MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
06/05/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
CINCINNATI REDS AT ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
GAME ID: 1523 - FRIDAY, JUNE 5TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Cincinnati Reds (33-30) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
St. Louis Cardinals (27-36) 0 0 0 3 0 4 0 0 X 7 6 0
Álvarez Powers Cardinals Offense
The exploits of shortstop Juan Álvarez helped the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Cincinnati Reds, 7-0. Álvarez was 3-4 with 2 doubles, while adding 6 RBI and scoring once. Daniel Missaki got the win, improving to 5-6. He worked 8.2 innings, giving up no runs on 6 hits, while striking out 3 and walking 1. The loss makes Cincinnati 33-30.

The game turned with two out in the bottom of the fourth. That's when Álvarez hit a bases-clearing double off Walt Sharpe. It propelled the Cardinals into the lead, 3-0.

Álvarez attributed the win to his team's "focus and intensity."
CINCINNATI BATTING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
W. Morris LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 .246 1 15
J. Adams C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .259 4 26
J. Parra RF 3 0 1 0 1 1 1 .287 5 13
B. Anderson DH 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .279 10 23
J. Cortéz SS 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .242 0 6
O. Arcia 2B 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 .327 0 12
   a-J. Clark PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .276 0 21
J. Juárez 3B 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .261 3 26
D. Jones 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .274 2 14
M. Lambright CF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .261 6 26
Totals 32 0 6 0 1 3 12      
a - J. Clark pinch hit for O. Arcia in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Adams (20, 4th Inning off D. Missaki, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Adams 2 , J. Parra , B. Anderson , J. Cortéz , O. Arcia , J. Juárez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: O. Arcia , J. Clark
GIDP: M. Lambright
Team LOB: 6

FIELDING
Errors: J. Cortéz (6)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
Z. Taylor LF 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 .249 7 21
J. Encarnación RF 4 0 1 1 0 1 2 .248 9 28
A. Romero 1B 4 0 0 0 0 4 3 .299 5 33
J. García DH 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 .249 12 27
B. Swihart C 2 0 1 0 1 0 1 .202 3 15
   a-B. Schales PR 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .211 0 3
   b-I. Wilson C 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .154 0 7
B. Wolfe 3B 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 .176 1 1
A. Lamb CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 3 .213 2 18
E. Anderson 2B 3 2 0 0 1 0 2 .241 6 26
J. Álvarez SS 4 1 3 6 0 0 0 .260 1 23
Totals 31 7 6 7 5 9 15      
a - B. Schales pinch ran for B. Swihart in the 6th
b - I. Wilson substituted for B. Schales in the 7th

BATTING
Doubles: J. Álvarez 2 (9, 4th Inning off W. Sharpe, 3 on, 2 outs; 6th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 3 on, 1 out) , B. Swihart (7, 6th Inning off J. Rodríguez, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: J. Encarnación , J. García , B. Swihart 2 , J. Álvarez 5
2-out RBI: J. Encarnación , J. Álvarez
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: Z. Taylor , A. Romero
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Romero-Álvarez-Romero)
CINCINNATI PITCHING LINESCORE ST. LOUIS PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
W. Sharpe L (5-6) 5.0 3 3 3 4 5 0 22 107 4.85   
J. Rodríguez 0.1 2 4 2 1 1 0 5 28 4.89   
J. Morris 2.2 1 0 0 0 3 0 9 34 3.38   
PITCHING
Game Score: W. Sharpe 50
Batters Faced: W. Sharpe 22, J. Rodríguez 5, J. Morris 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: W. Sharpe 7-3, J. Rodríguez 0-0, J. Morris 2-3
Pitches - Strikes: W. Sharpe 107-61, J. Rodríguez 28-15, J. Morris 34-23
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Morris 1-1
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BF PI ERA   
D. Missaki W (5-6) 8.2 6 0 0 1 3 0 32 102 2.93   
T. Juaneza 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Missaki 74
Batters Faced: D. Missaki 32, T. Juaneza 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Missaki 9-13, T. Juaneza 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Missaki 102-73, T. Juaneza 6-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: T. Juaneza 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Juan Álvarez
Ballpark: Busch Stadium
Weather: Partly Cloudy (70 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 11 mph
Start Time: 7:15 PM CT
Time: 3:13
Attendance: 33218
Special Notes: C Blake Swihart was injured while running the bases.
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