Saturday, May 23, 2026 · Great American Ball Park · Final

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54-55 · L10 5-5

8–1
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51-57 · L10 5-5

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
STL 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 8 12 0
CIN 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1
WP Andre Pallante (11-6) LP Chris Paddack (0-7)

Stars of the game

Andre Pallante Jordan Walker Bryan Torres

Season matchup

STL leads 16 of 19 categories

STL Metric CIN
Offense
4.37 17th Runs scored per game 4.10 27th
.692 26th Team On-Base Plus Slugging .704 22nd
113 23rd Team Home Runs 139 6th
.239 19th Team Batting Average .230 28th
10.3 23rd Total position-player WAR 5.3 30th
Pitching
4.50 16th Runs allowed per game 4.74 21st
4.16 15th Team Earned Run Average 4.41 23rd
1.35 21st Team Walks + Hits per Inning 1.41 27th
838 26th Team Strikeouts 866 22nd
7.9 17th Rotation WAR 6.9 21st
1.1 24th Bullpen WAR -0.3 28th
Roster
8.0 13th Combined WAR of the club's three best position players 6.5 24th
26.1% 27th Share of plate appearances given to sub-replacement hitters 28.7% 29th
77.7% 6th Share of position-player WAR from the top three 122.6% 1st
25.9 29th Plate-appearance-weighted batting age 28.2 21st
Results
.495 19th Winning percentage .472 22nd
-14 15th Run differential -69 26th
.487 15th Pythagorean winning percentage .434 27th
.543 12th Winning percentage in one-run games .520 14th
.467 22nd Home winning percentage .444 27th
.531 9th Road winning percentage .500 12th

2026 regular-season totals, each with the club's league rank. The greener side holds the edge; descriptive metrics (roster age, WAR concentration) have no better direction and are left uncalled.

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 JJ Wetherholt 2B 5 1 1 0 1 1 1 .253 .745
2 Iván Herrera C 3 2 2 0 1 2 0 .246 .747
3 Alec Burleson 1B 4 0 2 0 1 1 0 .282 .801
4 Jordan Walker RF 5 1 1 1 3 0 1 .281 .838
5 Nolan Gorman DH 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .194 .598
6 Masyn Winn SS 4 2 1 0 0 1 2 .242 .639
7 Bryan Torres LF 4 1 2 1 2 1 0 .244 .747
8 César Prieto 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000
9 Victor Scott CF 4 1 3 0 0 1 1 .194 .534
Team 38 8 12 2 8 8 7 .316 .961
3B:
Herrera
HR:
Walker, Torres
SB:
Herrera, Scott
GIDP:
Herrera
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Andre Pallante W 6.0 2 1 1 1 3 1 93-60 3.72 1.22
Ryne Stanek 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19-13 4.25 1.44
George Soriano 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8-6 3.38 1.15
Matt Svanson 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 14-8 7.27 1.75
Team 9.0 2 1 1 3 6 1 134-87 1.00 0.56

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Batting ABRHHRRBIBBSO AVGOPS
1 JJ Bleday LF 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .228 .800
2 Elly De La Cruz SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 .279 .859
3 Sal Stewart DH 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 .254 .804
4 Nathaniel Lowe 1B 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .255 .804
5 Eugenio Suárez 3B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .202 .666
6 Spencer Steer 2B 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .238 .739
7 Blake Dunn RF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .282 .723
8 Tyler Stephenson C 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .251 .731
9 Dane Myers CF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .276 .758
TJ Friedl CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .506
Team 28 1 2 1 1 3 6 .071 .340
HR:
Lowe
GIDP:
Stephenson
Pitching IPHRERBBSOHRP-S ERAWHIP
Chris Paddack L 5.0 7 3 3 3 5 0 84-52 6.79 1.67
Sam Moll 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10-5 4.43 1.41
Connor Phillips 1.0 1 2 2 2 1 1 28-15 5.53 1.77
Jose Franco 2.0 3 3 3 3 1 1 54-29 4.43 1.72
Team 9.0 12 8 8 8 7 2 176-101 8.00 2.22
Win% = CIN win prob.
Bot 9th · CIN batting
8–1

Strikeout. Nathaniel Lowe strikes out swinging.

0%
8–1

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip.

0%
8–1

Flyout. Elly De La Cruz flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.

0%
8–1

Walk. JJ Bleday walks.

0%
Top 9th · STL batting
8–1

Groundout. JJ Wetherholt grounds out, second baseman Spencer Steer to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

0%
8–1

Walk. Victor Scott II walks.

0%
8–1

Flyout. César Prieto flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.

0%
8–1

Home Run. Bryan Torres homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field. Masyn Winn scores.

0%
6–1

Walk. Masyn Winn walks.

1%
6–1

Flyout. Nolan Gorman flies out to second baseman Spencer Steer.

1%
Bot 8th · CIN batting
6–1

Groundout. TJ Friedl grounds out to first baseman Alec Burleson.

1%
6–1

Flyout. Tyler Stephenson flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.

1%
6–1

Pop Out. Blake Dunn pops out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

1%
Top 8th · STL batting
6–1

Pop Out. Jordan Walker pops out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez.

2%
6–1

Walk. Alec Burleson walks.

2%
6–1

Triple. Iván Herrera triples (1) on a fly ball to right fielder Blake Dunn, deflected by center fielder Dane Myers. Victor Scott II scores.

2%
5–1

Strikeout. JJ Wetherholt strikes out swinging.

4%
5–1

Single. Victor Scott II singles on a line drive to right fielder Blake Dunn.

4%
5–1

Flyout. César Prieto flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.

