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    St. Louis Cardinals @ Cincinnati Reds

    STL
    St. Louis CardinalsCardinalsSTL
    12-17, 2-12 Away
    1
    12-17, 2-12 Away
    Final
    CIN
    Cincinnati RedsRedsCIN
    16-13, 7-6 Home
    3
    16-13, 7-6 Home
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    hittersH-ABRHRRBIAVG
    L. NootbaarLF
    1-4100.271
    W. Contreras1B
    1-4000.216
    B. Donovan2B
    0-3000.349
    N. Arenado3B
    1-4001.255
    Today's at BatsFull Player Profile
    • 1st: Arenado doubled to left, Nootbaar scored.
    • 4th: Arenado lined out to right.
    • 6th: Arenado grounded into double play, third to second to first, Donovan out at second.
    • 9th: Arenado flied out to center.
    N. GormanDH
    0-3000.208
    J. WalkerRF
    1-3000.208
    P. PagesC
    1-3000.247
    V. Scott IICF
    0-2000.258
    M. WinnSS
    0-3000.231
    pitchersIPHERBBKPC-STERA
    A. Pallante
    6.0632490-504.13
    R. O'Brien
    0.2201012-70.00
    J. King
    1.1001019-104.82
    Full Box Score

    Win Probability

    According to ESPN Analytics

    STLCIN
    Hits
    5
    8
    Home Runs
    0
    1
    Total Bases
    8
    16
    Runners LOB
    3
    7

    Game Information

    Great American Ball Park
    Great American Ball Park
    11:40 PM, 28 April 2025
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Attendance: 15,147
    Game Time:2:10
    • Umpires:
    • Home Plate Umpire - Mark Wegner
    • First Base Umpire - Bruce Dreckman
    • Second Base Umpire - Shane Livensparger
    • Third Base Umpire - Nate Tomlinson

    Martinez pitches 6 sparkling innings as the Reds beat the Cardinals 3-1 for their 5th straight win

    — Nick Martinez pitched six sparkling innings, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Monday night for their fifth straight win.
    Apr 29, 2026, 02:25 am - AP
    STL
    CIN
    123456789RHE
    100000000150
    00110100-380
    N. Martinez
    win

    N. Martinez1-3

    6.0 IP, 5 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 2 BB
    A. Pallante
    loss

    A. Pallante2-2

    6.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 4 K, 2 BB
    E. Pagan
    save

    E. Pagan8

    1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

    Scoring Summary

    Inning

    STLCIN
    1stArenado doubled to left, Nootbaar scored.10
    3rdTrevino homered to center (409 feet).11
    4thMarte tripled to left, Lux scored.12
    6thLux doubled to left, Hays scored.13
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    STL wins 4-3

    • Cardinals
      1
    • Reds
      3
    Game 1
    28/4
    • Cardinals
      -
    • Reds
      -
    Game 2
    29/4
    • Cardinals
      6
    • Reds
      0
    Game 2
    30/4
    • Cardinals
      9
    • Reds
      1
    Game 3
    30/4
    • Cardinals
      1
    • Reds
      9
    Game 4
    1/5
    • Cardinals
      7
    • Reds
      5
    Game 5
    29/8
    • Cardinals
      4
    • Reds
      2
    Game 6
    30/8
    • Cardinals
      4
    • Reds
      7
    Game 7
    31/8

    2026 National League Central Standings

    TeamWLPCTGBSTRK
    Cincinnati169.640-L1
    Chicago159.6250.5W8
    St. Louis1410.5831.5L1
    Pittsburgh1410.5831.5W1
    Milwaukee1310.5652L1
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