CIN 5, STL 6 | Jun 21, 2025 | The Best Box Score

Saturday, June 21, 2025•Busch Stadium•92°F, Sunny

CIN

Reds

STL

Cardinals

Final

WIN

Phil Maton

LOSS

Chase Petty

The Cardinals edged the Reds 6-5 in a tightly contested game that came down to the final outs.

★Matt McLain3-for-5, 0 RBI

★Alec Burleson3 RBI

Key Moment

Top 7: Elly De La Cruz homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores.

Weather: 92°F, SunnyWind: 13 mph, R To LFirst pitch: 6:15 PM UTCT: 3:18Att: 27,283Venue: Busch Stadium

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91.9%C

15 missed calls

+30.4% CIN

+0.31 runs STL

Win Probability

STL WinCIN Win

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CIN	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	5	8	0
STL	2	0	0

Game 777415 • Sources: MLB + Statcast

Batting

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
TJ FriedlCF	4	0	1	0	0	1	.289/.380/.436	102.4	.225	.219
Garrett HampsonDH	0	0	0	0	0	0	.167/.310/.188	-	-	-
Elly De La CruzSS	5	1	2	2	0	1	.265/.344/.493	110.3	.431	.750
Tyler StephensonC	5	0	0	0	0	3	.239/.314/.423	88.8	.203	.182
Spencer Steer1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	.230/.288/.354	104.4	.222	.215
Will BensonRF	2	0	0	1	2	1	.221/.298/.442	96.3	.134	.144
Santiago Espinal3B	5	0	0	0	0	2	.245/.297/.291	96.9	.106	.093
Connor JoeLF	1	1	0	0	2	0	.207/.273/.276	100.1	.820	.812
Matt McLain2B	5	2	3	0	0	1	.209/.302/.340	97.3	.382	.379
Bench
Gavin LuxDH	4	0	0	1	1	0	.270/.360/.381	89.8	.110	.108
Jake FraleyRF	2	0	0	0	0	2	.227/.333/.378
Totals	38	5	8	4	5	11	-	-	-	-

HR:Cruz (7th off Matz, 1 on, 2 out)

2B:McLain 2

3B:Cruz; Steer

TB:17

RBI:Cruz 2; Benson; Lux

SB:Joe

SF:Benson

GIDP:Lux

Team LOB:9

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	AVG/OBP/SLG	maxEV	xBA	xwOBA
Brendan Donovan2B	4	1	1	0	1	0	.312/.382/.435	108.3	.352

Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

Away

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Brent Suter	2.0	2	2	2	1	2	1	31-19	84.7	3.25
Nick Martinez	2.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18-11	88.2	4.45
Ian Gibaut	1.0	0	0	0	3	0	0	22-9	90.7	4.37
Lyon Richardson	2.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	21-13	90.5	1.99
Tony SantillanH	0.2	4	2	2	0	0	0	21-13	95	3.09
Emilio PagánBS	1.1	1	1	1	0	4	1	22-14	91.3	3.38
Scott Barlow	1.0	1	0	0	1	1	0	9-8	87.8	4.13
Chase PettyL	0.2	1	1	0	0	0	0	10-6	93.1	19.50
Totals	10.2	9	6	5	5	9	2	154-93	-	-

HBP:Arenado (by Petty)

IBB:Barlow

Inherited runners-scored:Pagán 2-0

Pitches-strikes:Suter 31-19; Martinez 18-11; Gibaut 22-9; Richardson 21-13; Santillan 21-13; Pagán 22-14; Barlow 9-8; Petty 10-6

Groundouts-flyouts:Suter 2-1; Martinez 3-3; Gibaut 0-1; Richardson 3-1; Santillan 1-1; Pagán 0-0; Barlow 2-0; Petty 0-2

St. Louis Cardinals

Home

Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	Velo	ERA
Sonny Gray	5.0	5	1	1	2	5	0	79-43	87.7	3.72

Bot 1 • STL

0-2

Alec Burleson homers (8) on a fly ball to right field. Masyn Winn scores.

EV: 99.4 mph💣 387 ftLA: 34°

Top 3 • CIN

1-2

Gavin Lux grounds into a double play, pitcher Sonny Gray to shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. Matt McLain scores. TJ Friedl out at 2nd. Gavin Lux out at 1st.

EV: 89.8 mph12 ftLA: -12°

Top 7 • CIN

4-2

Elly De La Cruz homers (17) on a fly ball to center field. Matt McLain scores.

EV: 107.8 mph💣 435 ftLA: 24°

2-2

Gavin Lux grounds out, shortstop Masyn Winn to first baseman Willson Contreras. Connor Joe scores. Matt McLain to 3rd.

EV: 88.0 mph46 ftLA: -1°

Top 8 • CIN

5-2

Will Benson out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Victor Scott II. Spencer Steer scores.

EV: 96.2 mph315 ftLA: 46°

Bot 8 • STL

5-3

Masyn Winn singles on a ground ball to shortstop Elly De La Cruz, deflected by second baseman Matt McLain. Victor Scott II scores. Brendan Donovan to 2nd.

EV: 86.6 mph145 ftLA: 8°

5-4

Alec Burleson singles on a ground ball to right fielder Will Benson. Brendan Donovan scores. Masyn Winn to 3rd.

EV: 107.7 mph187 ftLA: 8°

Bot 9 • STL

5-5

Nolan Arenado homers (10) on a fly ball to left field.

EV: 100.6 mph💣 383 ftLA: 35°

Bot 11 • STL

5-6

Yohel Pozo singles on a line drive to right fielder Will Benson. Jordan Walker scores. Nolan Arenado to 2nd.

EV: 83.5 mph234 ftLA: 16°

Bench
Willson Contreras1B	5	0	0	0	0	4	.244/.333/.415	85.7	.010	.013
Pedro PagésC	3	0	0	0	1	1	.219/.267/.354	95.2	.042	.062
Sonny GrayP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Steven MatzP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Andre GranilloP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
John KingP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Ryan HelsleyP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-
Phil MatonP							.000/.000/.000	-	-	-

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Batting

Cincinnati Reds

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Pitching

Cincinnati Reds

St. Louis Cardinals

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