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Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Final — July 26, 2026

Cincinnati Reds logo
Cincinnati Reds
5
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals logo
St. Louis Cardinals
3
Sunday, July 26 · 2:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
-2-4+5-7+3-8+2+2+2-7
Game by game
-1+1-2-1-1-4+1-4-2+7
5-5
Last 10
3-7
-14
Net
-6
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
308 mi495 km
Travel to the game
Home
−1 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Reds visited the Cardinals on Sunday, July 26 at 2:16 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Reds +114, Cardinals -133) prices the Reds at 45% and the Cardinals at 55%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cincinnati Reds 5, St. Louis Cardinals 3

Cincinnati Reds won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (St. Louis Cardinals -1.5): Cincinnati Reds covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
  • Cincinnati Reds closed at +114 on the moneyline (a 45% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenCardinals -1.5 (+150)
Reds +1.5 (-185)
CloseCardinals -1.5 (+151)
Reds +1.5 (-185)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Close8.5 (o -113 / u -107)
Moneyline
OpenReds +113 45%
Cardinals -135 55%
CloseReds +114 45%
Cardinals -133 55%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 46 times since 2023: the Reds won 21 and the Cardinals 25.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jul 25, 2026Reds 0, Cardinals 7
Cardinals won

Jul 24, 2026Reds 4, Cardinals 2
Reds won

Jun 7, 2026Reds 3, Cardinals 5
Cardinals won

Jun 6, 2026Reds 5, Cardinals 6
Cardinals won

Jun 5, 2026Reds 3, Cardinals 10
Cardinals won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Cincinnati Reds

St. Louis Cardinals

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