St. Louis Cardinals Defeat Cincinnati Reds 10-9, Improve to 66-63

Final result

St. Louis Cardinals defeated Cincinnati Reds 10-9 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed St. Louis Cardinals at 66-63 (.512).

MLB data listed Cincinnati Reds at 61-67 (.477).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — St. Louis Cardinals 1 run; 3rd — St. Louis Cardinals 3 runs; 6th — Cincinnati Reds 5 runs; 9th — St. Louis Cardinals 6 runs, Cincinnati Reds 4 runs.

Jordan Walker (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Matt McLain (Cincinnati Reds): 1 hit, 4 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. José Fermín (St. Louis Cardinals): 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Sal Stewart (Cincinnati Reds): 1 hit, 2 RBI, 1 run. Michael McGreevy (St. Louis Cardinals): 5.1 innings and 4 strikeouts. Alec Burleson (St. Louis Cardinals): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 run.

Jordan Walker hit a home run for St. Louis Cardinals in the top of the 3rd (3 RBI). Matt McLain hit a grand slam for Cincinnati Reds in the bottom of the 6th (4 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 5 of 5 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the St. Louis Cardinals were 66-63, 3rd in the division, 13.5 games back in the division, 5th in the wild-card standings, 2.5 wild-card games back, elimination number 21, wild-card elimination number 32.

In the 2026 standings, the Cincinnati Reds were 61-67, 5th in the division, 18.0 games back in the division, 9th in the wild-card standings, 7.0 wild-card games back, elimination number 17, wild-card elimination number 28.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings