NL CENTRAL STANDINGS

Team	W-L	GB	Strk
Brewers	30-19	-	L1
Cardinals	29-22	2.0	L1
Cubs	29-23	2.5	L7
Reds	27-25	4.5	W1
Pirates	26-26	5.5	L2

RECENT RESULTS (LAST 10)

Date	Opp	H/A	Result
May 23	CIN	Away	L 0-0
May 23	CIN	Away	W 8-1
May 23	CIN	Away	L 6-7 (11)
May 21	PIT	Home	L 2-6
May 20	PIT	Home	L 0-7
May 19	PIT	Home	W 9-6 (10)
May 17	KC	Home	L 0-2
May 16	KC	Home	W 4-2
May 15	KC	Home	W 5-4 (11)
May 14	OAK	Away	W 5-4

STARTING PITCHERS

Matthew Liberatore (L) -- Cardinals

2026 to date: 2-2, 4.70 ERA, 1.55 WHIP across 10 GS / 51.2 IP. 43 K against 20 BB (19.0% K%, 8.8% BB%). 40.8% GB% -- a fly-ball-leaning lefty profile. 9 HR allowed on 60 H. Traffic management has been the swing variable -- the 1.55 WHIP says the contact damage runs through baserunners more than slug.

Brady Singer (R) -- Reds

2026 to date: 2-4, 6.26 ERA, 1.70 WHIP across 10 GS / 46.0 IP. 34 K against 12 BB (15.7% K%, 5.6% BB%). 44.6% GB%. 14 HR allowed on 66 H -- the loudest single number in this preview. Singer is throwing strikes (5.6% BB%) but the misses are getting punished, and a hitter-leaning home venue is the worst possible context for that profile.

EXPECTED LINEUPS

Cardinals (Projected from 2026-05-23)

#	Player	Pos	Bats	2026 RISP AVG	2026 RISP OPS
1	Wetherholt	2B	L	.324	.908
2	Herrera	DH	R	.243	.817
3	Burleson	1B	L	.339	.896
4	Walker	RF	R	.306	1.026
5	Gorman	3B	L	.212	.629
6	Winn	SS	R	.182	.523
7	Church	CF	L	--	--
8	Saggese	LF	R	.158	.411
9	Pagés	C	R	.125	.390

Handedness: 5 RHB (Herrera, Walker, Winn, Saggese, Pagés), 4 LHB (Wetherholt, Burleson, Gorman, Church).

Reds (From active roster)

13 players listed from active roster pool. Actual game lineup will be 9 from this group.

Player	Pos	Bats
Dunn	RF	R
Myers	CF	R
Cruz	SS	S
Suárez	3B	R
Bleday	LF	L
McLain	2B	R
Lowe	DH	L
Higgins	C	R
Stewart	1B	R
Steer	LF	R
Friedl	CF	L
Stephenson	C	R
Benson	RF	L

Handedness: 8 RHB (Dunn, Myers, Suárez, McLain, Higgins, Stewart, Steer, Stephenson), 4 LHB (Bleday, Lowe, Friedl, Benson).

INJURIES & ROSTER NOTES

No injury or roster-move notes available for today.

KEY MATCHUPS & WATCHLIST

Jordan Walker vs Brady Singer. Walker is .306 AVG / 1.026 OPS on 73 RISP PA and came off a 2-run HR yesterday. Singer's 14 HR allowed in 46.0 IP and 6.26 ERA make the cleanup spot the right swing to leverage in a park that already plays power-friendly.

JJ Bleday vs Matthew Liberatore. Bleday's 1.230 RISP OPS (.400 / .480 / .750 on 25 PA) is the loudest single line on either roster pool. Liberatore is a lefty with a 1.55 WHIP and 9 HR allowed -- the kind of profile Bleday has been crushing with runners on.

Wetherholt + Burleson vs Singer. The left-handed top of the order: Wetherholt .324 / .908 OPS on 49 RISP PA, Burleson .339 / .896 on 67. Singer's 1.70 WHIP keeps traffic on, and the two on-base bats at the top are the gate that opens the inning for Walker.

X-factor. Sal Stewart. 59 RISP PA, .255 AVG, .574 SLG, .947 OPS -- the highest-volume right-handed slugger in the Reds' RISP sample. If Liberatore lets Bleday on, Stewart is the bat that turns a baserunner into a multi-run inning.

QUICK REFERENCE -- IN-GAME QUERIES

1. How has Jordan Walker performed against Brady Singer in their career?

2. How has Matthew Liberatore fared against JJ Bleday in their career?

3. How has Riley O'Brien performed against Sal Stewart in their career?

4. What are Brady Singer's third-time-through-the-order splits in 2025?

5. What are Jordan Walker's splits vs RHP in 2025?

6. How often does JoJo Romero strand inherited runners in 2025?

7. What is the home run park factor at Great American Ball Park in 2025?