Major League BaseballBusch Stadium · St. Louis, Missouri
STL
Nelson Velázquez0-4.353▼
Jordan Walker2-4 · HR · 1 RBI.301
Alec Burleson1-3.291▼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
STL
Season pitching · MLB Stats API · Statcast accent by Baseball Savant
CIN5 R · .280 xBA
STL6 R · .369 xBAThe scoreboard matched the contact — STL both hit it harder and scored more.
Expected BA on balls in play · Baseball Savant
STL win3rd in the NL Central, 10½ GB| Inn | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 0 |
STL | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 1 |








Scott II singled to right, Burleson scored, Torres to second, Fermín to third.2nd Inning0-1
Winn singled to center, Fermín scored and Torres scored, Scott II to third.2nd Inning0-3
Bleday reaches first on fielding error by first baseman Burleson, Marte and McLain scored on error, Bleday to second, Myers to third on error.3rd Inning2-3
Steer hit sacrifice fly to left, Myers scored.3rd Inning3-3
McLain homered to left (381 feet), Dunn scored.4th Inning5-3
Walker homered to right center (401 feet).5th Inning5-4
Nootbaar homered to right center (433 feet), Fermín scored.8th Inning5-6| Player | H-AB | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | K | #P | AVG | OBP | SLG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Myers | 2-4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | .258 | .356 | .404 |
| W. Benson | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .200 | .327 | .356 |
| J. Bleday | 1-5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | .282 | .371 | .588 |
| S. Steer | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | .271 | .352 | .453 |
| S. Stewart | 0-5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28 | .257 | .350 | .464 |
| E. Suarez | 0-4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .209 | .287 | .336 |
| E. Arroyo | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 | .333 | .200 |
| B. Dunn | 3-4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .306 | .352 | .447 |
| N. Marte | 1-3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | .167 | .250 | .167 |
| M. McLain | 1-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | .200 | .299 | .337 |
| P.J. Higgins | 0-3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .250 | .296 | .292 |
| N. Lowe | 0-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | .241 | .320 | .504 |
| Player | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | PC-ST | ERA | PC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Lodolo | 5.0 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 95-70 | 5.51 | 95 |
| T. Antone | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20-15 | 3.75 | 20 |
| S. Moll | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19-14 | 2.96 | 19 |
| T. Santillan | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6-3 | 6.56 | 6 |
CIN 0%STL 100% 
Biggest swing: Nootbaar homered to right center (433 feet), Fermín scored. (+50% STL)
CINSTL
CINSTL
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
Cardinals
Ryne Stanek · RPJul 10Day-To-Day
Ramon Urias · 3BJul 2460-Day-IL
Max Rajcic · RPSep 1160-Day-IL
Reds
Matt McLain · 2BJul 10Day-To-Day
Blake Dunn · CFJul 1710-Day-IL
Dane Myers · CFJul 1710-Day-IL
Ke'Bryan Hayes · 3BJul 1710-Day-IL
Graham Ashcraft · RPAug 160-Day-ILSend someone this game's postgame recap.
CIN+105+1.5O 9-114
STL-126-1.5U 9-105Odds by


Pace current win rate over a full 162 · Pythagthe record you'd expect from runs scored vs allowed (+ = winning more than that, − = fewer)
MLB Stats API
CIN42-50· 15-16 away
STL48-43· 18-16 home
CINLast 6Rec 31-32
STLLast 6Rec 34-28
LADW161-33
MILL158-34
TBL154-37
ATLW254-38
CHCL152-41
PHIW152-42
SEA34-3115-15 away4
DET26-3915-15 home0
KC26-3911-22 away3
MIN30-3618-17 home2
SF26-3914-23 away2
CHC34-3120-14 home3
BAL31-3412-19 away4
TOR31-3418-14 home6
CWS34-3014-19 away6
PHI34-3018-17 home3
PIT34-3116-16 away3
ATL44-2121-11 home6
TB37-2416-15 away3
MIA30-3519-16 home4
ATH30-3419-17 away2
HOU30-3616-18 home13