St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

Doubleheader - Game 1 - Makeup from May 24

64-61, 32-27 Away

Final

59-65, 30-34 Home

hitters	H-AB	R	RBI	AVG
J. BaezLF	0-4	1	0	.231
N. ChurchCF	0-0	0	0	.233
I. HerreraDH	0-2	1	0	.248
J. WalkerRF	2-4	0	0	.286
A. Burleson1B	2-4	0	2	.290
J. Fermin2B	0-3	0	0	.239
J. CrooksC	0-1	0	0	.183
M. WinnSS	1-4	0	0	.236
B. Jordan3B	1-3	0	0	.253
E. PereiraCF-LF	1-4	0	0	.237
P. PagesC	0-2	0	0	.207
J. WetherholtPH-2B	0-2	0	0	.242

pitchers	IP	H	ER	BB	K	PC-ST	ERA
Q. Mathews	4.0	2	1	3	7	95-55	3.00
L. Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	2	11-9	5.79
G. Graceffo	1.0	0	0	0	1	8-8	3.21
G. Soriano	1.0	0	0	0	1	12-10	3.64
R. Stanek	1.0	1	0	0	1	17-9	4.47
R. O'Brien	1.0	0	0	0	3	14-11	3.02

According to ESPN Analytics

STL

CIN

Hits

Home Runs

Total Bases

Runners LOB

Great American Ball Park

3:40 AM, 18 August 2026

Cincinnati, Ohio

Attendance: 20,434

Game Time:2:40

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Vic Carapazza
First Base Umpire - Brock Ballou
Second Base Umpire - Edwin Moscoso
Third Base Umpire - Hunter Wendelstedt

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

— Alec Burleson delivered a two-run double early and four St. Louis relievers turned in perfect innings late, helping the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 in the first game of a doubleheader Monday.

Aug 18, 2026, 06:42 am - AP


STL
CIN

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

Scoring Summary

Inning				STL	CIN
		1st	Burleson doubled to right, Herrera scored and Báez scored.	2	0
		4th	Myers homered to left (391 feet).	2	1

Data is currently unavailable.

Cardinals
2
Reds
1

Game 1

18/8

Cardinals
Reds

Game 2

18/8

Cardinals
Reds

Game 3

19/8

Cardinals
Reds

Game 4

20/8

Cardinals
Reds

Game 5

21/8

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	77	48	.616	-	W2
Chicago	72	53	.576	5	L2
St. Louis	64	61	.512	13	W3
Pittsburgh	61	65	.484	16.5	W1
Cincinnati	59	65	.476	17.5	L3

Rockies designate Lorenzen for assignment, recall Shook from Triple-A

The Colorado Rockies designated starter Michael Lorenzen for assignment Monday in a season in which the right-hander has gone 3-11 with a 7.08 ERA.

Yankees activate Rodon for Orioles game Tuesday in about-face

Carlos Rodon will come off the injured list and start at Baltimore on Tuesday in a change of plans for the Yankees.

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St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

Video Highlights

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

L. Gastelum3-2

K. Emanuel0-1

R. O'Brien31

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