Cardinals @ Reds · Aug 17, 2026 — MLB Central

Final Mon, Aug 17, 2026

Great American Ball Park Regular Season

St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 2

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1 Cincinnati Reds Reds

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Game StoriesBurleson retakes RBI lead, Mathews racks up K's as Cards win twin bill opener4 clips

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Burleson retakes RBI lead, Mathews racks up K's as Cards win twin bill opener

CINCINNATI -- The learning curve continues for 25-year-old Quinn Mathews. The Cardinals turned to the lefty as their 27th man in Game 1 of Monday’s day-night doubleheader to make his second Major League start. He gave them four innings of one-run ball, throwing 95 pitches in the process.

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Alec Burleson hits a two-run double in Cardinals' win00:02:48

Alec Burleson hits a two-run double and Quinn Mathews earns his career-high strikeout count in the Cardinals' 2-1 win over the Reds

Condensed Game: STL@CIN - 8/17/2600:12:00

Condensed Game: Alec Burleson and the Cardinals take on Dane Myers and the Reds on August 17, 2026

Alec Burleson's two-run double00:00:38

Alec Burleson hits a two-run double to right field, putting the Cardinals on the board

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Cardinals @ Reds · 2–1

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