Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals H2H Record

NL Central rivalry
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals lead Reds236to176since 2002

Current-feed record from 2002 through 2026.

2026 season series: Cardinals lead 8-5

Data updated 5 min read

At a glance

Current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026

Cincinnati Reds vs St. Louis Cardinals insights

Current-feed record
+60wins for Cardinals
57% Cardinals · 43% Reds

The split has held steady across the schedule change: 28-24 since 2023.

Recent form
9-11last 20

Cardinals won 10-9 on Aug 20, 2026

Where it matters
0Postseason games

No postseason meetings since 2002.

Schedule context
  • Cardinals built the series lead before the 2023 schedule change, taking 208 of 360 decided meetings (58%).
  • Since the schedule balanced out they are 28-24, or 54% to Cardinals.

Reds vs Cardinals same-league record by season

Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals met in 25 seasons inside the current feed. Their shared league makes the season table the most useful view.

Active seasons
25
With at least one meeting since 2002
Busiest season
2022
19 meetings
Per active season
16.5
Average recorded meetings
Win Percentage
176W
236W
CIN
STL
43%57%
Cincinnati RedsSt. Louis Cardinals

Recent Games

Last 10 Games
Aug 20
CIN 9-10 STL
STL
Aug 19
CIN 5-4 STL
CIN
Aug 18
CIN 0-3 STL
STL
Aug 17
CIN 1-2 STL
STL
Aug 17
CIN 6-5 STL
CIN
Jul 26
STL 3-5 CIN
CIN
Jul 25
STL 7-0 CIN
STL
Jul 24
STL 2-4 CIN
CIN
Jun 7
STL 5-3 CIN
STL
Jun 6
STL 6-5 CIN
STL
Last Meeting
Aug 20, 2026Final
CIN
9
HOME
STL
10
AWAY
Cardinalswon by1run
Snapped Reds' streak·Game 412 since 2002
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
St. Louis Cardinals won the most recent meeting
1
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 3.6 runs on average
3.6runs
Momentum (Last 10 vs Archive since 2002)
CIN-Neutral
Last 1040%
Archive since 200242.7%
STL-Neutral
Last 1060%
Archive since 200257.3%
Last 10 Results
CIN / STL

Record since 2002

Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season412 games
176
236
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Cincinnati Reds Biggest Win
192+17 runs
Sep 29, 2023
St. Louis Cardinals Biggest Win
162+14 runs
Sep 1, 2020
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
Season CIN STL Games
20265813
20256713
20247613
20236713
202271219
202110919
20204610
201971219
201871219
201791019
201691019
201571219
201471219
201381119
20127815
20119615
201061218
20098816
200851015
20076915
20069615
200551116
200451419
20039716
200281119

All 25 seasons are shown in the table above.

Home / Away Split
101-105CIN HOME131-75STL HOME
AWAY
75-131
CIN
AWAY
105-101
STL

Betting Context

Betting context since 2002

How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.

One-run games
26.7%

Share of the 412 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.

Won by 2 or more
73.3%

A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.6.

Average total
9runs

Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.

Home side wins
56.3%

Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.

Totals ladder

Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.

LineOverUnderOver rate
7.5238174
57.8%
8.5Closest to even213199
51.7%
9.5169243
41%

Fair price from the base rate

The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.

St. Louis Cardinals
236 W · 57.3%1.75
Cincinnati Reds
176 W · 42.7%2.34

A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.

Last 20 meetings vs full history

One-run games
30%vs 26.7% full archive
+3.3% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
70%vs 73.3% full archive
-3.3% in the last 20
Average total
9.1 runsvs 9 runs full archive
+0.1 runs in the last 20

Seasons 2025 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.

View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Cardinals and Reds in the oddsmatcher.

Methodology & Data Sources

Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.

The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.

Read the full H2H data methodology →

Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API

Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals have met 412 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.