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Cincinnati Reds vs Arizona Diamondbacks Final — August 23, 2026

Sunday, August 23 · 4:16 PM ET
Last 10 games
+1-4-6-1+1-3+1-1-9+6
Game by game
-1-2+2+7-2-10-5+1+9-6
4-6
Last 10
4-6
-15
Net
-7
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
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 Sunday, August 23 at 4:16 PM ET.

The total closed 8.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Reds +125, Diamondbacks -143) prices the Reds at 43% and the Diamondbacks at 57%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Cincinnati Reds 3, Arizona Diamondbacks 5

Arizona Diamondbacks won by 2.

  • Against the closing spread (Arizona Diamondbacks -1.5): Arizona Diamondbacks covered.
  • Combined score 8 vs the closing total of 8.5: Under.
  • Arizona Diamondbacks closed at -143 on the moneyline (a 57% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDiamondbacks -1.5 (+153)
Reds +1.5 (-190)
CloseDiamondbacks -1.5 (+140)
Reds +1.5 (-166)
Totalno move
Open8.5 (o -115 / u -105)
Close8.5 (o -122 / u +100)
Moneyline
OpenReds +110 46%
Diamondbacks -129 54%
CloseReds +125 43%
Diamondbacks -143 57%

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 24 times since 2023: the Reds won 11 and the Diamondbacks 13.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 22, 2026Reds 11, Diamondbacks 5
Reds won


Aug 21, 2026Reds 0, Diamondbacks 9
Diamondbacks won


Jun 14, 2026Diamondbacks 5, Reds 3
Diamondbacks won


Jun 13, 2026Diamondbacks 1, Reds 2
Reds won


Jun 12, 2026Diamondbacks 5, Reds 2
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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