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MLB · August 21, 2026

Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Final — August 21, 2026

Friday, August 21 · 9:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-5+1+1-4-6-1+1-3+1-1
Game by game
+2+9-1-2+2+7-2-10-5+1
4-6
Last 10
5-5
-16
Net
+1
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
2 days
1,577 mi2,539 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 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 Diamondbacks on Friday, August 21 at 9:41 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Reds +132, Diamondbacks -150) prices the Reds at 42% and the Diamondbacks at 58%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cincinnati Reds 0, Arizona Diamondbacks 9

Arizona Diamondbacks won by 9.

  • Against the closing spread (Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5): Arizona Diamondbacks covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 8.5: Over.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks closed at -150 on the moneyline (a 58% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDiamondbacks -1.5 (+140)
Reds +1.5 (-171)
CloseDiamondbacks -1.5 (+138)
Reds +1.5 (-165)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -102 / u -117)
Close8.5 (o -102 / u -117)
Moneyline
OpenReds +125 43%
Diamondbacks -150 57%
CloseReds +132 42%
Diamondbacks -150 58%

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 22 times since 2023: the Reds won 10 and the Diamondbacks 12.

DateScoreLineTotal
Jun 14, 2026Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3
Diamondbacks won


Jun 13, 2026Diamondbacks 1, Reds 2
Reds won


Jun 12, 2026Diamondbacks 5, Reds 2
Diamondbacks won


Aug 24, 2025Reds 6, Diamondbacks 1
Reds won


Aug 23, 2025Reds 1, Diamondbacks 10
Diamondbacks won


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

Teams

Cincinnati Reds

Arizona Diamondbacks

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