STL vs CIN — MainMarket Sports

Major League BaseballGreat American Ball Park · Cincinnati, Ohio

St. Louis

Cardinals

48-43 · 31-38 away

Final

Cincinnati

Reds

42-49 · 37-31 home

Top hitters

STL

AVG

.286▼

Iván Herrera

St. Louis Cardinals

1-2 · 1 RBI

xwOBA 80th

CIN

AVG

.290▼

Season batting average · amber = strong vs today's starter · up/down arrow = hot/cold last 15 · MLB Stats API · hero Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Starting pitchers

STL

Starter

Andre Pallante

St. Louis Cardinals · 6-13

5.0 IP, 2 ER, 6 K, 4 BB

xwOBA 63rd

5.38 ERA · 101 K · 1.44 WHIP

CIN

Starter

Brady Singer

Cincinnati Reds · 12-9

6.0 IP, 3 ER, 8 K, 0 BB

xwOBA 7th

4.08 ERA · 140 K · 1.26 WHIP

Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant

Contact quality

STL4 R · .225 xBA

CIN7 R · .315 xBA

The scoreboard matched the contact — CIN both hit it harder and scored more.

Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant

CIN win5th in the NL Central, 15½ GB

Looking ahead

The Reds sit 5th in the NL Central, 15½ games back — coming off a win, 3-7 over their last 10.
The Cardinals sit 3rd in the NL Central, 9½ games back — coming off a win, 5-5 over their last 10.
STL wins series 4-3 — they meet again Apr 29.
The Reds are up next home vs PHI (Jul 9), then home vs CHC.
The Cardinals are up next home vs MIL (Jul 9), then home vs ATL.

Line score

Inn	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
STL	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	4	7	1
CIN	0	3	0	0	2	0	1	1		7	10	0

Statcast

Hardest hit · STL
N. Church · Groundout
107 mph · .140 xBA
Hardest hit · CIN
T. Friedl · Single
106.1 mph · .910 xBA
Longest hit
J. Crooks · Home Run
384 ft · .340 xBA
Best barrel
A. Hays · Home Run
101.1 mph · .550 xBA
Fastest pitch
A. Pallante · Sinker
98.1 mph

Game MVP · win probability

TJ Friedl
CIN
+18%
Austin Hays
CIN
+18%
Ke'Bryan Hayes
CIN
+17%

Scoring summary

Gorman hit sacrifice fly to left, Nootbaar scored, Herrera to second.1st Inning1-0
Saggese singled to right, Herrera scored, Saggese to second.1st Inning2-0
Hayes singled to right, Lux scored, Steer to third.2nd Inning2-1
Friedl singled to left, Hayes scored and Steer scored, McLain to second.2nd Inning2-3
Herrera hit sacrifice fly to right, Nootbaar scored.3rd Inning3-3
Hays homered to left (383 feet), De La Cruz scored.5th Inning3-5
Crooks homered to right (384 feet).7th Inning4-5
Hayes singled to center, Hays scored.7th Inning4-6
McLain homered to left (370 feet).8th Inning4-7

Box score

Hitting

Player	H-AB	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	K	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
L. Nootbaar	2-4	4	2	2	0	0	1	15	.239	.330	.387
I. Herrera	1-2	2	1	1	1	0	0	19	.286	.367	.432
W. Contreras	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	2	19	.253	.337	.447
N. Gorman	0-3	3	0	0	1	0	1	16	.217	.317	.402
T. Saggese	1-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	17	.254	.296	.330
C. Prieto	1-4	4	0	1	0	0	3	16	.200	.200	.200
J. Walker	0-4	4	0	0	0	0	4	19	.223	.278	.317
J. Crooks	1-4	4	1	1	1	1	2	23	.250	.250	1.000
N. Church	0-3	3	0	0	0	0	1	11	.118	.184	.206

Pitching

Player	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA	PC
A. Pallante	5.0	6	5	2	4	6	1	95-58	5.38	95
G. Graceffo	1.2	3	1	1	1	3	0	38-24	5.75	38
A. Granillo	1.1	1	1	1	0	2	1	19-14	4.95	19

Win probability

STL 0%CIN 100%

Win probability over timeCIN win %

Biggest swing: Friedl singled to left, Hayes scored and Steer scored, McLain to second. (+17% CIN)

Team stats

STLCIN

Hits

Runs

Home Runs

RBI

Stolen Bases

Walks

Strikeouts

Runners LOB

Statcast profile

STLCIN

8.46%

Barrel%

7.48%

41.04%

Hard-hit%

38.89%

.310

xwOBA

.300

Barrel% perfectly-struck balls — ideal exit velo + launch angle, near-automatic extra bases · Hard-hit% share of balls hit 95+ mph · xwOBA expected offensive value from contact quality (higher is better)

Season quality of contact · Baseball Savant