De La Cruz's 1st career walk-off hit in 10th gives Reds 6-5 win over
Cardinals to split doubleheader
[August 18, 2026]
CINCINNATI (AP) — Elly De La Cruz delivered his first career
walk-off hit in the 10th inning after Dane Myers hit a tying pinch-hit
homer in the ninth, and the Cincinnati Reds rallied past the St. Louis
Cardinals 6-5 on Monday night to split a doubleheader.
Down to their final out in the ninth, the Reds went to the bench for
Myers, who had homered in the opener. Myers delivered again, driving his
fifth home run of the season into the left-center seats to tie the game
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Cincinnati Reds' Rhett Lowder pitches during the first inning of the
second game of a baseball doubleheader against the St. Louis Cardinals,
Monday, Aug. 17, 2026, in Cincinnati. (AP Photo/Tanner Pearson) |
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De La Cruz won the game an inning later, grounding a single into
left field that was deflected off third baseman Blaze Jordan’s
glove, allowing automatic runner Tyler Stephenson to score.
Emilio Pagán (5-1) pitched a hitless 10th inning while starter
Rhett Lowder matched a career high with 6 2/3 innings pitched.
He allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out five,
helping the Reds snap a three-game skid.
St. Louis, which won the opener 2-1, led 4-1 before Cincinnati
rallied in the sixth.
Michael Toglia doubled home JJ Bleday for his first RBI with the
Reds before rookie Héctor Rodríguez singled to center to score
Eugenio Suárez and Toglia, tying the game at 4. The hit gave
Rodríguez, Cincinnati’s No. 4 prospect, his first two major
league RBIs.
Cincinnati opened the scoring in the first on Suárez's sacrifice
fly.
Iván Herrera tied the game with his 14th homer in the fourth,
and Masyn Winn’s RBI single gave St. Louis a 2-1 lead. Nathan
Church and Jordan added RBI singles in the sixth to extend the
Cardinals’ advantage to 4-1.
Justin Bruihl (0-1) gave up the winning run.
Up next
Cardinals' RHP Kyle Leahy (9-4, 3.38 ERA) faces off against
Reds' LHP Andrew Abbott (6-7, 4.13 ERA) in game three of the
series on Tuesday.
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