Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:40 PM EDT

MLB

St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

STL @ CIN

STL4

CIN5

Final

Moneyline

STL

52%

48%

CIN

-114+103

ML Edge

STL-5.4%

CIN+5.4%

Total (O/U)

9.0

BetUS

Over-9.7%

Under+9.7%

Venue

Park Factor

1.05

Neutral

Away Starter

Team:St. Louis Cardinals (STL)

Pitcher:Matthew Liberatore(RHP)

Record:5-11

ERA:5.04

Home Starter

Team:Cincinnati Reds (CIN)

Pitcher:Chase Burns(RHP)

Record:14-3

ERA:2.77

Betting Insights

Key takeaways for this matchup

CIN ML has a 5.4% edge — the market may be undervaluing them.

The Over has a 9.7% edge.

Pitching matchup: Matthew Liberatore (5.04 ERA) vs Chase Burns (2.77 ERA).

Player Props

Player props for this game

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Box Score

Final game statistics

St. Louis Cardinals (STL)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
JJ Wetherholt2B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
Iván HerreraDH	4	0	0	0	1	1	0
Alec Burleson1B	4	1	1	0	1	1	0
Jordan WalkerRF	4	1	1	2	1	3	1
Nathan ChurchCF	3	1	1	1	0	1	0
José FermínCF	2	0	1	0	0	0	0
Masyn WinnSS	4	0	0	0	1	2	0
Bryan TorresLF	2	0	1	1	0	0	0
Joshua BáezLF	1	0	1	0	1	0	0
Blaze Jordan3B	3	0	1	0	1	2	0
Jimmy CrooksC	4	0	0	0	0	2	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Justin Bruihl	1.0	3	2	2	2	1	29
Matthew Liberatore	6.0	4	3	3	0	9	100
Luis Gastelum	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	12

Cincinnati Reds (CIN)

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Elly De La CruzSS	4	1	1	0	0	1	0
Sal Stewart1B	3	1	1	3	1	1	1
Dane MyersCF	4	0	1	1	0	1	0
Eugenio Suárez3B	3	0	0	0	1	3	0
Tyler StephensonDH	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Michael TogliaRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
TJ FriedlLF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
JJ BledayRF	3	0	0	0	0	2	0
Jose TrevinoC	3	1	1	0	0	0	0
Matt McLain2B	3	2	3	0	0	0	0

Pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	PC
Luis Mey	1.0	0	0	0	1	3	23
Emilio Pagán	1.0	2	2	2	0	0	19
Sam Moll	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	23
Brock Burke	1.0	0	0	0	2	0	16
Chase Burns	5.0	6	2	2	2	8	104

Pitcher Matchup Analysis

Platoon splits, recent form, and times through the order

Matthew Liberatore (STL)

2026 season

vs CIN

ERA

5.23

10.1

W-L

0-1

WHIP

1.09

AVG

.205

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	5.04	1.44	9.0	3.2	.280	125.0
Home	5.16	1.59	7.2	3.4	.301	59.1
Away	4.93	1.32	10.8	3.0	.260	65.2
Last 7 Days	4.50	0.67	13.5	0.0	.182	6.0
Last 30 Days	4.50	1.15	10.4	2.1	.247	26.0

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.296	.359	.513	.872	115	32
vs RHB	.276	.337	.443	.781	370	93

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.254	.316	.415	.730	205	67
2nd Time	.279	.320	.438	.757	201	47
3rd Time	.354	.458	.633	1.091	79	11

Chase Burns (CIN)

2026 season

vs STL

ERA

3.60

5.0

W-L

0-0

WHIP

1.60

AVG

.300

Split	ERA	WHIP	K/9	BB/9	AVG	IP
Overall	2.51	1.11	10.5	3.2	.208	136.0
Home	2.09	1.11	9.6	3.7	.195	73.1
Away	3.02	1.13	11.7	2.6	.221	62.2
Last 7 Days	3.60	1.60	14.4	3.6	.300	5.0
Last 30 Days	2.86	1.14	11.2	2.9	.221	28.1

Opponent Batting by Handedness

Split	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
vs LHB	.221	.307	.381	.689	307	101
vs RHB	.185	.226	.265	.491	189	58

Times Through Order

Time	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	AB	K
1st Time	.173	.249	.244	.493	197	69
2nd Time	.196	.274	.330	.604	194	64
3rd Time	.295	.339	.524	.863	105	26

Last 5 Games

Not available yet

Season Series

This Series (5 games)

STL wins series 3-2

Season (13 games)

STL leads series 7-5

Weather

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Recent Odds

Latest betting lines from various books

Moneyline

Book	Away	Home	Time
BetUS	-114	+103	4:22 AM
BetMGM	-118	-102	4:22 AM
BetRivers	-115	-103	4:22 AM
DraftKings	-118	-102	4:22 AM
Bovada	-119	-101	4:22 AM

Totals

Book	Total	Over	Under	Time
BetUS	9.0	-110	-110	4:22 AM
BetMGM	9.0	-110	-110	4:22 AM
BetRivers	9.0	-105	-115	4:22 AM
DraftKings	9.0	-108	-112	4:22 AM
Bovada	9.0	-110	-110	4:22 AM