4%
Bot 7th · CIN batting
5–1

Lineout. Spencer Steer lines out to third baseman César Prieto.

4%
5–1

Walk. Eugenio Suárez walks.

5%
5–1

Lineout. Nathaniel Lowe lines out to left fielder Bryan Torres.

4%
5–1

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out swinging.

5%
Top 7th · STL batting
5–1

Flyout. Bryan Torres flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn.

7%
5–1

Strikeout. Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

7%
5–1

Walk. Nolan Gorman walks.

6%
5–1

Home Run. Jordan Walker homers (14) on a line drive to right center field. Iván Herrera scores.

6% ▼11
3–1

Flyout. Alec Burleson flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.

17%
3–1

Walk. Iván Herrera walks.

16%
Bot 6th · CIN batting
3–1

Groundout. Elly De La Cruz grounds out, first baseman Alec Burleson to pitcher Andre Pallante.

19%
3–1

Flyout. JJ Bleday flies out to left fielder Bryan Torres.

20%
3–1

Groundout. Dane Myers grounds out, third baseman César Prieto to first baseman Alec Burleson.

23%
Top 6th · STL batting
3–1

Flyout. JJ Wetherholt flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.

26%
3–1

Single. Victor Scott II singles on a soft bunt ground ball to pitcher Sam Moll.

24%
3–1

Groundout. César Prieto grounds out, second baseman Spencer Steer to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

25%
3–1

Groundout. Bryan Torres grounds out to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

24%
Bot 5th · CIN batting
3–1

Strikeout. Tyler Stephenson called out on strikes.

22%
3–1

Strikeout. Blake Dunn strikes out swinging.

24%
3–1

Pop Out. Spencer Steer pops out to first baseman Alec Burleson in foul territory.

26%
Top 5th · STL batting
3–1

Flyout. Masyn Winn flies out to right fielder Blake Dunn in foul territory.

29%
3–1

Pop Out. Nolan Gorman pops out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez in foul territory.

27%
3–1

Flyout. Jordan Walker flies out to second baseman Spencer Steer.

25%
3–1

Single. Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Blake Dunn.

22%
Bot 4th · CIN batting
3–1

Lineout. Eugenio Suárez lines out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

25%
3–1

Groundout. Nathaniel Lowe grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

26%
3–1

Flyout. Sal Stewart flies out to center fielder Victor Scott II.

28%
Top 4th · STL batting
3–1

Grounded Into DP. Iván Herrera grounds into a double play, pitcher Chris Paddack to catcher Tyler Stephenson to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Bryan Torres out at home. Iván Herrera out at 1st.

31% ▲12
3–1

Single. JJ Wetherholt singles on a line drive to second baseman Spencer Steer, deflected by first baseman Nathaniel Lowe. Masyn Winn scores. Bryan Torres to 3rd. Victor Scott II to 2nd.

20% ▼8
2–1

Single. Victor Scott II singles on a line drive to right fielder Blake Dunn. Masyn Winn to 3rd. Bryan Torres to 2nd.

28%
2–1

Strikeout. César Prieto strikes out swinging.

34%
2–1

Single. Bryan Torres singles on a line drive to right fielder Blake Dunn. Masyn Winn to 2nd.

29%
2–1

Single. Masyn Winn singles on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday.

34%
Bot 3rd · CIN batting
2–1

Lineout. Elly De La Cruz lines out to shortstop Masyn Winn.

38%
2–1

Groundout. JJ Bleday grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

39%
2–1

Flyout. Dane Myers flies out to right fielder Jordan Walker.

41%
Top 3rd · STL batting
2–1

Flyout. Nolan Gorman flies out to left fielder JJ Bleday.

44%
2–1

Forceout. Jordan Walker grounds into a force out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to second baseman Spencer Steer. Iván Herrera scores. Alec Burleson out at 2nd. Jordan Walker to 1st.

41%
1–1

Single. Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers, deflected by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. JJ Wetherholt scores. Iván Herrera to 3rd.

43% ▼14
0–1

Walk. Iván Herrera walks. JJ Wetherholt to 2nd.

56%
0–1

Walk. JJ Wetherholt walks.

61%
0–1

Strikeout. Victor Scott II strikes out on a foul tip.

64%
Bot 2nd · CIN batting
0–1

Grounded Into DP. Tyler Stephenson grounds into a double play, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson. Blake Dunn out at 2nd. Tyler Stephenson out at 1st.

61% ▼8
0–1

Single. Blake Dunn singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Torres. Spencer Steer to 2nd.

69%
0–1

Walk. Spencer Steer walks.

66%
0–1

Groundout. Eugenio Suárez grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

64%
0–1

Home Run. Nathaniel Lowe homers (7) on a fly ball to right field.

66% ▲11
Top 2nd · STL batting
0–0

Groundout. César Prieto grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

55%
0–0

Walk. Bryan Torres walks.

53%
0–0

Strikeout. Masyn Winn strikes out swinging.

54%
0–0

Strikeout. Nolan Gorman strikes out swinging.

52%
Bot 1st · CIN batting
0–0

Strikeout. Sal Stewart strikes out on a foul tip.

50%
0–0

Groundout. Elly De La Cruz grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Alec Burleson.

51%
0–0

Groundout. JJ Bleday grounds out, second baseman JJ Wetherholt to first baseman Alec Burleson.

53%
Top 1st · STL batting
0–0

Strikeout. Jordan Walker called out on strikes.

55%
0–0

Flyout. Alec Burleson flies out to center fielder Dane Myers.

53%
0–0

Single. Iván Herrera singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers.

50%
0–0

Groundout. JJ Wetherholt grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Nathaniel Lowe.

52%