 98
Chicago 11 70 L1 0.55414015 87
Pittsburgh 18 77 W5 0.50955415 80
St. Louis 22 81 L1 0.48407644 76
Cincinnati 25 84 W1 0.46496814 73
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