Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals

July 26, 2026 · 2:15 PM ET · Busch Stadium
CIN 48-54 · STL 52-51

📝Matchup Preview

The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals renew their NL Central rivalry tonight, with the St. Louis Cardinals sending Kyle Leahy to the mound behind a 3.59 ERA. The Cincinnati Reds counter with Andrew Abbott, who has been solid this season.

Kyle Leahy's 7.5 K/9 gives the St. Louis Cardinals a meaningful advantage on the mound, as his ability to work around hard contact can limit the Cincinnati Reds' lineup.

The St. Louis Cardinals have also gotten steadier bullpen work.

SportsFBI's outlook favors the St. Louis Cardinals tonight, driven primarily by Kyle Leahy's pitching advantage and the injury report. The St. Louis Cardinals enter as the stronger overall matchup.

⚾ Pitching Edge: St. Louis Cardinals

🔥 Momentum: STL L2

📊 Engine Edges

STL Home field

STL Key injuries CIN (Nick Lodolo)

STL SP quality edge (FIP 3.35 vs 4.53)

CIN Recent run diff (+0.7 R/G L10)

STL SP home venue edge

CIN SP road mastery (ERA 2.81 R vs 5.10 H)

⚾ Starting Pitchers

CIN — Away LHP

Andrew Abbott

ERA3.89

WHIP1.40

FIP4.70

K/97.3

K/BB3.2

Road ERA: 2.81

STL — Home RHP

Kyle Leahy

ERA3.59

WHIP1.35

FIP3.85

K/97.5

K/BB4.4

Home ERA: 2.98

📸 Team Snapshot

	CIN Away	STL Home
Bullpen FIP	38.46	33.97
Run Diff / 10G	-0.3	-1.0
Days Rest	1	1
Streak	3	-2

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CIN — Away

No data yet.

STL — Home

Jordan Walker RF

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