Adam Wainwright is 1st in NL to 8 wins as Cards crush Reds
Adam Wainwright became the National League's first eight-game winner by dominating Cincinnati again, and the St. Louis Cardinals pulled away to a 4-0 victory Sunday night.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
St. Louis Cardinals
4
Cincinnati Reds
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Great American Ball Park · 42,273 att.
Match Report
Play by Play
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Bunted Foul 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (bunted foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
A Craig singled to center, M Holliday scored, M Adams to second.
-
Advancing On Force 4-0
-
Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
-
Play Result 3-0
M Holliday reached on infield single to catcher, M Carpenter scored, M Holliday to second on throwing error by catcher D Mesoraco.
-
Advancing On Play 3-0
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 2-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 2-0
-
Play Result 2-0
T Cruz singled to center, M Adams scored, A Craig to third.
-
Advancing On Play 2-0
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 6: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 3: foul
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 1-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
-
Play Result 1-0
K Wong singled to center, T Cruz scored.
-
Advancing On Play 1-0
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
-
End Inning 4-0
End of the 9th
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
B Pena struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 5: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
B Pena batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
R Ludwick singled to left.
-
Single 4-0
Pitch 5: in play
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 4: foul
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
-
Foul Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
-
Ball 4-0
Pitch 1: ball 1
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
R Ludwick batting
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
D Mesoraco flied out to center.
-
Fly Out 4-0
Pitch 4: in play
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Strike Looking 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
D Mesoraco batting
-
Play Result 4-0
P Neshek relieved R Choate.
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
J Bruce struck out swinging.
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 3: strike 3 (swinging)
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (swinging)
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
-
Start Batter/Pitcher 4-0
J Bruce batting
-
Play Result 4-0
S Robinson in right field.
-
Play Result 4-0
A Craig in left field.
-
Play Result 4-0
R Choate relieved A Wainwright.
-
Start Inning 4-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
-
End Batter/Pitcher 4-0
-
Play Result 4-0
J Peralta popped out to second.
-
Pop Out 4-0
Pitch 3: in play
-
Ball 4-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
-
Strike Swinging 4-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
Showing the last 40 of 554 events.
Head to Head
STL wins series 2-1
Injuries
Cincinnati Reds
- Blake Dunn Out
- Spencer Steer Out
- Tony Santillan Out
- Julian Garcia Out
- Dane Myers Out
St. Louis Cardinals
- Richard Fitts Out
- Max Rajcic Out
- Hunter Dobbins Out
Lineups
ConfirmedCIN
Billy HamiltonCF0
Todd Frazier3B99
Brandon Phillips2B0
Jay BruceRF30
Devin MesoracoC29
Ryan LudwickLF41
Brayan Pena1B25
Zack CozartSS7
Mike LeakeP8
Substitutes
Manny ParraP39
Sam LeCureP63- Skip SchumakerPH55
J.J. HooverP40
STL
Matt Carpenter3B13
Kolten Wong2B16
Matt HollidayLF7
Matt Adams1B18
Allen CraigLF11
Jhonny PeraltaSS27
Jon JayCF9
Tony CruzC17
Adam WainwrightP50
Substitutes
Randy ChoateP
Pat NeshekP93
Shane RobinsonRF38
MLB News
All news
ESPN
What's new in free agency? Lessons from 2026 MLB GM meetings
With a wild winter ahead, here are the top offseason priorities straight from every front office.
ESPN
2026 MLB Awards: Results, analysis on MVP, Cy Young, more
Baseball's best players and managers of 2026 collected their hardware this week.
ESPN
Who has won the MLB MVP Award? All-time winners list
MLB's MVP Award is given to top players in the American League and National League. Take a look at the all-time winners list now.
News
Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong, Astros' Yordan Alvarez unanimous MVP winners
Cubs star Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Astros' Yordan Alvarez each earned all 30 first-place votes to win the MVP awards in their respective leagues Thursday night.