Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/19/26, 2:43 PM  by Bill Christy | Modified on 8/20/26 at 6:23 PM in MLB Picks

The Cincinnati Reds and the St Louis Cardinals will play the 4th and final game of their 4-game set tonight. The Reds will be desperate to get this win and split the series after the Cardinals took 2 of the 1st three games.

In game one, the Cardinals' pitching was the story. Starter Quinn Mathews allowed just 1 run on 2 hits in his 4 innings of work. The bullpen then came in and closed out the Reds without allowing a single run. Alec Burleson was the offensive MVP in this one as he went 2-4 with a double and 2 RBIs.

Game two was a back-and-forth battle. The Reds took the early 1-0 lead through 3 innings. The Cardinals then posted 4 runs over the next 3 innings to take a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the 6th. There, the Reds tied things up off a Hector Rodriguez 2-run single and ultimately took a 5-4 lead off a Torres RBI single in the 8th. Cincinnati fought back and tied things when Dane Myers homered in the 9th and forced extra innings. There, Elly De La Cruz walked things off with an RBI double.

Game three ended up very similar to game one. The Cardinals' pitching was impeccable. They shut out the Reds using 5 different pitchers and held them to just 3 total hits. Masyn Winn went 3-4 with a home run and 2 doubles to help the Cardinals take the 2-1 series lead.